2006-08-20 15:42:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 stone = 14 pound
1 stone = 6.350 293 18 kilogram
The stone is a unit of weight and mass. It is part of the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, and formerly used in Ireland and most Commonwealth countries. It is equal to 14 pounds avoirdupois, or 6.35029318 kilograms. Eight stone make a hundredweight in the Imperial system. The plural form of stone is usually also stone, though stones is sometimes used. The abbreviation is st.
Though no longer an official unit of measure—kilograms are used in medical and other technical contexts—the stone remains almost universal as a means of expressing human body weight in the UK and Ireland. People in these countries normally describe themselves as weighing, for example, "11 stone 4" (11 stone and 4 pounds), rather than "158 pounds" (the conventional way of expressing the same weight in the United States and Canada). Stones may also be used to express body weight in casual contexts in other Commonwealth countries.
The stone was also frequently used in the past for weighing agricultural commodities. Potatoes, for example, were traditionally sold in stones and half-stones (14-pound and 7-pound quantities).
2006-08-20 15:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by BookLovr5 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Units of weights 16 dram = 1 oz
16 oz = 1 lb
14 lb = 1 st
2 st = 1 qtr
4 qtr = 1 cwt
20 cwt = 1 ton
Abbreviations oz - ounce
lb - pound
st - stone
qtr - quarter
cwt - hundredweight
avoirdupois weights 16 drams = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound
7 pounds = 1 clove
14 pounds = 1 stone
28 pounds = 1 tod
112 pounds = 1 hundredweight
364 pounds = 1 sack
2240 pounds = 1 ton
2 stones = 1 quarter
4 quarters = 1 hundredweight
20 hundredweight = 1 ton
2006-08-20 15:49:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nate K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stone is a british unit of weight equal to 14 pounds or 6.36 kilograms. My lover weighs 6.9 stone, and I weigh 20.4 stone. However one looks at it, I'm practically three times her size.
2006-08-20 17:03:43 · answer #3 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is 14 pounds and is still used regularily in the UK as a unit of measure. Bathroom scales are calibrated in stones there.
So it is a term you will hear if you watch much british television.
2006-08-20 16:52:37 · answer #4 · answered by PolarCeltic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 stone=6.35 kilgrams
1 stone=14 pounds
2006-08-20 15:50:26 · answer #5 · answered by pollypureheart 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For the history and definition of all units of measurement try the really cool website below.
To just convert units of the same type (i.e. length to length, time to time, volume to volume, etc) just go to the google main page and type in what you want to convert and hit search. Example: type in "1 stone in pounds" and click
2006-08-20 21:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by quntmphys238 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stone is 20 pounds
2006-08-20 15:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it's 14 lbs.
2006-08-20 15:48:15 · answer #8 · answered by Ricky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
14lb just over 6 kilo,s
2006-08-20 15:51:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to http://www.onlineconversion.com
then just put in the measurments and it will do the converting for you. very accurate.
2006-08-20 15:48:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋