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See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. 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.
used for liquids except for oil and beer (see the full list) 1.0 US bbl (120 L; 32 US gal; 26 imp gal) U.S.bbl U.S. bbl barrel: oilbbl bbl 42 US gal 1.0 bbl (0.16 m 3) US beer barrel: USbeerbbl (usbeerbbl) US bbl 1.0 US bbl (120 L; 31 US gal; 26 imp gal) U.S.beerbbl (usbeerbbl) U.S. bbl US gallon: USgal US gal
Mass; system unit unit-code symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combinations SI: kilogram: kg kg 1.0 kg (2.2 lb) kg lb. kg lb st; kg st. kg st lb; gram: g g
Crude oil is considered "heavy" if it has long hydrocarbon chains, or "light" if it has short hydrocarbon chains: an API gravity of 34 or higher is "light", between 31 and 33 is "medium", and 30 or below is "heavy". Crude is considered "sweet" if it is low in sulphur content (< 0.5%/weight), or "sour" if high (> 1.0%/weight). Generally, the ...
The following is a comprehensive list of units used prior to the adoption of the metric system, along with the local names assigned to metric-based units after the system change. Over time, many traditional unit names were repurposed to denote metric-based units.
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An ounce-force is 1 ⁄ 16 of a pound-force, or about 0.2780139 newtons. It is defined as the force exerted by a mass of one avoirdupois ounce under standard gravity (at the surface of the earth, its weight). The "ounce" in "ounce-force" is equivalent to an avoirdupois ounce; ounce-force is a measurement of force using avoirdupois ounces.
The alttype field allows conversion between units of different type, provided each unit is whitelisted to allow the conversion. As at December 2013, the following energy units have alttype = "torque" (the first line consists of different units, while the second line consists of aliases for units in the first line):