of traditional Turkish units of measurement, a.k.a. Ottoman units of measurement, is given below. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923), the predecessor of modern...
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This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited...
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of Units (SI). Metrology is the science of developing nationally and internationally accepted units of measurement. In physics and metrology, units are...
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[batˈman]) was a unit of mass used in the Ottoman Empire and among Turkic peoples of the Russian Empire. It has also been recorded as a unit of area in Uyghur-speaking...
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Arshin (length) (category Ottoman units of measurement)
the shoulder" arş, the Ottoman cubit or historical Russian lokot, all of a forearm length Historical Russian units of measurement Diran Kélékian, Dictionnaire...
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for various definitions of the league. List of obsolete units of measurement Portuguese customary units Spanish customary units Seven-league boots Walking...
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Dirham (category Ottoman units of measurement)
975 gm of silver). In the late Ottoman Empire (Ottoman Turkish: درهم), the standard dirham was 3.207 g; 400 dirhem equal one oka. The Ottoman dirham was...
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Oka (mass) (redirect from Oka (unit))
The oka, okka, or oke (Ottoman Turkish: اوقه) was an Ottoman measure of mass, equal to 400 dirhems (Ottoman drams). Its value varied, but it was standardized...
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Kadem (redirect from Ayak (unit))
ayak آیاق) is a defunct measurement unit used in the Ottoman Empire. Kadem means "foot" and during the last years of the Ottoman Empire 1 kadem was set...
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Mithqal (category Ottoman units of measurement)
Persian or Urdu مثقال; misqāl), mithkal, mitkal and mitqal. In India, the measurement is known as mithqaal. It contains 4 mashas and 3½ raties (rata'ii; مثقال)...
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verification and consequent stamping of apothecary weights, making them officially recognized units of measurement. By 1900, Britain had enforced the distinction...
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kile (Ottoman Turkish: كيله) was an Ottoman unit of volume similar to a bushel, like other dry measures also often defined as a specific weight of a particular...
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Merhale (category Ottoman units of measurement)
Merhale was an Ottoman unit of length. 8 fersahs were equal to 1 merhale. Fersah was based on the distance covered by a horse in normal gait per hour...
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Fersah (category Ottoman units of measurement)
Fersah was an Ottoman unit of distance. It was based on the distance covered by a horse in normal gait per hour. Its modern definition (parasang) is 5...
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Şinik was an Ottoman unit of volume. The origin of the term Şinik is obscure. It may be a corrupt word from Uigur Turkish şing (which was loaned from...
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Arş (category Ottoman units of measurement)
arş (Ottoman Turkish آرش) is an old Turkish unit of length. The word means 'forearm' and thus the measure corresponds to a cubit. arşın, the Ottoman yard...
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comprises a coherent system of units of measurement starting with seven base units, which are the second (symbol s, the unit of time), metre (m, length), kilogram...
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Toise (category Obsolete units of measurement)
Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution Portuguese customary units Ottoman units of measurement Fathom and klafter, similar units...
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Endaze (category Ottoman units of measurement)
Endaze is a defunct measurement unit of length used in the Ottoman Empire. Endaze means pace. But it is shorter than the pace. It was equal to 65.25 cm...
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Cubit (redirect from Cubit (unit))
of Poyntz of Iron Acton, Rolle of Stevenstone and Turton. History of measurement List of obsolete units of measurement System of measurement Unit of measurement...
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Metrication (redirect from Adoption of the metric system)
process of converting to the metric system of measurement. All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to...
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The Ottoman Empire (/ˈɒtəmən/ ), also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa...
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cheapest of hot baths here at the principal house I ever had in my life: one franc." In 1820, Luxembourg made use of the metric system of measurement compulsory...
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Ell (redirect from Ell (unit))
Latin ulna) is a northwestern European unit of measurement, originally understood as a cubit (the combined length of the forearm and extended hand). The...
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Mile (redirect from Mile (unit))
March 2023. Act current to 18 January 2012. Canadian units (5) The Canadian units of measurement are as set out and defined in Schedule II, and the symbols...
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Metre Convention (redirect from Convention of the Metre)
to act in common accord on all matters relating to units of measurement. The governing organs of the BIPM are: The General Conference on Weights and...
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all physical measurements and hence all aspects of the metric system. In 1960 the 11th CGPM approved the title International System of Units, usually known...
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Stremma (redirect from Stremma (Ottoman))
square miles 1 E3 m² for further comparisons Byzantine units Conversion of units Greek units Metric units Pryce, Frederick Norman; et al. (2012), "measures"...
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Hectare (redirect from Are (unit))
metric measurements (e.g. Canada) required a resurvey when units of measure in legal descriptions relating to land were converted to metric units.[citation...
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is a unit of measurement used for areas of land. Acre may also refer to: Acre, Israel, a historic city in Israel Sanjak of Acre, a prefecture of the Ottoman...
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