variety of units of measurement were used in the various independent Italian states and Italian dependencies of foreign empires up to the unification of Italy...

of Units (SI). Metrology is the science of developing nationally and internationally accepted units of measurement. In physics and metrology, units are...

A system of units of measurement, also known as a system of units or system of measurement, is a collection of units of measurement and rules relating...

France has a unique history of units of measurement due to its radical decision to invent and adopt the metric system after the French Revolution. In...

Byzantine units of measurement were a combination and modification of the ancient Greek and Roman units of measurement used in the Byzantine Empire. Until...

The units of measurement of ancient Rome were generally consistent and well documented. The basic unit of Roman linear measurement was the pes (plural:...

unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 16+1⁄2 feet, equal to exactly 1⁄320 of...

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handsbreadth. The length of the hand—originally the Roman "greater palm"—formed the palm of medieval Italy and France. In Spanish customary units palmo menor or...

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...

lit. 'unit of measurement') is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to 10−15 metres, which means a quadrillionth of one metre...

tool, a rod of the corresponding length with subdivision into smaller units, similar to the Ancient Greek kalamos. The linear unit in Italy was about 3...

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wine cask units Barrel Barrel (unit) Cubic ton English brewery cask units List of unusual units of measurement Tonnage Units of measurement 256=28 252...

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is any of several different units of mass, weight, or volume and is derived almost unchanged from the uncia, an Ancient Roman unit of measurement. The avoirdupois...

″) is a unit of length in the British Imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to ⁠1/36⁠ yard or ⁠1/12⁠ of a foot....

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...

historical unit of mass in many countries which is usually defined as 100 base units, such as pounds or kilograms. It is a traditional unit of weight in...

pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. Various definitions have...

process of converting to the metric system of measurement. All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to...

times, Earth's circumference has been used to define fundamental units of measurement of length: the nautical mile in the seventeenth century and the metre...

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...

graduated in smaller units such as half-ounces, teaspoons, tablespoons, or millilitres. They are useful for precise measurement of cocktail ingredients...

definition on mass of alcohol (in grams) while others base the unit on the volume (in ml or other volume units). For comparison, both measurements are shown here...

Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are...

symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Since 2019, the metre has been defined as the length of the path travelled...

abbreviated as p) is a unit of volume or capacity in both the imperial and United States customary measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally...

(also known as brassiere measurement or bust size) indicates the size characteristics of a bra. While there is a number of bra sizing systems in use...