Sentence examples for system of weight from inspiring English sources

Avoirdupois weight, traditional system of weight in the British Imperial System and the United States Customary System of weights and measures.

Troy weight, traditional system of weight in the British Isles based on the grain, pennyweight (24 grains), ounce (20 pennyweights), and pound (12 ounces).

Apothecaries' weight, traditional system of weight in the British Isles used for the measuring and dispensing of pharmaceutical items and based on the grain, scruple (20 grains), dram (3 scruples), ounce (8 drams), and pound (12 ounces).

Conceived in 1986 by Dr. Alain Delabos, a well-known Gallic diet guru (his best-selling book, "Mincir Sur Mesure," is in its second printing), chrono-nutrition is a carefully calibrated system of weight and shape management that allows you to eat and drink virtually anything you want as long as you do it at exactly the right time.

There is also anecdotal evidence attached to this same system of weight loss in excess of 100 pounds, again just by trading up food choices in every aisle.

Rosemeyer's death had a profound effect on Caracciola, as he later wrote: The Grand Prix formula was changed again in 1938, abandoning the previous system of weight restrictions and instead limiting piston displacement.

The United States Customary System of weights and measures is derived from it.

In the sacred system of weights, the Talmudic talent was equal to 60 Talmudic minas.

Here, finally, was proof that America's failure to abandon its version of the English system of weights and measures had become an unsustainable folly.

The iconic constructions also became brighter in color and lighter in feel, the latter a result of his having perfected a new system of weights and balances.

The four-based regime became the law of the land with the American Customary System of Weights and Measures in 1857.