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The system can be traced back to the measuring systems of the Hindus [18]: B-9 and the ancient Egyptians, who subdivided the hekat (about 4.8 litres) into parts of 1 ⁄ 2, 1 ⁄ 4, 1 ⁄ 8, 1 ⁄ 16, 1 ⁄ 32, and 1 ⁄ 64 (1 ro, or mouthful, or about 14.5 ml), [19] and the hin similarly down to 1 ⁄ 32 (1 ro) using hieratic notation, [20] as ...
In India, the seer was a traditional unit used mostly in Northern India including Hindi speaking region, Telangana in South. Officially, seer was defined by the Standards of Weights and Measures Act (No. 89 of 1956, amended in 1960 and 1964) as being exactly equal to 1.25 kilograms (2.8 lb).
2 Kolve = 1 Chipte (about quarter litre) 2 Chipte = 1 Mapte (about half litre) 2 Mapte = 1 Ser (about one litre) Liquid Volume Measures. These were hour glass shaped measure used for Milk, Ghee, Oils. The bottom was round like an inverted dome, the top was like flared rim. This shape helped in pouring the liquids. 4 Chhataank = 1 Pav 4 Pav = 1 Seer
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).
Hence 1 L ≡ 0.001 m 3 ≡ 1000 cm 3; and 1 m 3 (i.e. a cubic metre, which is the SI unit for volume) is exactly 1000 L. From 1901 to 1964, the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at maximum density (+3.98 °C) [ citation needed ] and standard pressure .
11 + 1 ⁄ 4 fl oz 10.8086 fl oz 2 စလယ် sa le: 639.294 mL 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 pints: 1.35107 pints 2 ခွက် hkwet: 1.27859 L: 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 qt: 1.35107 qt 2 ပြည် pyi: 2.55718 L 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 qt 2.70214 qt 2 စိတ် seit: 10.2287 L 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 gallons 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 pecks: 2.70214 gallons 1.16106 pecks 4 ခွဲ: hkwe: 20.4574 L 4 ...
Milk is now available in a variety of sizes in paperboard milk cartons (250 mL, 375 mL, 600 mL, 1 liter and 1.5 liters) and plastic bottles (1, 2 and 3 liters). A significant addition to the marketplace has been "long-life" milk ( UHT ), generally available in 1 and 2 liter rectangular cardboard cartons.
1 kanne (can) = 1 ⁄ 388 legger [11 ⁄ 32 (≈0.343) Dutch gallons, 1.329 L iters, 1.17 Imp. qts.] A Dutch and German term for a measure of alcohol that was enough to fill a standard wine flagon (flapkan). The term kanne was also used for different-sized measures of beer, milk or whale oil that varied from region to region.