enhetssystem – britiske og amerikanske enheter

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Britiske og amerikanske enheter

LENGDE
mile (mi) = 320 rd = 1 760 yd = 5 280 ft 1 609,34 m
rod (rd) = 5,50 yd = 16,5 ft 5,0292 m
yard (yd) = 3 ft = 36 in 91,44 cm (eksakt)
foot (ft eller ') = 12 in 30,48 cm
inch (in eller '') 2,540 cm
AREAL
square mile (mi2) = 640 acres 2,589 988 km2
acre (a eller ac) = 4840 yd2 4 046,856 m2
square rod (rd2) = 30,25 yd2 25,292 8 m2
square yard (yd2) = 9 ft2 0,836 127 36 m2
square foot (ft2) = 144 in2 9,290 304 dm2
square inch (in2) 6,4516 cm2
VOLUM
cubic yard (yd3) = 27 ft3 0,764 554 9 m3
cubic foot (ft3) = 1728 in3 28,316 85 dm3 (l)
cubic inch (in3) 16,387 064 cm3
Storbritannia (Imp)
TØRRE VARER OG VÆSKE
bushel (bu) = 4 pecks 36,368 73 l
peck (pk) = 2 gallons 9,092 184 l
gallon (gal) = 4 quarts 4,546 092 l
quart (qt) = 2 pints 1,136 523 l
pint (pt) = 4 gills 5,68 261 5 dl
gill (gi) = 5 fluid ounces 1,420 654 dl
fluid ounce (fl oz) = 8 fluid drams 28,413 01ml
fluid dram (fl dr) = 60 minims 3,551 63 ml
minim (min) = 1/76800 gal 59,194 mm3
USA
gallon (gal) = 0,832 674 gal (imp) = 4 qt 3,785 412 l
VÆSKE (liq):
quart (qt) = 1/4 gal = 2 pt 9,463 53 dl
pint (pt) = 4 gi 4,731 765 dl
gill (gi) = 4 fl oz 1,182 941 dl
fluid ounces (fl oz) = 8 fl dr 29,573 53 ml
fluid dram (fl dr) = 60 mins 3,696 691 ml
minim (min) = 1/60 fl dr 61,611 mm3
TØRRE VARER (dry):
bushel (bu) = 4 pecks = 0,968 939 bu (imp) 35,239 07 l
peck (pk) = 8 quarts (dry) 8,809 77 l
quart (qt) = 2 pints = 1,163 65 qt (liq) 1,101 22 l
pint (pt) = 1/64 bu = 0,968 939 pt (imp) 5,506 1 dl
MASSE
Avoirdupois, avdp
ton (Storbrit.) = 20 long cwt 1 016,046 9 kg
ton (USA) = 20 short cwt 907,184 7 kg
hundredweight, long (cwt) = 112 lb 50,802 35 kg
hundredweight, short (sh cwt) = 100 lb 45,359 24 kg
pound (lb) = 16 oz = 7000 grains 453,592 37 g
ounce (oz) = 16 drams = 437,5 grains 28,349 523 g
dram (dr) = 27,34375 grains 1,7718452 g
grain (gr) = 1 gr tr = 1 gr ap 64,798 91 mg
Troy, tr (Storbrit) t (USA)
pound (lb tr) = 12 oz tr = 5760 gr 373,241 72 g
ounce (oz tr) = 20 pennyweight 31,103 477 g
pennyweight (dwt) = 24 grains 1,555 173 8 g
grain (gr) 64,798 91 g
Apoteker, ap
pound (lb ap) = 1 lb tr = 12 ounces = 5760 gr 373,241 72 g
ounce (oz ap) = 8 drams 31,103 477 g
dram (dr ap) = 3 scruples 3,887 934 6 g
scruple (s ap) = 20 grains 1,295 978 2 g
grain (gr) 64,798 91 mg