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quintal

/kwin-tl/US // ˈkwɪn tl //UK // (ˈkwɪntəl) //

公石,公吨,公担,公厘

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.