The world of engineering doesn’t only revolve in the metric and imperial measures that we commonly use. There are units of measurement that exist but are only devoid of use. But they are still units.
Units of Measurement (Source: Giphy)
True to its description, The Phrontistery website lists units of measurement that will make us think, especially that we are engineers. We are supposed to know all of these words, if not at least encounter them during our engineering study. From length, volume, energy, and other measures, such words will add to our engineer vocabulary that will make us appear bounds and bounds smarter than we were before.
Units of Measurement (Source: Giphy)
Here’s the list:
aam – archaic unit of liquid measure ranging from 37 to 41 gallons of wine
acre-breadth – old unit of length of 22 yards
angstrom – unit of one ten-billionth of a meter
arpent – unit of land area slightly smaller than an acre
barleycorn – old unit of length equal to one-third inch
barn – unit of area measurement of particles equal to 100 square femtometres
baud – unit of data transmission speed of one signal event per second
butt – unit of volume equal to two hogsheads or 126 gallons
centner – old unit of weight equal to about 110 pounds
chaldron – old unit of dry volume equal to between 32 and 72 bushels
clove – old weight of seven to ten pounds for wool or cheese
cubit – unit of length equal to 18 inches
cuse – unit of liquid flow equal to one cubic foot per second
denier – unit of yarn fineness
dioptre – unit of measurement of power of lens or eye
dol – unit for measuring intensity of pain
dram – unit of weight equal to 1/16 of an ounce
elephant – large unit of paper measurement equal to 28 by 23 inches
ell – old unit of length equal to 45 inches
em – unit of measuring width of typeface where width of letters equals height
face-cord – unit of wood measurement equal to a stack four by eight feet in volume
fermi – unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a metre
fifth – unit of measure of liquor equal to one fifth of a gallon
firkin – old unit of capacity equal to one quarter of a barrel
footlambert – unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot
fresnel – unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz
furlong – unit of distance equal to 220 yards
gal – unit of acceleration of one centimeter per second per second
gilbert – unit of magnetomotive force
gill – unit of liquid volume equal to one-quarter pint
grain – unit of weight equal to 1/7000 of a pound
gray – unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation equal to 100 rads
hand – unit for measuring height of horses equal to 4 inches
hide – old unit of land area equal to 120 acres
hobbet – measure of two and a half bushels
hogshead – unit of capacity equal to 63 gallons
hundredweight – unit of weight of 100 pounds (112 pounds in UK)
jansky – unit of strength of radio wave emission
jiffy – unit of time used in computing equal to 1/100 second; any small unit of time
kilderkin – old unit of capacity equal to 1/2 barrel or 18 gallons
lambert – unit of brightness of light
langley – unit of solar radiation
league – unit of distance of between 2.4 and 4.6 miles
link – unit of length used by surveyors, equal to 7.92 inches
mecate – old Mexican measure of about one-tenth of an acre
minim – unit of liquid volume equal to 1/480 fluid ounces
mnemon – unit of memory, largely hypothetical
mole – unit of substance equal to number of atoms as 12 grams of carbon-12
morgan – unit of inferred distance between genes on a chromosome
morgen – unit of land area slightly more than two acres
mutchkin – old unit of liquid measurement equal to 3/4 of an imperial pint
nail – old measure of two and a quarter inches
neper – unit for expressing ratio of two currents or voltages
peck – unit of dry measure equal to 8 quarts
pennyweight – unit of troy weight equal to 24 grains
phon – unit of loudness of sound as heard by listeners
poise – unit of viscosity of liquids
pole – unit of area equal to a square rod
pottle – unit of liquid measurement of two quarts, or one-half gallon
poundal – unit of force that accelerates 1 pound to 1 foot / second / second
probit – unit of measurement of statistical probability
quad – unit of energy equal to one quadrillion British thermal units
quarter – unit of weight equal to 28 pounds
quintal – unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
quire – unit of 24 sheets of paper
rad – unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation
rood – old unit of land area equal to 1/4 acre
rundlet – old liquid measure equal to about 15 gallons
sabin – unit of acoustic absorption of one square foot of a perfect absorber
scruple – unit of weight used by apothecaries equal to 1/24 of an ounce
shake – unit of one hundred millionth of a second used to measure nuclear processes
sone – unit of loudness on a scale based on subjective or perceived loudness
span – unit of distance equal to handspread or nine inches
stack – old unit of measure for firewood equal to 108 cubic feet
stone – unit of weight equal to 14 pounds
svedberg – unit of time used to measure sedimentation velocity
tex – unit of measurement of fineness of fibres and yarn
therblig – unit of work for quantifying industrial operations
therm – unit of quantity of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
thirdendeal – old liquid measure of three pints; one-third of anything
tod – old unit of weight of wool equal to 28 pounds
tog – unit of measurement for insulation properties of fabric
tun – unit of liquid capacity of 252 gallons
vara – unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches
verst – unit of distance equal to approximately 2/3 of a mile
virgate – old unit of land area usually equal to 30 acres or 1/4 hide
wey – old measure for dry goods usually equal to 40 bushels
yardland – unit of land area equal to 30 acres
yrneh – unit of reciprocal inductance
zolotnik – old Russian unit of weight equal to 1/6 of an ounce
Units of Measurement (Source: Giphy)
Units of Measurement (Source: Fash Gif)
