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Milligram
A measure of weight in the metric system being the thousandth part of a gram equal to the weight of a cubic … A measure of weight in the metric system being the thousandth part of a gram equal to the weight of
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Kilogram
A measure of weight being a thousand grams equal to 22046226 pounds avoirdupois 1543234 grains It is equal to the weight of … A measure of weight being a thousand grams equal to 22046226 pounds avoirdupois 1543234 grains It is equal to the
Hectogram
A measure of weight containing a hundred grams or about 3527 ounces avoirdupois … A measure of weight containing a hundred grams or about 3527 ounces avoirdupois
Carat
Carat, a weight equal to three and one-sixth grains; the measure of purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats. … Carat, a weight equal to three and one-sixth grains; the measure of purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
Metric system
that the weights or measures expressed therein are of the metric system. See s. 21 of the (English) Weights and Measures Act, 1878 which has taken the place of the repealed (English) Metric Weights and Measures Act, 1864 (27 … of the (English) Weights and Measures Act, 1878 which has taken the place of the repealed (English) Metric Weights and Measures Act, 1864 (27 & 28 Vict. c. 117), which recited that 'for the promotion and extension of our
Measure
mensura, Lat.], that by which anything is measured; the rule by which anything is adjusted or proportioned. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES and DISTANCE. s. 13 (1) of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904 (4 Edw. 7, c. 28), enacts … by which anything is adjusted or proportioned. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES and DISTANCE. s. 13 (1) of the Weights and Measures Act, 1904 (4 Edw. 7, c. 28), enacts that the denomination of a length measure must be stamped
Assay
Assay, [fr. exigere, Lat., to test] of weights and measures, examining weights and measures by clerks of markets, etc., Blount. Also the testing and proving of coins, metals, … Assay, [fr. exigere, Lat., to test] of weights and measures, examining weights and measures by clerks of markets, etc., Blount. Also the testing and proving of coins, metals, etc. By the (English)
Market, Court of the Clerk of the
all disputes relating to private or civil property. The object of this jurisdiction was principally the recognisance of weights and measures, to try whether they were according to the true standard thereof, which standard was anciently committed to the … the clerk of the market, 4 Bl. Com. 275. His functions are now discharged by inspectors under the Weights and Measures Act. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
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