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2. List of obsolete units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, ... It was approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces. [5] ... Glass milk bottles from 1950s Quebec.

3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   A metric ounce is an approximation of the imperial ounce, US dry ounce, or US fluid ounce. These three customary units vary. However, the metric ounce is usually taken as 25 or 30 ml (0.88 or 1.06 imp fl oz; 0.85 or 1.01 US fl oz) when volume is being measured, or in grams when mass is being measured.

4. Ounce - Wikipedia

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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.

5. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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   Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [1] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.

6. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   A 23.7 US fl oz (700 mL) bottle displaying both U.S. and metric units. ... 2 2 ⁄ 3 jig; 4 US fl oz ... a fluid ounce of water weighs about 1.041 ounces avoirdupois.

7. Bottled water - Wikipedia

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   Bottled water is drinking water (e.g., well water, distilled water, reverse osmosis water, mineral water, or spring water) packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not, with packaging sizes ranging from small single serving bottles to large carboys for water coolers .