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Imperial units, units of measurement of the British Imperial System, the official system of weights and measures used in Great Britain from 1824 until the adoption of the metric system in 1965. The U.S. Customary System of weights and measures is derived from it.
Imperial units. This article is about the post-1824 measures used in the British Empire and countries in the British sphere of influence. For the units used in England before 1824, see English units. For the system of weight, see Avoirdupois. For United States customary units, see United States customary units.
Learn Practice Download. Imperial System. The imperial system of measurement or the British imperial system is the system of measurement defined in the UK after the Weights and Measures Act of 1824 and 1878. These include units that were in common use in Britain like inches, pounds, gallons, etc.
Video Transcript. Imperial units such as feet, pints, ounces and miles are used alongside metric units like metres, millilitres and kilometres. In the UK we use metric for money (pence) and...
What Is the Imperial System? The imperial measurement system, or the British Imperial system, is a traditional system of measurements based on the old English units. (The English units, consisting of Winchester units and Exchequer Standards, were the prevailing system before 1826.
The British Imperial System is a FMLT (force-mass-length-time) system. Note that the use of four, three, two or even one (!) primary quantities is a human choice and not necessary basic nature. Imperial Primary Quantities. Imperial primary quantities are expressed in the table below: Imperial Secondary Quantities.
