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  2. French catheter scale - Wikipedia

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    The French scale measures the outer diameter of the catheter, not the size of the internal drainage channel (inner diameter). For instance, a two-way catheter of 20 Fr and a three-way catheter of 20 Fr have the same outer diameter, but the three-way catheter has an additional channel for irrigation, reducing the size of its drainage channel.

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    3.690 Mm – length of the Volga river, longest in Europe; 4.000 Mm – length of the Kalahari Desert; 4.350 Mm – length of the Yellow River; 4.600 Mmwidth of the Mediterranean Sea; 4.800 Mm – length of the Sahara; 4.800 Mm – widest width of Atlantic Ocean (U.S.-Northern Africa) 5.100 Mm – distance from Dublin to New York as the ...

  4. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    In the case of a 12-gauge (18.5 mm) shotgun, it would take 12 spheres the size of the shotgun's bore to equal a pound. [12] A numerically larger gauge indicates a smaller barrel: a 20-gauge (15.6 mm) shotgun requires more spheres to equal a pound; therefore, its barrel is smaller than the 12-gauge. This metric is used in Russia as "caliber ...

  5. Cup (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the ...

  6. Taurus Millennium series - Wikipedia

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    3.25 in (82.5 mm) Caliber.32 ACP ... width: 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in (29 mm), height: 5 + 1 ... Weight: 20.8 ounces, length: 6.00 inches, width: 1.125 inches, height: 5.2 ...

  7. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Double" shots (surprisingly not always the size of two single shots, even in the same place) are 40–100 ml (1.4–3.5 imp fl oz; 1.4–3.4 US fl oz). In the UK, spirits are sold in shots of either 25 ml (0.88 imp fl oz; 0.85 US fl oz) (approximating the old fluid ounce ) or 35 ml (1.2 imp fl oz; 1.2 US fl oz).

  8. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    Avoirdupois is a system of mass based on a pound of 16 ounces, while Troy weight is the system of mass where 12 troy ounces equals one troy pound. The symbol g 0 is used to denote standard gravity in order to avoid confusion with the (upright) g symbol for gram.

  9. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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    Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...