quintal
/kwin-tl/US // ˈkwɪn tl //UK // (ˈkwɪntəl) //
公石,公吨,公担,公厘
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms.
- : hundredweight.
Examples
With the one quintal that resulted therefrom, they incorporated on the said day one libra of quicksilver.
We fished a clean half-quintal; then, late in the day, a rising wind caught us napping in Hell Alley.
Quintal, kwin′tal, n. a hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds according to the scale.
From the rule already given, grams per quintal may be converted into ounces to the ton by multiplying by 0.327.
The customs drawbacks were abrogated, and in place of them was granted a bounty of five lire per quintal of metal used in repairs.
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