Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
system of weights and measures — noun system of measurement for length and weight and duration • Hypernyms: ↑system of measurement, ↑metric • Hyponyms: ↑British Imperial System, ↑English system, ↑British system, ↑metric system, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
British Imperial System — ▪ measurement system British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of weights and measures British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of weights and measurestraditional system of weights and measures used officially in Great Britain from… … Universalium
British Imperial System — noun a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint • Syn: ↑English system, ↑British system • Hypernyms: ↑system of weights and measures • Part Meronyms: ↑avoirdupois unit … Useful english dictionary
British Weights and Measures Association — The British Weights and Measures Association, or BWMA, is a pressure group established in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1995,cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = title = Database of archives of Non Governmental Organisations BWMA work =… … Wikipedia
British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of weights and measures — ▪ Table British Imperial and U.S. Customary systems of weights and measures unit abbreviation or symbol equivalents in other units of same system metric equivalent Weight Avoirdupois1 avdp ton short ton 20 short hundredweight, or 2,000 pounds 0 … Universalium
Cooking weights and measures — Metric measuring spoons … Wikipedia
imperial system — the traditional system of weights and measures in Britain which is gradually being replaced by the metric system. Customary measure used in the US is similar to the imperial system with a few slight differences. Although most imperial measures… … Universalium
imperial system — /ɪmˌpɪəriəl ˈsɪstəm/ (say im.peareeuhl sistuhm) noun a system of non metric weights and measures established in Great Britain in 1824, previously used throughout the British Empire and Commonwealth, including Australia, and still used for some… …
(the) imperial system — the imperial system [the imperial system] the traditional system of weights and measures in Britain which is gradually being replaced by the ↑metric system. Customary measure used in the US is similar to the imperial system with a few slight… … Useful english dictionary
British system — noun a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint • Syn: ↑British Imperial System, ↑English system • Hypernyms: ↑system of weights and measures • Part Meronyms: ↑avoirdupois unit … Useful english dictionary
Imperial units — the units of the British Imperial system, adopted by Parliament in 1824. The basic units of the system are the foot, the avoirdupois pound, and the Imperial pint. The Weights and Measures Acts of 1963 and 1985 have redefined the Imperial… … Dictionary of units of measurement
