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  2. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    Pronounced / ˈ dʒ ɪ l / JIL, historically equivalent to two jacks, half a cup, or a quarter pint. [19] [20] Tumbler (UK) 6.39 US fl oz: 6 2 ⁄ 3 imp. oz. 189.42 ml: 190 mL or 200 mL: A British tumbler was 1 ⁄ 3 of an Imperial pint. Tumbler (US) 8 US fl oz: 8 1 ⁄ 3 imp. oz: 236.58 mL: 235 mL: An American tumbler is 1 ⁄ 2 of a US fluid ...

  3. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    It was approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces. [5] Arroba – an Iberian unit of weight, equivalent to 11.5 kilograms [6] Buddam; Candy; Corgee – an obsolete unit of mass equal to 212 moodahs, or rush mat bundles of rice. The unit was used in the Canara (now Kanara) region of Karnataka in India. Cullingey; Dharni; Dirham; Duella

  4. Alcohol by volume - Wikipedia

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    At relatively low alc/vol, the alcohol percentage by weight is about 4/5 of the alc/vol (e.g., 3.2% ABW is about 4% alc/vol). [25] However, because of the miscibility of alcohol and water, the conversion factor is not constant but rather depends upon the concentration of alcohol. [citation needed]

  5. Food energy - Wikipedia

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    For example, the values for glucose, sucrose, and starch are 15.57, 16.48 and 17.48 kilojoules per gram (3.72, 3.94 and 4.18 kcal/g) respectively. The differing energy density of foods (fat, alcohols, carbohydrates and proteins) lies mainly in their varying proportions of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.

  6. South African units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Rhynland rood (Rijnlandse roede) was a standard Dutch measurement.It was changed in 1859 to the "Cape Foot" due to a drift in standards. 1 Rhynland foot (Rijnlandse voet) = 12 Rhynland inches (Rijnlandse duim) = 1.030 English feet.

  7. Tamil units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    These ancient measurement systems spanned systems of counting, distances, volumes, time, weight as well as tools used to do so. While modern India uses the metric system International System of Units (Tamil Nadu state included), some of these older day measurement systems, especially those of counting, are still used today.

  8. Conversion of scales of temperature - Wikipedia

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    This is a collection of temperature conversion formulas and comparisons among eight different temperature scales, several of which have long been obsolete.. Temperatures on scales that either do not share a numeric zero or are nonlinearly related cannot correctly be mathematically equated (related using the symbol =), and thus temperatures on different scales are more correctly described as ...

  9. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The pound is the main unit of sterling, [4] [c] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [7] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [4] Sterling is the world's oldest currency in continuous use since its inception. [8]