imperial
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- adjective
- /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/
- UK
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imperial
- Let me remind you that we had a mission to Mars with the engineers were using the imperial system and the scientists were using the metric system.
- the imperial system
- imperial or metric
And they said, why was the height in, in imperial and the weight was in metric.
- And they said, why was the height in, in imperial and the weight was in metric.
- I'm using Imperial because that's how they measure the racks and it would be I don't know how.
Examples
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Sensitivity is supplied in imperial or metric engineering units.
Academic text (1995) -
Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?
Blog text (34) -
The word for mass and weight in the imperial system is the same.
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The entire imperial system makes no sense.
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Now our mile is part of the imperial system that goes back to ancient Britain.
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Did you still believe in a restoration of the imperial system?
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If you use the imperial system, you know, inches, feet, yards, you really do need to get good with fractions.
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In the imperial system, a foot is divided into twelve inches.
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Recipes in the UK often use imperial measurements like pints and ounces.
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To measure your height accurately, you can use the imperial scale of feet and inches.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
A system of measuring distance, weight, and liquid once used in Britain using feet, pounds, and pints
A tall plant with a ring of leaves at the top of its stem and bright bell-shaped orange flowers
- Specialized
A Japanese garden plant people grow for large bright multicolored flowers and pretty leaves
- Specialized
A very large extinct elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the Ice Age
- Specialized
A large moth in North America with yellow wings and brown marks whose caterpillars eat maple and pine leaves
A part of Manila with old government, church, and fort buildings from Spanish rule
- Offensive
A critical name for Manila used to say the city controls government and money while ignoring provinces
- Archaic
A small narrow patch of chin hair shaped into a short point like an emperor's style
A unit that measures volume in the British Imperial system, like a gallon or pint
- Specialized
A very large extinct animal with long tusks that lived in North America during the Ice Age
How Metric
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Imperial used for British weights and measures takes its name from empire, because these units were used across the British Empire. So calling miles or pounds 'imperial' reminds you they were the measures of an empire, not the metric system.