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  2. List of culinary knife cuts - Wikipedia

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    Rondelle; cylindrical vegetables cut to discs of desired thickness 1 ⁄ 8 – 1 ⁄ 2 inch (3–10 mm) Oblique; triangle-shaped cuts made by rolling cylindrical items 180° in between bias cuts; Tourné; 2 inches (50 mm) long with seven faces usually with a bulge in the center portion; Mirepoix; 3 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 inch (5–7 mm)

  3. Preferred metric sizes - Wikipedia

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    A standard metric (concrete) block is 190 mm wide, 390 mm long, and 190 mm high, which allows for 10 mm mortar joints in between bricks, giving a standard unit size of 200 mm square by 400 mm long. [3] A standard metric brick is 90 by 57 by 190 mm; with 10 mm of mortar, that produces a standard unit of 100 mm x 200 mm. [3]

  4. Mesh (scale) - Wikipedia

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    Mesh is a measurement of particle size often used in determining the particle-size distribution of a granular material. For example, a sample from a truckload of peanuts may be placed atop a mesh with 5 mm openings. When the mesh is shaken, small broken pieces and dust pass through the mesh while whole peanuts are retained on the mesh.

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The hand is a non-SI unit of length equal to exactly 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is normally used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, [4] Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It is customary when measuring in hands to use a point to indicate inches (quarter-hands) and not ...

  6. Cup (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the ...

  7. Italian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 decima = 10 centesimi = 26.455 mm [15] 1 palmo = 10 decime = 12 once = 264.55 mm [6] 1 palmo = 10 decime [15] 1 palmo = 12 once = 10.381 in [14] 1 canna = 10 palmi = 2.646 m [9] [12] 1 canna = 10 palmi = 2.6455 m [16] 1 canna † = 8 palmi [16] 1 canna = 8 palmi [14] 1 pertica (a.k.a. passo) = 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 palmi [14] 1 miglio = 7000 palmi = 1. ...

  8. German units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The units of measurement of German-speaking countries consist of a variety of units, with varying local standard definitions. While many were made redundant with the introduction of the metric system , some of these units are still used in everyday speech and even in stores and on street markets as shorthand for similar amounts in the metric ...

  9. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    54 mm figure scale toy soldiers are supposed to use this scale as well. Same as Gauge 1, cars, common for slot cars. Commonly referred to as Stablemate size in model horses. 1:30.5: 10 mm Often quoted as the alternative to 1:32 scale. 1:30: 0.4 in: 10.16 mm Toy soldiers and military vehicles including King & Country and Figarti. 1:29: 10.51 mm