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  2. Stone (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The stone or stone weight (abbreviation: st.) [1] is an English and British imperial unit of mass equal to 14 avoirdupois pounds (6.35 kg). [ nb 1 ] The stone continues in customary use in the United Kingdom and Ireland for body weight .

  3. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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    Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...

  4. Mass versus weight - Wikipedia

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    Conventional mass is defined as follows: "For a mass at 20 °C, 'conventional mass' is the mass of a reference standard of density 8,000 kg/m 3 which it balances in air with a density of 1.2 kg/m 3." The effect is a small one, 150 ppm for stainless steel mass standards, but the appropriate corrections are made during the manufacture of all ...

  5. Quarter (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Weights and Measures Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 74) declared that, for measures of liquids and unheaped dry volume, a 'quarter' equals eight bushels (64 imperial gallons (290.95 L), where a gallon is defined as a volume of water weight ten troy pounds). [12] The term pail is also used for this unit of dry volume. [13]

  6. Orders of magnitude (mass) - Wikipedia

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    5.1 × 10 18 kg Earth's atmosphere [130] 5.6 × 10 18 kg Hyperion, a moon of Saturn [129] 10 19: 3 × 10 19 kg 3 Juno, one of the larger asteroids in the asteroid belt [131] 3 × 10 19 kg The rings of Saturn [132] 10 20: 9.4 × 10 20 kg Ceres, dwarf planet within the asteroid belt [133] 10 21 yottagram (Yg) 1.4 × 10 21 kg Earth's oceans [134 ...

  7. Specific weight - Wikipedia

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    The specific weight, also known as the unit weight (symbol γ, the Greek letter gamma), is a volume-specific quantity defined as the weight W divided by the volume V of a material: = / Equivalently, it may also be formulated as the product of density, ρ, and gravity acceleration, g: = Its unit of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) is newton per cubic metre (N/m 3), with ...

  8. Italian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 braccia par le tele ‡ = 63.5 cm [8] 1 braccia d'ara = 75 cm [8] 1 canna = 78.4 in [19] 1 canna # = 10 palmi [19] 1 canna # = 7 1/2 piedi = 2.23190 m [12] 1 canna mercantile † = 8 palmi = 1.99263 m [16] 1 canna architettonica # = 10 palmi = 2.2319 m [16] 1 canna d'ara = 9 palmi = 1.125 m [16] 1 catena # = 10 stajoli = 25 + 1 ⁄ 2 palmi [19]

  9. Lipoma - Wikipedia

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    A lipoma is a benign tumor made of fat tissue. [1] They are generally soft to the touch, movable, and painless. [1] They usually occur just under the skin, but occasionally may be deeper. [1] Most are less than 5 cm (2.0 in) in size. [2] Common locations include upper back, shoulders, and abdomen. [4] It is possible to have several lipomas. [3]