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7 ⁄ 30 oz 'quarter'. Referenced in 1921 Act only. uqija: ewieq 1 ⁄ 30 ~26.46 g 14 ⁄ 15 oz The Maltese ounce. kwart: kwarti 1 ⁄ 4 ~198.4 g 7 oz 'quarter'. Referenced in Aquilina only. ratal: irtal 1 ~793.8 g 28 oz, or 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 lb Sometimes called a rotola in English texts. qsima: qsimiet 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 ~992.2 g 35 oz, or 2 + 3 ⁄ 16 lb ...
The only troy weight in widespread use is the British Imperial troy ounce and its American counterpart. Both are based on a grain of 0.06479891 gram (exact, by definition), with 480 grains to a troy ounce (compared with 437 + 1 ⁄ 2 grains for an ounce avoirdupois).
See Weight for detail of mass/weight distinction and conversion. Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.
A troy ounce (abbreviated oz t) is equal to 480 grains. Consequently, the international troy ounce is equal to exactly 31.1034768 grams. There are 12 troy ounces in the now obsolete troy pound. Today, the troy ounce is used only to express the mass of precious metals such as gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium or silver.
Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to include replacement of a quantity with a corresponding quantity that describes the same physical property.
As of July 24, the spot price is $2,397.50 per troy ounce. A troy ounce equals 1.097 standard ounces, or about 10 percent more, and it’s the standard measure for the weight of gold. A pound is ...
Fabric "weight" is often specified as mass per unit area, grams per square meter (gsm) or ounces per square yard. It is also sometimes specified in ounces per yard in a standard width for the particular cloth. One gram per square meter equals 0.0295 ounces per square yard; one ounce per square yard equals 33.9 grams per square meter.
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