Short quarter

Short quarter

Der Begriff Quarter (von lateinisch quartus „der vierte“) steht für:

  • die amerikanische Vierteldollarmünze
  • verschiedene Maßeinheiten:
    • eine ehemalige britische Maßeinheit der Masse (Handelsgewicht, Avoirdupois Weight), den Long Quarter
      das Einheitenzeichen ist qr. l.
      1 qr. l. = 28 lb = 12,70058636 kg
    • eine US-amerikanische Maßeinheit der Masse (Handelsgewicht, Avoirdupois Weight), den Short Quarter
      das Einheitenzeichen ist qr. s.
      1 qr. s. = 25 lb = 11,33980925 kg
    • eine ehemalige britische Maßeinheit des Raums (Trockenmaß), den Imperial Quarter
      das Einheitenzeichen ist Imp. qr.
      1 Imp. qr. = 8 Imp. bsh. = 64 Imp. gal. = 512 pint = 17754,8448 cubic inch = 290,949778047667 Liter
  • eine Verwaltungseinheit (Distrikt) auf Saint Lucia

Siehe auch: Angloamerikanisches Maßsystem


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