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Stone (UK)

The stone (st) is a unit of mass used primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland to measure body weight. It is defined as 14 pounds or approximately 6.35 kilograms. The stone is still commonly used in the UK for personal weight, especially in everyday contexts like medical and fitness settings.

Origin:

The stone has ancient origins, dating back to the medieval period. Historically, the weight of a stone varied depending on the commodity being measured, ranging from 5 to 30 pounds. For example, in England, the stone was used to measure wool, and different types of goods had their own stone weights. In 1300, a standardized 14-pound stone was adopted for use in the wool trade. Over time, this 14-pound definition became the standard, and the stone was widely used in the UK for measuring body weight, a tradition that continues today.

Slug

The slug is a unit of mass used in the imperial system and the U.S. customary system, primarily in the context of physics and engineering. It is defined as the mass that will accelerate by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of 1 pound-force is applied. One slug is approximately 14.5939 kilograms.

Origin:

The slug was introduced in the late 19th century as part of the foot-pound-second (FPS) system, which was developed to be more consistent with the principles of mechanics, particularly Newton's second law of motion. The term "slug" was chosen because it represented a unit of mass that would help express the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration in a way that was easier to apply in engineering and scientific calculations. The slug is used primarily in the U.S. and some engineering contexts, but it is less common in everyday measurements, where the pound is typically used for mass and weight.

Convert Stone (UK) to other weight-converter units

1 Stone (UK) = 6.35029318 Kilogram

1 Stone (UK) = 6350.29318 Gram

1 Stone (UK) = 6350293.18 Milligram

1 Stone (UK) = 0.0063502932 Metric Ton

1 Stone (UK) = 0.00625 Long Ton

1 Stone (UK) = 0.007 Short Ton

1 Stone (UK) = 14 Pound

1 Stone (UK) = 224 Ounce

1 Stone (UK) = 31751.4659 Carat

1 Stone (UK) = 1.12 Stone (US)

1 Stone (UK) = 1 Stone (UK)

1 Stone (UK) = 98000 Grain

1 Stone (UK) = 0.4351333024 Slug

1 Stone (UK) = 0.0635029318 Quintal

1 Stone (UK) = 0.56 Quarter (US)

1 Stone (UK) = 0.5 Quarter (UK)

1 Stone (UK) = 0.14 Hundredweight (US)

1 Stone (UK) = 0.125 Hundredweight (UK)

1 Stone (UK) = 217.72431272 Ton (assay) (US)

1 Stone (UK) = 194.39673 Ton (assay) (UK)

1 Stone (UK) = 0.0063502932 Tonne

1 Stone (UK) = 0.0000063503 Kiloton

1 Stone (UK) = 3.824256821e+27 Dalton

1 Stone (UK) = 0.6475496913 Kilogram-force square second per meter

1 Stone (UK) = 0.014 Kilopound