- metric quintal
- a unit of mass equal to 1 decitonne, 100 kilograms or about 220.462 pounds.See quintal for a more complete description.
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quintal — (q) 1. a traditional unit of weight in France, Portugal, and Spain. Quintal is also the generic name for a historic unit used in commerce throughout Europe and the Arab world for more than 2000 years. The unit began as the Latin centenarius,… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Quintal — The quintal or centner is a historical unit of mass with many different definitions in different countries, but usually it is 100 base units of mass, e.g. pounds.Both terms share their roots in the Classical Latin centenarius , meaning… … Wikipedia
quintal — 1) an old measure of dried, salt cod for sale, 112 pounds or 50.8 kg. Two quintals was known as a draft or draught in Newfoundland. Also used to quantify large catches so a voyage of 500 quintals represented approximately a quarter million pounds … Dictionary of ichthyology
Quintal — Quin tal, n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. See {Hundred}, and cf. {Kentle}.] 1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quintal — [kwin′təl] n. [ME < MFr < ML quintale < Ar qintār, ult. < L centenarius: see CENTENARY] 1. HUNDREDWEIGHT (sense 1) 2. a unit of weight in the metric system, equal to 100 kilograms (220.4623 pounds avoirdupois): abbrev. q or ql … English World dictionary
metric weight unit — noun a decimal unit of weight based on the gram • Syn: ↑weight unit • Hypernyms: ↑mass unit, ↑metric unit, ↑metric • Hyponyms: ↑microgram, ↑mcg, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
metric ton — noun a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms • Syn: ↑MT, ↑tonne, ↑t • Hypernyms: ↑metric weight unit, ↑weight unit • Part Meronyms: ↑quintal * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
metric hundredweight — noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms • Syn: ↑hundredweight, ↑doppelzentner, ↑centner • Hypernyms: ↑metric weight unit, ↑weight unit • Part Holonyms: ↑quintal … Useful english dictionary
quintal — n. hundredweight; 100 lb; metric unit of 100 kg … Dictionary of difficult words
quintal — (q) Unit of mass in the metric system, equal to 100 kg … Dictionary of automotive terms
