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  2. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    gr/yard: Grains per yard of yarn. Gr/yard is a direct measure of linear density, but is rarely used in the modern textile industry. ECC or NeC or Ne (English Cotton Count): The number of 840 yd lengths per pound. ECC is an indirect measure of linear density. It is the number of hanks of skein material that weighs 1 lb.

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Horizontal pitch (HP) is a unit of length defined by the Eurocard printed circuit board standard used to measure the horizontal width of rack mounted electronic equipment, similar to the rack unit (U) used to measure vertical heights of rack mounted equipment. One HP is 0.2 inches (1/5") or 5.08 millimetres wide.

  4. Measurement of land in Punjab - Wikipedia

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    A commonly used land measurement unit in Punjab is karam or square karam. [ 3] Other units include the Sarsai and units listed. [ 4] This the current system of measurement of farm land. All Units. 1 karam × 1 karam = 1 sq. karam. 5.5 feet × 5.5 feet = 30.25 sq. feet. 30.25 square feet = 1 Sarsai.

  5. Sri Lankan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Base of these system of measuring length was the human body. වියත ( Viyatha = Span ) Length of a spread hand. රියන ( Riyana = Cubit ) Length from the elbow to middle finger. බඹ (Bamba = Fathom ) Length of two hands spread. King Nisshankamalla have established milestones called "Gaavutha Kanu" from a Gavu to another.

  6. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The chain (abbreviated ch) is a unit of length equal to 66 feet (22 yards ), used in both the US customary and Imperial unit systems. It is subdivided into 100 links. [ 1][ 2] There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. [ 2] In metric terms, it is 20.1168 m long. [ 2] By extension, chainage (running distance) is the ...

  7. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    Length. For measuring length, the U.S. customary system uses the inch, foot, yard, and mile, which are the only four customary length measurements in everyday use. From 1893, the foot was legally defined as exactly 1200⁄3937 m (approximately 0.304 8006 m ). [ 13] Since July 1, 1959, the units of length have been defined on the basis of 1 yd ...

  8. Gunta - Wikipedia

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    The gunta or guntha is a measure of area used in the Indian subcontinent, predominantly used in some South Asian countries. This unit is typically used to measure the size of a piece of land.

  9. Rod (unit) - Wikipedia

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    metric ( SI) units. 5.0292 m. The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [ 1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 161⁄2 feet, equal to exactly 1⁄320 of a mile, or 51⁄2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain ), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.