A certain specified weight; especially, a legal standard consisting of an established number of ounces.
A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about $4.86. There is no coin known by this name, but the gold sovereign is of the same value.
The unit of measure of rail size is weight per yard. For example, a 3-foot (1 yard) length of 90-pound rail weighs 90 pounds. Rail currently rolled in the USA ranges from 112 to 145 pound. Lighter rail is still rolled in other countries.
n. 1. The basic monetary unit used in the United Kingdom.
A unit of measurement used, primarily in the U.S. and Canada , in weighing tobacco. Internationally, the weight of tobacco is measured in kilos or (metric) tons. 1 pound = 0.45 kilos
A market term for the Great Britain Pound
Livre Pfund, n Libra Anglosaxon measurement of weight. Equivalent to 450 gr.
a unit of weight measurement primarily used in the U.S. One pound = 0.454 kilograms.
16 ounces; "he tried to lift 100 pounds"
the basic unit of money in Great Britain; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
United States writer who lived in Europe; strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972)
a little less than half a kilo
an English unit of weight
a unit of force, and a kilogram is a unit of mass
a unit of mass, but we can use it to express weights
a unit of weight, whereas a kilogram is a unit ofmass
a unit of weight, which is measurement of force exerted on an object and which takes into account both mass and gravitational acceleration
a weight and is thus a force, not to be confused with a gravitational acceleration or a mass
a word we use to tell how much something weighs
monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 20 shillings or 100 (new) pennies. Symbol
The pound of paper is the thickness of the paper. Different folders can fold different paper weights. All folders can fold 20 pound paper.
The U.S. customary unit of force defined as the weight of the standard pound at sea level and at the latitude of 45o.
A basic measure of weight in the U.S. system; 16 ounces = 1 pound, 1 pound = 453.6 grams or 0.4536 kilogram .
A unit of measurement for force in the English system. Equal to 4.45 newtons in the SI or MKS system.
a certain unit of weight for measuring ingredients.
16 ounces or approximately 0.45 kilogram.
Measure of weight consisting of 16 ounces. There were 2240 pounds in a ton. (not tonne).
weight based on the Troy-system. The Romans used a pound (the libra pondo, "pound of weight") divided into 12 ounces. All the countries of western Europe used similar units, divided into 12 or 16 ounces, until the advent of the metric system. 12-ounce pounds were common in Italy and southern France, but in Spain and northern Europe 16-ounce pounds became the norm. The word "libra" is used for this unit in Italy, Spain, and Portugal; in France it is called the "livre". The Troy pound contains 5760 grains = +/- 373 gram. __________________
Unit of weight equivalent to 453.597 grammes
In the U.S. customary system, a unit of weight equivalent to 16 ounces (oz).
Monetary unit of Great Britain; equal to 1 sovereign, 20 shillings
454 grams, or about half a kilogram.
The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. Its size can vary from system to system. The most commonly used pound today is the international avoirdupois pound.
Pound rail is a railroad term that indicates the weight of rail per yard. For example one yard of '132 pound rail' weighs 132 pounds. Sizes under 100 pound rail are usually for lighter duty freight, low use trackage, or light rail.