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Common Weights and Measures
(Encyclopedia)Common Weights and MeasuresLength1 millimeter = 1/1,000 meter1 centimeter = 1/100 meter1 decimeter = 1/10 meter1 meter (basic unit of length)1 dekameter = 10 meters1 kilometer = 1,000 meters1 inch = 1...weights and measures
(Encyclopedia)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. Crude...Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich
(Encyclopedia)Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich mndl´f, Rus. dm´tr vä´nvch myndyly´f [key], 1834–1907, Russian chemist. He is famous for his formulation (1869) of the periodic law and t...measures
(Encyclopedia)measures: see weights and measures.candela
(Encyclopedia)candela knd´l [key], in weights and measures: see candle.grain
(Encyclopedia)grain, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement.gill
(Encyclopedia)gill, 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.Browse by Subject
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