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Common Weights and Measures (table)
(Encyclopedia) Common Weights and Measures Length Area Volume and Capacity (Liquid and Dry) Weight (Mass) ...weights and measures
(Encyclopedia) CE5 weights and measures, units and standards for expressing the amount of some quantity, such as length, capacity, or weight; the science of measurement standards and methods is known as metrology...measures
(Encyclopedia)measures: see weights and measures. ...gill, in weights and measures
(Encyclopedia)gill, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...grain, in weights and measures
(Encyclopedia)grain, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...stone
(Encyclopedia)stone, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...U.S. Customary System of weights and measures
(Encyclopedia)U.S. Customary System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...British Imperial System of weights and measures
(Encyclopedia)British Imperial System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...candela
(Encyclopedia)candela kăndĕˈlə [key], in weights and measures: see candle. ...Aetolian League
(Encyclopedia)Aetolian League, confederation centering in the cities of Aetolia. It was formed in the 4th cent. b.c. and began to gain power in the 3d cent. in opposing the Achaean League and the Macedonians. At it...Browse by Subject
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