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Aeronautics
The branch of science that deals with flight aerodynamics and with the operation of all types of aircraft.
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Secondary standard
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A unit of length, weight, voltage, capacitance, time, or other value that is compared with a primary standard to determine its accuracy. Secondary standards are working standards. A clock, for ...
Gallon, Imperial
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A unit of liquid measurement used in the United Kingdom. One Imperial gallon is the volume occupied by ten pounds of pure water under specified conditions of temperature and pressure. One imperial ...
Gallon, U.S
Aviation; Aeronautics
A unit of liquid measurement used in the United States of America. One U.S. gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches, 128 fluid ounces, 3.785 liters, or 0.832 imperial gallon.
Oersted
Aviation; Aeronautics
A unit of magnetic intensity in the centimeter-gram-second system of measurement. One oersted is the amount of magnetic intensity equal to one gilbert per square centimeter, and this is 79.577 ...
Statute mile
Aviation; Aeronautics
A unit of linear measurement in the English system. One statute mile is equal to 5,280 feet, or 1.609 kilometers.
Pint
Aviation; Aeronautics
A unit of liquid measurement. One pint is equal to 1/8 U.S. gallon, 28 7/8 cubic inches, or approximately 4.73 x 10-4 cubic meters.
Yard
Aviation; Aeronautics
A unit of length in the English system of measurement. One yard is equal to 36 inches, three feet, or 0.9144 meter.
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