British Imperial System
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'British' refers to the United Kingdom, 'imperial' comes from the Latin word 'imperium', meaning 'command' or 'authority', and 'system' comes from the Greek word 'sustēma', meaning 'organized whole'.
مثال
- The British imperial system uses units such as feet, ounces, and pints.
- The United States transitioned from the British imperial system to the metric system in the 1970s.
- The British imperial system is still used in some countries today.
ترکیبهای رایج
Units of the British imperial system The use of the British imperial system
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint