A unit of weight and mass originally derived from the ancient Roman libra, varying at different periods, in different countries, and for different…
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| 释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > pound (26) poundeOE A unit of weight and mass originally derived from the ancient Roman libra, varying at different periods, in different countries, and for different… poundeOE A standard measure of capacity for liquid and dry substances corresponding to a pound weight of water. Also more fully water-pound. Obsolete. wey?c1225 ? A pound. (Vulgate libras centum.) lb1390 †A pound sterling (obsolete); (now) a pound in weight. lbf n. the pound as a unit of force. lbm n. the pound as a unit of mass. li.c1450 Pound(s). pound-weight1466 (a) A weight of one pound; a pound as a unit of weight (as distinct from a monetary unit). (b) A piece of metal of the weight of one pound… litre1603 A pound. Subcategories:— weight in pounds (1) — that which weighs a pound (1) — pound of specific substance or system (4) — twentieth of pound (1) — quarter of pound (3) — that which weighs specific fraction of pound (2) — two pounds (1) — eight pounds (2) — twenty or twenty-one pounds (1) — one hundred pounds (2) — one thousand pounds (1) |
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