Imperial units — or the Imperial system is a collection of units, first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824 , later refined (until 1959) and reduced. The units were introduced in the United Kingdom and its colonies, including Commonwealth… … Wikipedia
Imperial units — A system of units formerly widely used in the UK and the rest of the English speaking world. It includes the pound (lb), quarter (qt), hundredweight (cwt), and ton (ton); the foot (ft), yard (yd), and mile (mi); and the gallon (gal), British… … Big dictionary of business and management
Units of measurement — Weights and measures redirects here. For other uses, see Weights and measures (disambiguation). The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and… … Wikipedia
Units of Measure Directive — The Units of Measure Directive, sometimes referred to as the Metric Directive and more formally known as Council Directive 80/181/EEC of 20 December 1979 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement and… … Wikipedia
Imperial gallon — (gal or IG) a traditional unit of volume equal to about 1.201 U.S. liquid gallon or 4.546 liters. See gallon3. In Canada, the term Imperial is used frequently to distinguish the British Imperial units from the corresponding U.S. units … Dictionary of units of measurement
Imperial Japanese Navy — (IJN) 大日本帝國海軍 (Dai Nippon Teikoku Kaigun) … Wikipedia
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service — Imperial Japanese Military Administra … Wikipedia
Imperial Japanese Navy submarines — originate with the purchase of five Holland type submarines from the United States in 1905. Japanese submarine forces progressively built up strength and expertise, becoming by the beginning of World War II one of the most varied and powerful… … Wikipedia
Imperial — Imperial, MO U.S. Census Designated Place in Missouri Population (2000): 4373 Housing Units (2000): 1720 Land area (2000): 5.382812 sq. miles (13.941418 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.741433 sq. miles (1.920303 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.124245… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Imperial Japanese Army Uniforms — tended to reflect the uniforms of those countries who were the principal advisors to the Imperial Japanese Army at the time. 1867 uniformThe initial uniform colour was dark blue and resembled that of the Union Army of the American Civil War. And… … Wikipedia
