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How many pounds is a stone?
A stone is an old English measurement of 14 pounds
What is the abbreviation for stone as a weight measurement?
The abbreviation for stone as a weight measurement is st.
Is stone considered to be matter?
A physical rock "A stone" is indeed matter. However the weight measurement "stone" is not matter, it is a unit of measurement (which is applied to matter).
Where did the weight measurement stone come from?
The English used to use actual stones as weights to place in balances to weigh large quantities of materials.
What does half a stone mean?
It means half a stone. This is not a difficult concept. (It helps to know that a "stone" is a traditional English measurement of weight equivalent to 14 pounds, so half of one would be 7 pounds.)
Weight in stones?
In the English Imperial measurement system, 1 stone is 14 pounds
How many lbs. in an English stone?
1 stone = 14 pounds
What are the old system of measurement?
old system of measurement English system of measurement
What is the English measurement in weight?
The pound (lb) is the same as in the US. Other units used in the UK are the stone, 14lb, the hundredweight, 112 lb, and the ton, 2240 lb. However these traditional units are now largely phased out in favour of metric units.
What does fifteen stone mean?
Stone is a unit of measurement for weight. As such 15 stone would mean 210Lbs. 1 Stone = 14 Lbs
What is the earliest unit invented by man for measurement?
Stone
What has the author J C Evans written?
J. C. Evans has written: 'Late lamps' 'Measurement of angle in engineering' 'The stone corn' -- subject(s): English poetry
