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Sections 1(2), 8(1).
Imperial units | |
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Mile | = 1760 yards. |
Yard | = 0.9144 metre. |
Foot | = 1 /3 yard. |
Inch | = 1 /36 yard. |
Metric units | |
Kilometre | = 1000 metres. |
Metre | is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 /299 792 458 of a second. |
Decimetre | = 1/10 metre. |
Centimetre | = 1/100 metre. |
Millimetre | = 1/1000 metre. |
Imperial units | |
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Acre | = 4840 square yards. |
Square yard | = a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one yard. |
Square foot | = 1/9 square yard. |
Metric units | |
Hectare | = 100 ares. |
Decare | = 10 ares. |
Are | = 100 square metres. |
Square metre | = a superficial area equal to that of a square each side of which measures one metre. |
Square decimetre | = 1/100 square metre. |
Square centimetre | = 1/100 square decimetre. |
Square millimetre | = 1/100 square centimetre. |
Metric units | |
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Cubic metre | = a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one metre. |
Cubic decimetre | = 1/1000 cubic metre. |
Cubic centimetre | = 1/1000 cubic decimetre. |
Hectolitre | = 100 Hires. |
Litre | = a cubic decimetre. |
Decilitre | = 1/10 litre. |
Centilitre | = 1/100 litre. |
Millilitre | = 1/1000 litre. |
Imperial units | |
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Gallon | = 4.546 09 cubic decimetres. |
Quart | = 1 /4 gallon. |
Pint | = 1 /2 quart. |
Gill | = 1 /4 pint. |
Fluid ounce | = 1/20 pint. |
Metric units | |
Hectolitre | = 100 litres. |
Litre | = a cubic decimetre. |
Decilitre | = 1/10 litre. |
Centilitre | = 1/100 litre. |
Millilitre | = 1/1000 litre. |
Imperial units | |
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Pound | = 0.453 592 37 kilogram. |
Ounce | = 1/16 pound. |
Ounce troy | = 12/175 pound. |
Metric units | |
Tonne, metric tonne | = 1000 kilograms. |
Kilogram | is the unit of mass; it is equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram. |
Hectogram | = 1/10 kilogram. |
Gram | = 1/1000 kilogram. |
Carat (metric) | = 1/5 gram. |
Milligram | = 1 /1000 gram. |
Furlong | = 220 yards. |
Chain | = 22 yards. |
Square mile | = 640 acres. |
Rood | = 1210 square yards. |
Square inch | = 1/144 square foot. |
Cubic yard | = a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one yard. |
Cubic foot | = 1/27 cubic yard. |
Cubic inch | = 1/1728 cubic foot. |
Bushel | = 8 gallons. |
Peck | = 2 gallons. |
Fluid drachm | = 1/8 fluid ounce. |
Minim | = 1/60 fluid drachm. |
Ton | = 2240 pounds. |
Hundredweight | = 112 pounds. |
Cental | = 100 pounds. |
Quarter | = 28 pounds. |
Stone | = 14 pounds. |
Dram | = 1/16 ounce. |
Grain | = 1/7000 pound. |
Pennyweight | = 24 grains. |
Ounce apothecaries | = 480 grains. |
Drachm | = 1/8 ounce apothecaries. |
Scruple | = 1/3 drachm. |
Metric ton | = 1000 kilograms. |
Quintal | = 100 kilograms. |
1 | (a) ampere | is that constant current which, if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross-section and placed 1 metre apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 x10-7newton per metre of length. |
(b) OHM | is the electric resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference of 1 volt, applied between the two points, produces in the conductor a current of 1 ampere, the conductor not being the seat of any electromotive force. | |
(c) VOLT | is the difference of electric potential between two points of a conducting wire carrying a constant current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between these points is equal to 1 watt. | |
(d) WATT | is the power which in one second gives rise to energy of 1 joule. | |
2. | Kilowatt | = 1000 watts. |
Megawatt | = one million watts. |
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