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  2. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    gr/yard: Grains per yard of yarn. Gr/yard is a direct measure of linear density, but is rarely used in the modern textile industry. ECC or NeC or Ne (English Cotton Count): The number of 840 yd lengths per pound. ECC is an indirect measure of linear density. It is the number of hanks of skein material that weighs 1 lb.

  3. Hank (unit of measure) - Wikipedia

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    One source identifies a skein of stranded cotton as being 8.25 yards (7.54 m), of tapestry wool as being 10 yards (9.1 m), and crewel wool as being 33 yards (30 m). [1] In yarns for handcrafts such as knitting or crochet, hanks are not a fixed length but are sold in units by weight, most commonly 50 grams (2 oz).

  4. Marla (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The marla is a traditional unit of area that is used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The marla was standardized under British raj to be equal to the square rod, or 272.25 square feet, 30.25 square yards, or 25.2929 square metres.

  5. Katha (unit) - Wikipedia

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    One Katha is equal to 1,361.25 ft 2 or 151.25 square yard or 126.46 square metre. One Bigha in UP can range from 5 to 20 Katha. In Western UP, 1 Bigha can be 5.0 Katha (756.25 square yard) or 6.6667 Katha (1,008.33 square yard). In Eastern UP, 1 Bigha is 20 Katha (3,025 square yard). 1 Katha or 1 Biswa = 20 Dhur or 20 Biswansi; 1 Dhur = 1 Biswansi

  6. Comparison of American and Canadian football - Wikipedia

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    Since 1986, Canadian end zones are 20 yards (18.3 m) deep while the American end zones are 10 yards (9.1 m) deep. Canadian end zones were previously 25 yards (22.9 m), with Vancouver's BC Place the first to use the 20-yard-long end zone in 1983, and since 2016, the home of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts , BMO Field , uses an 18-yard-long (16.5 m ...

  7. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The UK statute chain is 22 yards, which is 66 feet (20.1168 m). This unit is a statute measure in the United Kingdom, defined in the Weights and Measures Act 1985. [6] One link is a hundredth part of a chain, which is 7.92 inches (20.1168 cm).

  8. Kanal (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A kanal is a unit of area used in the Indian Subcontinent.It is primarily used in northern India and Pakistan. Under British rule, the marla and kanal were standardized so that the kanal equals 605 square yards or 1 ⁄ 8 acre (0.051 ha), roughly equivalent to 506 square metres.

  9. Conversion (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the 2015 season, the NFL used the 2-yard line (with the kick coming at the 10-yard line for a 20-yard attempt) for all conversion attempts (which was denoted on the field with a hashmark in the middle of the 2-yard line; although the line of scrimmage on the point-after kick attempt was moved back in 2015, it remains to denote the two ...