Definition that contains system of weights
- troy a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
- imperial of or belonging to the British Imperial System of weights and measures
- avoirdupois a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
- british imperial system a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
- troy unit any of the unit of the troy system of weights
- british system a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
- troy weight a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
- english system a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
- avoirdupois weight a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
- united states customary system the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system