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    This document provides conversions between various units of measurement in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems for weight, capacity, length, area, and volume. It lists common units like pounds, gallons, miles, acres, and cubic feet and their equivalents in other systems and in the metric system.

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    This document provides conversions between various units of measurement in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems for weight, capacity, length, area, and volume. It lists common units like pounds, gallons, miles, acres, and cubic feet and their equivalents in other systems and in the metric system.

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    This document provides conversions between various units of measurement in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems for weight, capacity, length, area, and volume. It lists common units like pounds, gallons, miles, acres, and cubic feet and their equivalents in other systems and in the metric system.

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    This document provides conversions between various units of measurement in the British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems for weight, capacity, length, area, and volume. It lists common units like pounds, gallons, miles, acres, and cubic feet and their equivalents in other systems and in the metric system.

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    British Imperial and U.S.

    Customary systems of weights and


    measures
    abbreviation equivalents in other units metric
    unit
    or symbol of same system equivalent

    Weight

    Avoirdupois1 avdp
    ton

    short ton 20 short hundredweight, or 2,000 pounds 0.907 metric ton

    long ton 20 long hundredweight, or 2,240 pounds 1.016 metric tons

    hundredweight cwt

    short hundredweight 100 pounds, or 0.05 short ton 45.359 kilograms

    long hundredweight 112 pounds, or 0.05 long ton 50.802 kilograms

    pound lb, lb avdp, or # 16 ounces, or 7,000 grains 0.454 kilogram

    ounce oz, or oz avdp 16 drams, 437.5 grains, or 0.0625 pound 28.350 grams

    dram dr, or dr avdp 27.344 grains, or 0.0625 ounce 1.772 grams

    grain gr 0.037 dram, or 0.002286 ounce 0.0648 gram

    stone st 0.14 short hundredweight, or 14 pounds 6.35 kilograms

    Troy
    pound lb t 12 ounces, 240 pennyweight, or 5,760 grains 0.373 kilogram

    ounce oz t 20 pennyweight, 480 grains, or 0.083 pound 31.103 grams

    pennyweight dwt, or pwt 24 grains, or 0.05 ounce 1.555 grams

    grain gr 0.042 pennyweight, or 0.002083 ounce 0.0648 gram

    Apothecaries
    pound lb ap 12 ounces, or 5,760 grains 0.373 kilogram
    ounce oz ap 8 drams, 480 grains, or 0.083 pound 31.103 grams

    dram dr ap 3 scruples, or 60 grains 3.888 grams

    scruple s ap 20 grains, or 0.333 dram 1.296 grams

    grain gr 0.05 scruple, 0.002083 ounce, or 0.0166 dram 0.0648 gram

    Capacity

    U.S. liquid measures


    gallon gal 4 quarts 3.785 litres

    quart qt 2 pints 0.946 litre

    pint pt 4 gills 0.473 litre

    gill gi 4 fluid ounces 118.294 millilitres

    fluid ounce fl oz 8 fluid drams 29.573 millilitres

    fluid dram fl dr 60 minims 3.697 millilitres

    1
    minim min /60 fluid dram 0.061610 millilitre

    U.S. dry measures


    bushel bu 4 pecks 35.239 litres

    peck pk 8 quarts 8.810 litres

    quart qt 2 pints 1.101 litres

    1
    pint pt /2 quart 0.551 litre

    British liquid and dry measure


    bushel bu 4 pecks 0.036 cubic metre

    peck pk 2 gallons 0.0091 cubic metre

    gallon gal 4 quarts 4.546 litres

    quart qt 2 pints 1.136 litres


    pint pt 4 gills 568.26 cubic centimetre

    gill gi 5 fluid ounces 142.066 cubic centimetr

    fluid ounce fl oz 8 fluid drams 28.412 cubic centimetre

    fluid dram fl dr 60 minims 3.5516 cubic centimetre

    1
    minim min /60 fluid dram 0.059194 cubic centime

    Length

    nautical mile nmi 6,076 feet, or 1.151 miles 1,852 metres

    mile mi 5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, or 320 rods 1.609 kilometres

    furlong fur 660 feet, 220 yards, or 1/8 mile 201 metres

    rod rd 5.50 yards, or 16.5 feet 5.029 metres

    fathom fth 6 feet, or 72 inches 1.829 metres

    yard yd 3 feet, or 36 inches 0.9144 metre

    foot ft, or 12 inches, or 0.333 yard 30.48 centimetres

    inch in, or " 0.083 foot, or 0.028 yard 2.54 centimetres

    Area

    square mile sq mi, or mi2 640 acres, or 102,400 square rods 2.590 square kilometres

    acre 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet 0.405 hectare, or 4,047 s

    square rod sq rd, or rd2 30.25 square yards, or 0.00625 acre 25.293 square metres

    square yard sq yd, or yd2 1,296 square inches, or 9 square feet 0.836 square metre

    square foot sq ft, or ft2 144 square inches, or 0.111 square yard 0.093 square metre

    square inch sq in, or in2 0.0069 square foot, or 0.00077 square yard 6.452 square centimetre

    Volume

    cubic yard cu yd, or yd3 27 cubic feet, or 46,656 cubic inches 0.765 cubic metre
    cubic foot cu ft, or ft3 1,728 cubic inches, or 0.0370 cubic yard 0.028 cubic metre

    cubic inch cu in, or in3 0.00058 cubic foot, or 0.000021 cubic yard 16.387 cubic centimetre

    acre-foot ac ft 43,560 cubic feet, or 1,613 cubic yards 1,233 cubic metres

    board foot bd ft 144 cubic inches, or 1/12 cubic foot 2.36 litres

    cord cd 128 cubic feet 3.62 cubic metres

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