WebEnglish units are the units of measurement used in England up to 1826 (when they were replaced by Imperial units), which evolved as a combination of the Anglo-Saxon and Roman systems of units. Various standards have applied to English units at different times, in different places, and for different applications. Use of the term "English units" can be …

WebThe tun (Old English: tunne, Latin: tunellus, Middle Latin: tunna) is an English unit of liquid volume (not weight), used for measuring wine, oil or honey.It is typically a large vat or vessel, most often holding 252 wine gallons, but occasionally other sizes (e.g. 256, 240 and 208 gallons) were also used.

WebCapacities of brewery casks were formerly measured and standardised according to a specific system of English units.The system was originally based on the ale gallon of 282 cubic inches (4.62 L; 1.22 US gal). In United Kingdom and its colonies, with the adoption of the imperial system in 1824, the units were redefined in terms of the slightly smaller …

WebIn telecommunications, data-transfer rate is the average number of bits (), characters or symbols (), or data blocks per unit time passing through a communication link in a data-transmission system.Common data rate units are multiples of bits per second (bit/s) and bytes per second (B/s). For example, the data rates of modern residential high-speed …

WebHistorical definitions of the units and their derivatives used in old measurements; e.g., international foot vs. US survey foot. Some conversions from one system of units to another need to be exact, without increasing or decreasing the precision of the first measurement. This is sometimes called soft conversion. It does not involve changing ...

WebAstronomy and spaceflight. Prometheus (moon), a moon of Saturn Prometheus (volcano), a volcano on Io 1809 Prometheus, an asteroid; Prometheus (rocket engine), a reusable rocket engine under development by the European Space Agency Prometheus (spacecraft), a proposed spacecraft by Orbital Sciences Corporation Project Prometheus, NASA's …

WebThe kilogram-force (kgf or kg F), or kilopond (kp, from Latin: pondus, lit. 'weight'), is a non-standard gravitational metric unit of force.It does not comply with the International System of Units (SI) and is deprecated for most uses. The kilogram-force is equal to the magnitude of the force exerted on one kilogram of mass in a 9.806 65 m/s 2 gravitational field …

WebCities and other geographic units Greece. Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece; Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa Tripolis (Perrhaebia), a district of three cities in ancient Perrhaebia, Thessaly, Greece Tripolis (region of Laconia), …

WebA company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–250 soldiers and usually commanded by a major or a captain.Most companies are formed of three to seven platoons, although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure.. Usually several companies are grouped as a battalion or regiment, the latter of which is sometimes formed by several …

WebThe pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in 2; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch.In SI units, 1 psi is approximately equal to 6895 Pa.. Pounds per square inch …