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also known as the "imperial ton" (2,240 pounds or 1,016.05 kilograms). There are, however, some U.S. applications where unspecified
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263:"NIST Handbook 44 Specifications: Handbook 44 – 2023 Appendix C – General Tables of Units of Measurement"
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237:, volume measurement used in maritime shipping, originally based on 100 cubic feet (2.83168 m).
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762:British thermal unit
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802:Pound-foot (torque)
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524:Fluid ounce
460:Square mile
450:Square yard
445:Square foot
440:Square inch
306:October 13,
94:Metric tons
28:Unit system
863:Categories
792:Horsepower
772:Fahrenheit
560:Board foot
519:Tablespoon
498:Cubic mile
493:Cubic yard
488:Cubic foot
483:Cubic inch
242:References
611:Acre-foot
570:Face cord
217:is 2,000
204:US system
167:of 2,000
122:short ton
108:Long tons
22:short ton
724:Pressure
514:Teaspoon
229:See also
189:long ton
705:Poundal
507:Cooking
476:Derived
422:statute
412:Furlong
235:Tonnage
179:In the
606:Barrel
601:Bushel
544:Gallon
469:Volume
365:Length
272:May 9,
159:, the
157:weight
152:tons.
150:metric
148:, and
62:in ...
698:Force
687:Short
667:Pound
662:Ounce
652:Grain
624:Speed
586:Minim
579:Other
539:Quart
407:Chain
266:(PDF)
185:tonne
161:force
797:Perm
682:Long
657:Dram
645:Mass
596:Peck
591:Gill
565:Cord
553:Wood
534:Pint
455:Acre
433:Area
417:Mile
397:Yard
392:Foot
387:Link
382:Hand
377:Inch
308:2008
274:2023
193:tons
146:long
138:ton;
130:unit
120:The
42:Mass
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677:Ton
529:Cup
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