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Den is a direct measure of linear density. [5] dtex (deci-tex): Grams per 10,000 metres of yarn. Dtex is a direct measure of linear density. [5] gr/yard: Grains per yard of yarn. Gr/yard is a direct measure of linear density, but is rarely used in the modern textile industry. ECC or NeC or Ne (English Cotton Count): The number of 840 yd lengths ...
The term, yard derives from the Old English gerd, gyrd etc., which was used for branches, staves and measuring rods. [5] It is first attested in the late 7th century laws of Ine of Wessex, [6] where the "yard of land" mentioned [6] is the yardland, an old English unit of tax assessment equal to 1 ⁄ 4 hide.
American surveyors use a decimal-based system of measurement devised by Edmund Gunter in 1620. The base unit is Gunter's chain of 66 feet (20 m) which is subdivided into 4 rods, each of 16.5 ft or 100 links of 0.66 feet. A link is abbreviated "lk", and links "lks", in old deeds and land surveys done for the government.
One source identifies a skein of stranded cotton as being 8.25 yards (7.54 m), of tapestry wool as being 10 yards (9.1 m), and crewel wool as being 33 yards (30 m). [1] In yarns for handcrafts such as knitting or crochet, hanks are not a fixed length but are sold in units by weight, most commonly 50 grams (2 oz).
1 katha = 20 dhur; 1 bigha = 20 katha; Hilly and mountainous regions. A different system is used in hilly regions: 1 paisa = 4 dam (daam) 1 ana (aana) = 4 paisa [2] 1 ropani = 16 ana; Conversions 1 ropani = 74 feet × 74 feet; 1 bigha = 13 Ropani 5 Anna; 1 kattha = 442 square yards or 338 square meters [7]
In the area consolidated on the basis of the local measure and the non-consolidated areas of the erstwhile princely State of Kapurthala: 1 Karam 54 inches; 1 Sq. Karam or Sarsahi = 2.25 Sq.yds. 9 Sarsahies or 1 Marla = 20.25 Sq.yards; 20 Marlas or 1 Kanal = 405 Sq.yards. 239 Marlas(11 Kanals 19 Marlas) = 1 Acre or 4840 Sq.yds.
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.
For measuring length, the U.S. customary system uses the inch, foot, yard, and mile, which are the only four customary length measurements in everyday use. From 1893, the foot was legally defined as exactly 1200 ⁄ 3937 m (approximately 0.304 8006 m). [13]