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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)
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.
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]
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
The Rhynland rood (Rijnlandse roede) was a standard Dutch measurement. It was changed in 1859 to the "Cape Foot" due to a drift in standards. 1 Rhynland foot (Rijnlandse voet) = 12 Rhynland inches (Rijnlandse duim) = 1.030 English feet. 1 Rhynland rood = 12 Rhynland feet = 12.36 (≈12.4) English feet. 1 Cape foot = 1.033 English feet.
278 mm (10.94 in) Heilbronn, Württemberg: Fuß 278 mm (10.94 in) Heiligenstadt, Prussia old Fuß 283 mm (11.14 in) Herford, Prussia old Fuß 295 mm (11.61 in) Hildesheim, Hanover Fuß 1 ⁄ 16 Ruthe 280 mm (11.02 in) Holstein Fuß 296 mm (11.65 in) Innsbruck, Austria Tyroler-Fuß 317 mm (12.48 in) Königsberg, Prussia old Fuß