United States customary units
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The United States customary system ( USCS or USC ) developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before the U.S. became an independent country. However, the United Kingdom's system of measures was overhauled in 1824 to create the imperial system , changing the definitions of some units. Therefore, while many U.S. units are essentially similar to their Imperial counterparts, there are significant differences between the systems .
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| 2018 |
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4. Units of capacity and volume |
avoirdupois 0.331 customary 0.308 pound 0.308 units 0.300 ounce 0.217 foot 0.197 metric 0.181 ounces 0.178 apothecaries 0.147 imperial 0.143 spcss 0.123 dram 0.107 troy 0.099 cubic 0.099 pint 0.098 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The United States customary system ( USCS or USC ) developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before the U.S. became an independent country. However, the United Kingdom's system of measures was overhauled in 1824 to create the imperial system , changing the definitions of some units. Therefore, while many U.S. units are essentially similar to their Imperial counterparts, there are significant differences between the systems . |
| 2017 |
109728 characters 15 sections 39 paragraphs 2 images 290 internal links 25 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
units 0.329 customary 0.328 avoirdupois 0.319 pound 0.312 ounce 0.209 foot 0.201 metric 0.174 ounces 0.171 imperial 0.152 apothecaries 0.141 spcss 0.118 dram 0.103 troy 0.095 cubic 0.095 pint 0.094 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The United States customary system ( USCS or USC ) developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before the U.S. became an independent country. However, the United Kingdom's system of measures was overhauled in 1824 to create the imperial system , changing the definitions of some units. Therefore, while many U.S. units are essentially similar to their Imperial counterparts, there are significant differences between the systems . However, in the U.S. the term "imperial" is sometimes used colloquially in reference to the U.S. system. [1] [ verification needed ] |
| 2016 |
97458 characters 15 sections 42 paragraphs 2 images 271 internal links 22 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
avoirdupois 0.328 pound 0.321 units 0.314 customary 0.305 ounce 0.215 foot 0.207 metric 0.179 ounces 0.176 apothecaries 0.146 imperial 0.142 spcss 0.121 dram 0.106 troy 0.098 cubic 0.098 pint 0.097 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The United States customary system ( USCS or USC ) developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before the US declared its independence. However, the British system of measures was overhauled in 1824 to create the imperial system , changing the definitions of some units. Therefore, while many U.S. units are essentially similar to their Imperial counterparts, there are significant differences between the systems . |
| 2015 |
96223 characters 15 sections 42 paragraphs 2 images 267 internal links 20 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
avoirdupois 0.330 pound 0.323 units 0.315 customary 0.307 ounce 0.216 foot 0.208 ounces 0.176 metric 0.168 apothecaries 0.146 imperial 0.143 spcss 0.122 dram 0.106 troy 0.099 cubic 0.098 pint 0.097 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The U.S. customary system developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before American independence. However, the British system of measures was overhauled in 1824 to create the Imperial system , changing the definitions of some units. Therefore, while many U.S. units are essentially similar to their Imperial counterparts, there are significant differences between the systems . |
| 2014 |
94964 characters 15 sections 42 paragraphs 2 images 260 internal links 20 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
units 0.326 avoirdupois 0.324 customary 0.317 pound 0.317 ounce 0.212 foot 0.204 ounces 0.173 metric 0.165 apothecaries 0.144 imperial 0.126 spcss 0.120 states 0.106 dram 0.104 troy 0.097 cubic 0.097 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The US customary system developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before American independence. Consequently most US units are virtually identical to the British imperial units . However, the British system was overhauled in 1824, changing the definitions of some units used there, so several differences exist between the two systems. |
| 2013 |
94112 characters 15 sections 42 paragraphs 2 images 259 internal links 20 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
units 0.331 avoirdupois 0.329 customary 0.322 pound 0.322 foot 0.207 ounce 0.195 metric 0.168 ounces 0.156 apothecaries 0.146 imperial 0.128 spcss 0.121 states 0.108 dram 0.106 troy 0.098 cubic 0.098 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . The U.S. customary system developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before American independence. Consequently most U.S. units are virtually identical to the British imperial units . However, the British system was overhauled in 1824, changing the definitions of some units used there, so several differences exist between the two systems. |
| 2012 |
92489 characters 15 sections 44 paragraphs 2 images 259 internal links 19 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
units 0.339 avoirdupois 0.329 customary 0.306 pound 0.306 foot 0.196 ounce 0.196 ounces 0.157 imperial 0.157 apothecaries 0.146 metric 0.134 states 0.124 spcss 0.122 dram 0.106 united 0.103 troy 0.099 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . Many U.S. units are virtually identical to their imperial counterparts , but the U.S. customary system developed from English units used in the British Empire before the system of imperial units was standardized in 1824. Several numerical differences from the imperial system are present. |
| 2011 |
91525 characters 15 sections 44 paragraphs 3 images 258 internal links 18 external links |
4. Units of capacity and volume |
avoirdupois 0.345 units 0.339 customary 0.304 pound 0.304 ounce 0.205 foot 0.181 ounces 0.164 apothecaries 0.153 imperial 0.149 spcss 0.128 states 0.119 dram 0.111 metric 0.106 troy 0.103 cubic 0.103 |
United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States . Many U.S. units are virtually identical to their imperial counterparts, but the U.S. customary system developed from English units used in the British Empire before the system of imperial units was standardized in 1824. Several numerical differences from the imperial system are present. |
| 2010 |
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avoirdupois 0.358 units 0.352 pound 0.298 customary 0.281 ounce 0.213 foot 0.188 ounces 0.171 apothecaries 0.159 imperial 0.155 spcss 0.132 dram 0.115 states 0.111 troy 0.107 defined 0.105 metric 0.098 |
The United States customary system (also called American system or, sometimes, "English units") is the most commonly used system of measurement in the United States . The U.S. customary units have common roots with the Imperial units , which were used in the British Empire . Many U.S. units are virtually identical to their Imperial counterparts, but the U.S. customary system developed from English units in use before the Imperial system was standardized in 1824, and there are several numerical differences from the Imperial system . |
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| 2009 |
81857 characters 14 sections 36 paragraphs 3 images 244 internal links 16 external links |
units 0.361 avoirdupois 0.342 customary 0.268 pound 0.268 imperial 0.251 ounce 0.203 ounces 0.203 foot 0.180 apothecaries 0.152 pint 0.152 spcss 0.126 states 0.118 dram 0.110 troy 0.102 united 0.101 |
The United States customary system (also called American system or, more rarely, "English units") is the most commonly used system of measurement in the United States . It is similar but not identical to the British Imperial units . The U.S. is the only industrialized nation that does not mainly use the metric system in its commercial and standards activities, [1] although the International System of Units (SI, often referred to as "metric") is universally used in science , and increasingly in medicine, government, and many sectors of industry. The vast majority of U.S. customary units have been defined in terms of the meter and the kilogram since the Mendenhall Order of 1893 (and, in practice, for many years before that date). [2] These definitions were refined in 1959. [3] |
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| 2008 |
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units 0.499 customary 0.336 avoirdupois 0.293 pound 0.283 si 0.196 ounce 0.193 measure 0.170 ounces 0.150 inch 0.139 apothecaries 0.133 united 0.132 imperial 0.125 states 0.124 troy 0.108 pint 0.107 |
The United States Customary System for units of measurement, also known in the United States as English , Imperial or standard units , is the primary and most commonly-used system of units of measurement in the United States. In some cases SI (International System of Units — the modern metric system ) are used alongside customary units within the United States. All units are defined in terms of SI base units, but at ratios inconvenient for conversion. |
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| 2007 |
65684 characters 17 sections 34 paragraphs 1 images 216 internal links 11 external links |
units 0.492 customary 0.325 avoirdupois 0.300 pound 0.271 si 0.200 ounce 0.198 measure 0.183 ounces 0.154 apothecaries 0.136 inch 0.126 united 0.116 troy 0.111 pint 0.109 states 0.109 weight 0.097 |
U.S. customary units , also known in the United States as English units [1] (but see English unit ) or standard units , are units of measurement that are currently used in the USA, in some cases alongside units from SI (the International System of Units — the modern metric system ). All units are defined in terms of SI base units, but at ratios inconvenient for conversion. |
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| 2006 |
37941 characters 18 sections 32 paragraphs 0 images 90 internal links 6 external links |
units 0.494 customary 0.334 avoirdupois 0.301 pound 0.255 si 0.201 ounce 0.191 measure 0.189 apothecaries 0.178 troy 0.140 inch 0.120 weight 0.115 united 0.112 states 0.105 ounces 0.095 square 0.092 |
U.S. customary units , commonly known in the United States as English units —but see English unit —or standard units , are units of measurement that are currently used in the USA, in some cases alongside units from SI (the International System of Units — the modern metric system ). |
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| 2005 |
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units 0.506 avoirdupois 0.352 customary 0.315 pound 0.236 measure 0.218 apothecaries 0.208 si 0.185 ounce 0.168 troy 0.141 inch 0.120 weight 0.115 hundredweight 0.107 united 0.105 imperial 0.104 weights 0.097 |
U.S. customary units , commonly known in the United States as English units or standard units , are units of measurement that are currently used in the U.S., in some cases alongside units from SI (the International System of Units—the modern metric system ). The U.S. system of units is similar to the Imperial system which was used in the United Kingdom until 1995. Both systems derive from the evolution of local units over the centuries, as a result of standardization efforts in England ; the local units themselves mostly trace back to Roman and Anglo-Saxon units. Today, U.S. customary units are defined in terms of SI units. |
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| 2004 |
26867 characters 16 sections 28 paragraphs 0 images 80 internal links 1 external links |
units 0.453 avoirdupois 0.394 customary 0.242 pound 0.242 apothecaries 0.233 hundredweight 0.210 measure 0.202 inch 0.192 ounce 0.188 metric 0.169 weight 0.161 troy 0.157 ton 0.135 imperial 0.117 defined 0.091 |
The U.S. customary units (more commonly known in the US as English units or standard units ) are the non-metric units of measurement that are presently used in the United States , in some cases alongside the metric system of units. This system of units is similar to the Imperial system (sometimes called the British system ) once used in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth , but has some differences. Both systems derive from the evolution of local units over the centuries as a result of standardisation efforts in England ; the local units themselves mostly trace back to Roman units. Today U.S. customary units are defined in terms of SI units. |
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| 2003 |
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units 0.451 customary 0.284 avoirdupois 0.264 pound 0.258 hundredweight 0.246 inch 0.225 measure 0.224 apothecaries 0.195 weight 0.176 metric 0.162 imperial 0.160 ton 0.158 troy 0.132 defined 0.107 definitions 0.105 |
The U.S. customary units is the non-metric system of units of measurement that is presently used in the United States , alongside the metric system . It is similar to the Imperial system (sometimes called the British system) once used in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth , but has some differences. Both systems derive from the units which developed over the centuries in England . Today U.S. customary units are defined in terms of SI units. |
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| 2002 |
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units 0.407 avoirdupois 0.279 pound 0.273 hundredweight 0.261 customary 0.246 inch 0.239 measure 0.237 apothecaries 0.206 weight 0.187 imperial 0.169 ton 0.167 troy 0.139 metric 0.133 defined 0.113 definitions 0.112 |
The U.S. customary units is the non-metric system of units of measurement that is presently used in the United States , alongside the metric system . It is similar to the Imperial system once used in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth , but has some differences. Both systems derive from the units which developed over the centuries in England . U.S. customary units are defined in terms of SI units. |