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Glossary

Some popular and not so popular measurement systems and terms.


bluemoon
1030 flashes

centigram

centimeter

dash
The mass of an electron at rest.

day
24 hours

degrees C
temperature

degrees F

flash
time

foot
12 inches

gram

hellfreeze
1035 flashes

holbrook
1030 dashes.

hour
60 minutes

inch

jiffy
1026 flashes

kilogram

kilometer

meter

metric ton
2204.6 pounds or 1000 Kilos

mile
5280 feet

milligram

millimeter

minute
60 seconds

ounce

pound
16 ounces

scorches
10-1×Triple point of hydrogen (100% 1H isotopes)

second

tad
1015 tits.

tic
Alternate name for the tit.

tit
The basic UMS unit of distance is based on the classical radius of an electron at rest.

ton
2000 pounds (technically a short ton; 2240 is a long ton)

week
7 days

yard
36 inches

year
365 days

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