Fot | Sweden | 11·689 in. 10 fot=1 stöng. 1 ref=10 stanger. 1 mil=360 ref. | ||||
Founte or Funt or Livre |
Russia | 0·90282 ℔ av. | ||||
Foute or Pied | Russia | 1 English foot. | ||||
Frasco | Argentina | 238 litres. | ||||
Fuss | Vienna | 12 zolls=1·037 foot. | ||||
Switzerland | 313 fuss=1 metre. See Stab. | |||||
Gallon | U. States | 231 cubic inches=8·3389 ℔ av. of water at t. 39·8°Fahr. At 62° Fahr=0·8325 imp. gallon. | ||||
Canada | ||||||
Gantang | Straits Settlements | 32 gallons. | ||||
N. Borneo | 144 oz. av. weight of water as measure of capacity. | |||||
Garnetz | Russia | 0·3607 peck. | ||||
Gin. See Kati. | ||||||
Gisla | Zanzibar | Measure of 360 ℔ av. of rice. | ||||
Go | Japan | 180·39 cubic cms. | ||||
Grain | Russia | 0·960 grain (apothecaries) | ||||
Gramme (gr.) | =15·4323564 grains av. troy =0·2572 drachm or 0·7716 scruple. =0·03215 oz. troy. | |||||
Grammé (Royal) | Greece | 1 millimetre. | ||||
Gramo | Spain | 1 gramme. | ||||
Grano | Rome | 0·757 grain. | ||||
Grao | Portugal | 0·768 grain; also measure 0·18 in. | ||||
Grein | Netherlands | 0·065 gramme | ||||
Guz, or Gudge | India: Bengal | 36 inches. | ||||
{India: „Bombay | 27 inches. | |||||
{India: „Madras | 33 inches, Government Survey. | |||||
Persia | The guz, gueza or zer varies from 24 to 44 inches. A guz of 40·95 inches (Guz, Azerbáiján) is common. Government standard guz=3612 inches. There is a guz for retail trade of 25 inches. | |||||
Arabia | 25 inches to 37 inches (Bassorah). | |||||
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Bengal | 18 inches. | ||||
Bombay | 18 inches, or cubit. | |||||
Hectare | =100 ares, or 2·471 acres. | |||||
Hectogramme | 100 grm.=3·53 oz. av. | |||||
Hectolitre | 100 litres=2·75 bushels. | |||||
Hectometre | =109·36 yards. | |||||
Hiyaka-me | Japan | 5797·198 grains. | ||||
Hiyak-kin | Japan | 13212 ℔ av. | ||||
Hoon. See Tahil. | ||||||
Hu | China | 1212 gallons, nearly. | ||||
Immi | Switzerland | 1·5 litre. | ||||
Joch | Austria-Hungary | 1·442 acre. | ||||
Kaima | Sweden | 0·576 gallon. | ||||
Kan | Netherlands | 1 litre. | ||||
Hong Kong | 113 ℔ av. | |||||
Kanne or Kanna | Germany | 1 litre, or formerly 1·762 pint. | ||||
Sweden | 0·576 pint. | |||||
Kantar, or Cantaro | Egypt | 99·0492 ℔ av.=100 rotls (Customs). 45 kilogrammes of cotton. 44·5 kilogrammes other produce. | ||||
Karwar | Persia | 100 batman. | ||||
Kassabah | Egypt | 3·8824 yards (Customs). | ||||
Kati, Catty or Gin |
China, Straits Settlements |
113 ℔ av. | ||||
Keila, or Pishi | Zanzibar | Measure of 6 ℔ av. of rice. | ||||
Ken | Japan | 5·965 ft., 1·81 metre. | ||||
Kerât | Turkey | 118 inch measure (old). 3·09 grains weight (old) | ||||
Kette, or Chain | Germany | 14·994 ellen, or 10·936 yards. | ||||
Keu | Siam | 40 inches. | ||||
Khat (New) | Turkey | 1 centimetre. | ||||
Kile | Cyprus | 8 gallons. | ||||
Killow | Turkey | 0·97 bushel. | ||||
Kilogramme | =1000 grm.=2·2046223 ℔ av. | |||||
Kilometer | =0·6214 mile. | |||||
Kin | Japan, China | 0·601 kilogramme=1·325 ℔ | ||||
Klafter | Austria | 2·0740 yards | ||||
Switzerland | 1·9685 yard. | |||||
Koddi | Arabia | 1·67 gallon. | ||||
Koilon (Royal) | Greece | 1 hectolitre. Old koilon=33·16 litra. | ||||
Koku | Japan | =39·7033 galls.=4·9629 bushels. | ||||
Kon | Corea | 113 ℔ av. | ||||
Korne-tonde | Norway | 138·97 litres. | ||||
Korn-tonde | Sweden | 3·821 bushels. | ||||
Korn top Maal | Norway | 160 litres | ||||
Korrel | Netherlands | 1 decigramme. | ||||
Kotyle (Royal) | Greece | 1 decilitre. | ||||
Kouza | Cyprus | 9 quarts. | ||||
Koyan | Straits Settlement | 533313 ℔ av. | ||||
Krina | Bulgaria | 12·8 litres. | ||||
Kung | China | 78·96 inches (Treaty). | ||||
Kup | Siam | 10 inches. | ||||
Kwan or Kuwan | Japan | 8·281 ℔=3·75652 kilogrammes. | ||||
Kyat | Burma | 100 kyats=3·652 ℔ av. | ||||
Lak’t | Bulgaria. | 0·650 metre. | ||||
Last | Netherlands | 30 hectolitres. | ||||
Léang | China | 58313 grains (silver weight). | ||||
Lèkha | Bulgaria | 229·83 sq. metres. | ||||
Li | China | about 13 mile=360 pu. Varies with length of ch’ih. A small weight 0·583 grain. | ||||
Liang | China | 113 oz. 16 liang=1 chin=113 ℔ av. | ||||
Libbra | Italy | 0·7477 ℔ av. | ||||
Libra | Argentina | 1·0127 ℔ av. | ||||
Libra (Castilian) | Spain, Mexico | 1·014 ℔. | ||||
Libra or Arratel | Portugal | 1·012 ℔ av. | ||||
Line or Ligne | Paris | 112 point, or 0·089 inch. 0·1 inch. | ||||
Liniia | Russia | 0·1 inch. 1 archine=280 liniias. | ||||
Litra (Royal) | Greece | 1 litre=100 mystra. | ||||
Litre | Cyprus | 245 quarts | ||||
Litre (metric) | =1·7598 pint. | |||||
Litro | Spain | 1 litre | ||||
Italy | 1 litre | |||||
Livre (℔) | Russia | 0·902282 ℔ av. Apoth livre=11.5204 oz. troy. | ||||
Belgium | Kilogramme. | |||||
Livre-poids | France | 0·4895 kg. | ||||
Loth | Germany | New loth=1 decagramme. Old loth, nearly 1 oz. av. | ||||
Switzerland | 15·625 grammes. | |||||
Vienna | 270·1 grains. Postal loth, 257·2 grains. | |||||
Maass | Austria | 1·245 quart. | ||||
Switzerland | 2·64 gallons. | |||||
Maatze | Netherlands | 1 decilitre. | ||||
Mace | China | 5813 grains. | ||||
N. Borneo | 9313 ℔ av. | |||||
Mahud | Arabia | 2·04 ℔ av. | ||||
Maik | Burmah | 3 maik=cubit=1912 inches. | ||||
Marc, or Mark | France | 0·2448 kilogramme (old weight). | ||||
Sweden | 0·4645 ℔ av. | |||||
Vienna | 4331.37 grains=24 karato. | |||||
Marco | Portugal | =8 oncas=229·5 grammes | ||||
Spain | 3550·54 grains. | |||||
Maund | India | 82.286 ℔ av., Government. | ||||
Megametre (astronomy) | 1,000,000 metres | |||||
Metre (m.)..................U. States..............39.37 in. |