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DevinWhile the imperial system of measurement was historically used by several countries, most notably the United States and its former colonies, it is not commonly used today. The majority of countries have transitioned to the metric system, which is used internationally for scientific and trade purposes. Some exceptions include the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar, which have varying degrees of use of the imperial system alongside the metric system.
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What comes before inches?
In the context of measurements, the unit that typically comes before inches is feet. The imperial system of measurement commonly used in the United States and other countries includes feet and inches as units for measuring length. For example, a measurement might be given as 5 feet 6 inches, where feet precedes inches in the measurement.
Which imperial unit of measurment would you use to measure a newborn baby?
The answer depends on what characteristic you wish to measure: the mass, height, or some other aspect. However developed countries use the SI system of measurement, so you may have to convert from the "official" measure..
What is imperial unit?
Imperial units or the imperial system is a system of units, first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, later refined (until 1959) and reduced. Systems of imperial units are sometimes referred to as foot-pound-second, after the base units of length, mass and time. The units were introduced in the British Empire, excluding the then already independent United States. As of 2008, all countries that used the imperial system have become officially metric, except for the United States, Burma and Liberia, however some other countries have laws mandating or permitting other systems of measurement, such as the United Kingdomwhich still uses many imperial measures, such as miles and yards for road signs, lb/oz, pints, etc. for many products, and also uses inches and barleycorns for clothing and shoe sizes respectively. according to http://en.wikipedia.org
What distance measurement system is used in England?
The general public still uses the outdated Imperial system: inch, foot, yard, furlong, mile. Most of the other measures of distance are no longer in regular use.
What is difference between 139.7 mm and 5.5 inches?
Nothing - they are both the same measurement. One is metric - the other is imperial.
