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	Units: D
		The decibar is often used to measure the pressure of seawater, because an increase of 1 decibar in pressure corresponds closely to an increase of 1 meter in depth.
		The metric unit of yarn density is the tex; 1 denier equals 1/9 tex or 10/9 decitex.
		Actually there are two units: the horizontal dialog unit equals 1/4 the average width of the font being used, and the vertical dialog unit equals 1/8 the average height of the font.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictD.html (8674 words)

	Units: Customary Units
		Meanwhile, all land in England was traditionally measured by the gyrd or rod, an old Saxon unit probably equal to 20 "natural feet." The Norman kings had no interest in changing the length of the rod, since the accuracy of deeds and other land records depended on that unit.
		The mile is a Roman unit, originally defined to be the length of 1000 paces of a Roman legion.
		On both sides of the Atlantic, smaller volumes of liquid are traditionally measured in fluid ounces, which are at least roughly equal to the volume of one ounce of water.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/custom.html (2279 words)

	Units: P
		These units are based on the width of a person's outstretched hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, a definition identical to that of the English span.
		This was measured in pF units as the logarithm of the pressure in centimeters of water.
		Dynamic viscosity is measured by stating the force needed to move a standard area of one layer of the liquid or gas with respect to another layer, the two layers being parallel and separated by a standard distance filled with the same liquid or gas.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictP.html (9631 words)

	Units: W
		It is seen mostly in connection with the talangwah or square wah (4 square meters or 4.784 square yards), a common unit of area in Thailand.
		Since none of the units of Roman date-keeping (the month, the quarter, and the year) equal a whole number of weeks, this made it necessary for the first time to have tables (we call them calendars!) showing the ever-changing relationship between the days of the week and the dates of the month.
		units used to measure sludge, slurries, compost, and similar mixtures in which solid material is soaked with or suspended in water.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictW.html (2369 words)

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		The units are arranged by cathegory and alphabetically.
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	Units of Measurement
		We measure the length of a race in meters, but the length of the long jump event in feet and inches.
		There are two systems for land measurement (one based on the yard and the other on the rod) and a third system for distances at sea.
		In this way, all the units of measurement Americans use every day are based on the standards of the metric system.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units (845 words)

	ConvertPlus.com - Online weights and measurements conversion
		Conversion of liquid and dry measures of volume, including metric conversion, U.S., British Imperial, Japanese, Thai, old Russian and cooking units.
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