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  2. French catheter scale - Wikipedia

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    The French scale, also known as the French gauge or Charrière system, is a widely used measurement system for the size of catheters. It is commonly abbreviated as Fr but may also be abbreviated as Fg , FR or F , and less frequently as CH or Ch (referencing its inventor, Charrière ).

  3. Organ flue pipe scaling - Wikipedia

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    Relationship between number of feet, octave and size of an open flue pipe (1′ = 1 foot = about 32 cm) Play ⓘ Scaling is the ratio of an organ pipe's diameter to its length. The scaling of a pipe is a major influence on its timbre. Reed pipes are scaled according to different formulas than for flue pipes.

  4. 8 bore - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of .577 Black Powder Express, .303 British & 8 bore bullets. The most common 8 bore cartridges used paper cases, much like shotgun shells, and true .835 in (21.2 mm) caliber projectiles. A larger version utilising a thin brass case was also available, although it fired .875 in (22.2 mm) projectiles, in reality making it a 7 bore. [5]

  5. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The siriometer is an obsolete astronomical measure equal to one million astronomical units, i.e., one million times the average distance between the Sun and Earth. [13] This distance is equal to about 15.8 light-years, 149.6 Pm, or 4.8 parsecs, and is about twice the distance from Earth to the star Sirius. [14]

  6. 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.

  7. Eight-foot pitch - Wikipedia

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    l = the length of the pipe; If v is assumed to be 343 m/s (the speed of sound at sea level, with temperature of 20 °C), and the pipe length l is assumed to be eight feet (2.44 m), then the formula yields the value of 70.4 hertz (Hz; cycles per second). This is not far from the pitch of the C two octaves below 440 Hz, which (when concert pitch ...

  8. Link (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In many measurement systems based on former English units, the link has remained fixed at 0.66 feet, therefore 0.22 yards or 7.92 inches; it is the absolute length of the yard that has varied. A rare remaining application of the link is in the service of some surveying in the United States, which relates to the definition of the survey foot.

  9. 5 ft and 1520 mm gauge railways - Wikipedia

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    Dual gauge between Russian gauge and another similar gauge can make these bonus gauges. 1,829 mm (6 ft) 1,945 mm (6 ft 4 + 9 ⁄ 16 in) 2,134 mm (7 ft) 2,140 mm (7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in) (Brunel gauge) 2,503 mm (8 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) (the maximum bonus gauge from the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge gauntlet tracks).