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1.0 st (14 lb; 6.4 kg) st kg; st lb; pound: lb lb Allows triple output units. See: full list. 1.0 lb (0.45 kg) lb kg; lb st; ounce: oz oz 1.0 oz (28 g) oz g; drachm: drachm (none) 1.0 drachm (1.8 g) drachm: dram (none) grain: gr gr equivalent to the troy grain 1.0 gr (0.065 g) Troy: troy ounce: ozt ozt 1.0 ozt (1.1 oz; 31 g) other: carat: carat ...
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams (g) = 2.20462262 lb 1 lb = 453.59237 g = 0.45359237 kg 1 oz = 28.3495231 g. In four different English-language countries of recipe and measuring-utensil markets, approximate cup volumes range from 236.59 to 284.1 milliliters (mL).
Butter may be measured by either weight (1 ⁄ 4 lb) or volume (3 tbsp) or a combination of weight and volume (1 ⁄ 4 lb plus 3 tbsp); it is sold by weight but in packages marked to facilitate common divisions by eye. (As a sub-packaged unit, a stick of butter, at 1 ⁄ 4 lb [113 g], is a de facto measure in the US.)
Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
Metric prefixes; Text Symbol Factor or; yotta Y 10 24: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: zetta Z 10 21: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: exa E 10 18: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000: peta P 10 15: 1 000 000 000 000 000: tera T
1 slug = 1 lbf⋅s 2 /ft ≈ 14.59390 kg; Force 1 poundal = force to accelerate 1 pound mass 1 foot/second/second ≈ 0.138 newtons. 1 kip = 1000 lbf ≈ 4.44822 kN; Energy 1 foot-pound ≈ 1.356 J; 1 British thermal unit (Btu) ≈ 1.055 kJ (1,054–1,060 J, depending on which of several definitions of BTU is used)
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The weights are in denominations of 7 pounds (corresponding to a unit known as the clip or wool-clip), 14 pounds (stone), 56 pounds (4 stone) and 91 pounds (1 ⁄ 4 sack or woolsack). [ 17 ] [ 18 ] The 91-pound weight is thought to have been commissioned by Edward III in conjunction with the statute of 1350, while the other weights are thought ...