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31quarter — 1. (qtr or Q or Qr) a traditional unit of weight equal to 1/4 hundredweight. In Britain, one quarter equals 28 pounds (12.7006 kilograms); in the United States, one quarter equals 25 pounds (11.3398 kilograms). In the U.S., quarter is also… …
32flick — (f) a unit of spectral radiance used in optical and communications engineering. Radiance is the power radiated per unit solid angle per unit of emitting surface. Radiance varies with wavelength, and to measure this variation spectral… …
33breadth — another name for a span (9 inches or 22.86 centimeters). This unit is traditionally used to measure the dimensions of flags …
34microflick — (µf) a unit of spectral radiance used in optical and communications engineering, equal to 10 6 flick, or 1 microwatt per steradian per square centimeter of surface per micrometer of span in wavelength. This is mathematically equivalent to 10… …
35nail — an old English unit of length equal to 1/20 ell. Like the ell, the nail was used for measuring cloth; traditionally, it represented the length of the last two joints (including the fingernail) of the middle finger. The nail is equivalent to …
36palm — 1. a traditional unit of distance equal to the width of a person s palm. The palm equals 4 digits or 1/6 cubit, which is about 3 inches or 7.5 centimeters. This unit was used very commonly in medieval and early modern Britain. Similar units,… …
37palmo — a traditional unit of distance in Spain and Portugal. The traditional Spanish palmo equals 9 pulgadas (see below) or 1/4 vara: this is about 20.9 centimeters in Spain and a little more than that in Spanish Latin America. In Texas, 1/4 vara… …
38dimension — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. amplitude, area, extent, measurement, size, length. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. size, extent, range, scope, magnitude, proportion, scale, measure, measurement, span. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
39Anthropic units — The ability to characterize, quantify, and measure objects in the physical world is an essential milestone towards the development of complex human civilizations. A vast number of measurement standards have evolved over time, and these standards… …
40Tire uniformity — refers to the dynamic mechanical properties of pneumatic tires as strictly defined by a set of measurement standards and test conditions accepted by global tire and car makers. These measurement standards include the parameters of radial force… …
