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Units of time in ancient Tamil history. 10 குழிகள் (kuḻigaḷ) = 1 மிய் (miy) = 66.6666 millisecond-the time taken by the young human eyes to flap once. 6 மிய்கள் (miygaḷ) = 1 சிற்றுழி (நொடி) (ciṟṟuḻi (noḍi)) = 0.40 second-the time taken for a bubble (created by blowing air ...
A tablespoon (tbsp., Tbsp., Tb., or T.) is a large spoon. In many English-speaking regions, the term now refers to a large spoon used for serving; [1] however, in some regions, it is the largest type of spoon used for eating. By extension, the term is also used as a cooking measure of volume. In this capacity, it is most commonly abbreviated ...
One décime is equal to 10 decimal minutes, which is nearly equal to a quarter-hour (15 minutes) in standard time. Thus, "five hours two décimes" equals 5.2 decimal hours, roughly 12:30 p.m. in standard time. [ 8 ][ 9 ] One hundredth of a decimal second was a decimal tierce.
The Russian pound (Фунт, funt) is an obsolete Russian unit of measurement of mass. It is equal to 409.51718 g (14.445293 oz). [49] In 1899, the funt was the basic unit of weight, and all other units of weight were formed from it; in particular, a zolotnik was ⁄96 of a funt, and a pood was 40 fúnty.
10 1: decasecond das single seconds (1 das = 10 s) 6 das: One minute (min), the time it takes a second hand to cycle around a clock face 10 2: hectosecond hs minutes (1 hs = 1 min 40 s = 100 s) 2 hs (3 min 20 s): The average length of the most popular YouTube videos as of January 2017 [15] 5.55 hs (9 min 12 s): The longest videos in the above study
A teaspoon (tsp.) is an item of cutlery. It is a small spoon that can be used to stir a cup of tea or coffee, or as a tool for measuring volume. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The size of teaspoons ranges from about 2.5 to 7.3 mL (0.088 to 0.257 imp fl oz; 0.085 to 0.247 US fl oz). For cooking purposes and dosing of medicine, a teaspoonful is defined as 5 mL (0.18 ...
West of the Rocky Mountains, butter printers standardized on a different shape that is now referred to as the Western-pack shape. These butter sticks measure 3 + 1 ⁄ 4 by 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (83 mm × 38 mm × 38 mm) [62] and are usually sold with four sticks packed side-by-side in a flat, rectangular box. [61]
One imperial horsepower lifts 550 pounds (250 kg) by 1 foot (30 cm) in 1 second. Horsepower (hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are many different standards and types of horsepower.