imperial system

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the imperial system (plural imperial systems)

A system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.

Imperial unit	symbol	Imperial equivalent	Metric equivalent
lengths
mile	mi	= 8 furlongs	= 1.609344 km
		= 1760 yards
		= 5280 feet
furlong		= 10 chains	= 201.17 metres
		= 220 yards
chain		= 4 rods	= 20.117 metres
		= 22 yards
rod		= 5½ yards	= 5.029 metres
yard	yd	= 3 feet	= 0.9144 metre
foot	ft '	= 12 inches	= 30.48 cm
inch	in "		= 2.54 cm
acre		= 208.71 ft by 208.71 ft = 43,560 ft² = 1 chain by 1 furlong	= 4,046.8564224 m²
weights
ton		= 160 stone (UK)	= 1015.7 kg
		= 2240 pounds (UK)
hundredweight	cwt	= 8 stone (UK)	= 50.8 kg
		= 112 pounds (UK)
stone	st	= 14 pounds	= 6.356 kg
pound	lb #	= 16 ounces	= 0.454 kg
ounce	oz		= 28.35g

system of measurement