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  2. Traditional French units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Table of length units. 1⁄12 of a ligne. This unit is usually called the Truchet point in English. Prior to the French Revolution the Fournier point was also in use. It was 1⁄6 of a ligne or 1⁄864 of the smaller French foot. 1⁄12 of a pouce. This corresponds to the line, a traditional English unit. 1⁄12 of a pied du roi.

  3. Japanese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Japanese units of measurement. Traditional Japanese units of measurement or the shakkanhō ( 尺貫法) is the traditional system of measurement used by the people of the Japanese archipelago. It is largely based on the Chinese system, which spread to Japan and the rest of the Sinosphere in antiquity. It has remained mostly unaltered since the ...

  4. Weights and Measures Act (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    metric equivalent foot (French measure or Paris foot) 12.789 inches: ≈ 32.48 cm arpent, as a measure of length: 180 feet (French measure) ≈ 58.47 m arpent, as a measure of area: 32 400 square feet (French measure) ≈ 3,418.89 m 2: perch, as a measure of length: 18 feet (French measure) ≈ 5.85 m perch, as a measure of area: 324 square ...

  5. ISO metric screw thread - Wikipedia

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    Designation. A metric ISO screw thread is designated by the letter M followed by the value of the nominal diameter D (the maximum thread diameter) and the pitch P, both expressed in millimetres and separated by a dash or sometimes the multiplication sign, × (e.g. M8-1.25 or M8×1.25). If the pitch is the normally used "coarse" pitch listed in ...

  6. South African units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    System before metric system. British and old Dutch systems were used. Length. The Rhynland rood (Rijnlandse roede) was a standard Dutch measurement. It was changed in 1859 to the "Cape Foot" due to a drift in standards. 1 Rhynland foot (Rijnlandse voet) = 12 Rhynland inches (Rijnlandse duim) = 1.030 English feet.

  7. Russian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The basic unit was the Russian ell, called the arshin, which came into use in the 16th century. It was standardized by Peter the Great in the 18th century to measure exactly twenty-eight English inches (71.12 cm). Thus, 80 vershoks = 20 pyad's = 5 arshins = 140 English inches (355.60 cm). [2]

  8. Drill bit sizes - Wikipedia

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    Metric drill bit sizes. Metric drill set, 1.0–6.0 mm by 0.1 mm, jobber length. The case that holds them in an indexed order (by size), via a graduated series of holes, is called a drill index. Metric drill bit sizes define the diameter of the bit in terms of standard metric lengths. Standards organizations define sets of sizes that are ...

  9. Vietnamese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Vietnamese units of measurement ( Vietnamese: hệ đo lường Việt Nam) are the largely decimal units of measurement traditionally used in Vietnam until metrication. The base unit of length is the thước ( chữ Nôm: 𡱩; lit. "ruler") or xích ( chữ Hán: 尺 ). Some of the traditional unit names have been repurposed for metric units ...

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