2.268 imperial and metric measurements

There are two systems of measurement used in Britain --- the imperial system and the metric system. Each system has its own measurement nouns.

Here is a list of the imperial units of measurement indicating size, distance, area, volume, and weight:

• inch, foot, yard, mile, --- , acre, --- , pint, quart, gallon, --- , ounce, pound, stone, hundredweight, ton

Note that the plural of 'foot' is 'feet', but 'foot' can also be used with numbers. Similarly 'stone' is often used instead of 'stones'.

Here is a list of the metric units of measurement indicating size, distance, area, volume, and weight:

• millimetre, centimetre, metre, kilometre, hectare, millilitre, centilitre, litre, milligram, gram, kilogram, tonne