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The avoirdupois (pronounced /ˌævərdəˈpɔɪz/ ; ) system is a system of weights (or, properly, mass) based on a pound of sixteen ounces. It is the everyday system of weight used in the...
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A system of measurement is a set of units which can be used to specify anything which can be measured and were historically important, regulated and defined because of trade and internal commerce. S...
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avoirdupois weight - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) ... avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights ... avoirdupois; avoirdupois unit; system of weights; troy weight; weight; weighting;
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United States Customary System - the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; ... avoirdupois weight; British Imperial System;
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System of weights based on the pound (0.45 kg), which consists of 16 ounces, each of 16 drams, with each dram equal to 27.34 grains (1.772 g). ... (redirected from Avoirdupois system of units)
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System of weights based on the pound (0.45 kg), which consists of 16 ounces, each of 16 drams, with each dram equal to 27.34 grains (1.772 g). ... avoirdupois weight; avoirdupois weight; avoirdupois weight; avoirdupois weight; Avoirdupois weights; Avoirdupois weights; Avoirdupois weights; Avoirdupois weights; Avoision;
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The system of masses used in the United States for most common commercial purposes based on the pound-mass and ounce and summarized in the following table. unit abbrev. ... The system of masses used in the United States for most common commercial purposes based on the pound-mass and ounce and summarized in the following table.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on avoirdupois weight (measurement system), traditional system of weight in the British Imperial System and the United States Customary System of weights and measures. The name derives ultimately from French avoir de pois (“goods of weight” or “property”). ... CREATE MY avoirdupois ...
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The avoirdupois system is a system of weights defining terms such as pound and ounce. It is the everyday system of weight used in the United States and was used in the United Kingdom and elsewhere until metrication.
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British Imperial System, British system, English system - a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint ... avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights ... avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
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