imperial system

noun

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

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imperialold moneyTable of selected imperial unitsmilemi= 8 furlongs= 1.609344 km= 1760 yards
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Meanings

nounthe imperial system (plural imperial systems)

plural imperial systems

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

    Synonyms: imperial, old money, Table of selected imperial units, mile, mi, = 8 furlongs, = 1.609344 km, = 1760 yards

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA system of measurement in use in the United Kingdom and certain other countries.

Similar
imperialold moneyTable of selected imperial unitsmilemi= 8 furlongs= 1.609344 km= 1760 yards= 5280 feetfurlong= 10 chains= 201.17 metres= 220 yardschain= 4 rods= 20.117 metres= 22 yardsrod= 5½ yards= 5.029 metres

Translations

Bengali ব্রিটিশ পদ্ধতি
  • ব্রিটিশ পদ্ধতি (briṭiś pôddhôti)system of measurement
Chinese Cantonese 英制
  • 英制 (jing1 zai3)system of measurement
Chinese Mandarin 英制
  • 英制 (yīngzhì)system of measurement
Dutch imperiaal stelsel
  • imperiaal stelselsystem of measurement
Finnish brittiläinen mittajärjestelmä
  • brittiläinen mittajärjestelmäsystem of measurement
Japanese ヤードポンド法
  • ヤードポンド法 (yādo-pondo-hō)system of measurement
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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