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2. Scale ruler - Wikipedia

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   A scale ruler is a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length; two common examples are an architect's scale and engineer's scale. In scientific and engineering terminology, a device to measure linear distance and create proportional linear measurements is called a scale.

3. Quarter (unit) - Wikipedia

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   [15] [16] The tun was subsequently redefined as 252 gallons, and the quarter was effectively ¼ pipe or butt. [15] The quarter of wine was a gallon larger than a hogshead: [15] since the wine gallon was considered to be 231 cubic inches, [17] the measure was 242.27 litres. The ale gallon was 282 cubic inches, [18] meaning the quarter of ale was ...

4. Ruler - Wikipedia

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   A variety of rulers A carpenter's rule Retractable flexible rule or tape measure A closeup of a steel ruler A ruler in combination with a letter scale. A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge or metre/meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. [1]

5. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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   tomme – Thumb (inch), 1 ⁄ 12 fot, approx. 2.61 cm. This unit was commonly used for measuring timber until the 1970s. Nowadays, the word refers invariably to the Imperial inch, 2.54 cm. kvarter – Quarter, 1 ⁄ 4 alen. fot – Foot, 1 ⁄ 2 alen. From 1824, 31.374 cm. alen – Forearm, 62.748 cm from 1824, 62.75 cm from 1683, 63.26 cm from ...

6. English units - Wikipedia

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   c. 24 (I) — Irish Act about grain measures decreed: unit of measure to be Henry VIII's gallon as confirmed by Elizabeth I; i.e. 272 + 1 ⁄ 4 cubic inches; standard measures of the barrel (32 gallons), half-barrel (16 gallons), bushel (8), peck (2), and gallon lodged in the Irish Exchequer; and copies were provided in every county, city, town ...

7. Would I Look Good with Short Hair? Try The 2.25 Rule to Find Out

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   What You Need: A ruler, a pencil and a mirror. How to Determine If You'd Look Good With Short Hair: What You’re Looking For: If it’s less than two and a quarter inches from your ear to the.