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Explanation: hun·dred·weight (hŭn'drĭd-wāt')
n., pl. hundredweight or -weights. (Abbr. cwt)
A unit of weight in the U.S. Customary System equal to ***100 pounds (45.36 kilograms)***. Also called cental, short hundredweight.
A unit of weight in the British Imperial System equal to ***112 pounds (50.80 kilograms)***. Also called quintal.
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Please refer to Versalia'a answer, and if you agree with both of us, naturally, the points must be his:-)
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I couldn't find anything taht confirmed 'cubic weight', what's more, isn't 'cublic weight' a bit imprecise as a weight measurement; weight has to be expressed in units of something:-)
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parallel text - FAO -confirms CWT as hundred weight = quintal
Anexo 1 - Unidades de medida
ABREVIATURAS DE LAS PRINCIPALES UNIDADES DE MEDIDA
UNIDADES DE MEDIDA METRICAS EN
UNIDADES ANGLOAMERICANAS
UNIDADES DE MEDIDA
ANGLOAMERICANAS EN UNIDADES METRICAS
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Cwt. se refiere a (USA 100 libras o Inglaterra 112 libras) ... peso muerto, numero
de toneladas de Carga que un barco puede transportar, Almacenamiento y ... www.viarapid.com/spanish/glosario.shtml - Supplemental Result - Similar pages
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PREPA DIURNA - [ Translate this page ]
... hertz Hz s-1 Densidad kilogramo / metro cúbico Kg/m3 ... segundo (s) segundo (s) Fuerza
(peso) newton (N ... 3.5315 Pies cúbicos Hundredweigths (cwt) 45.36 Kilogramos ...
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MedidasyUnidades - [ Translate this page ]
avoirdupois, sistema de unidades de peso utilizado en los países de habla inglesa
... cwt [=hundredweight], quintal inglés, 112 libras; 50,8 kilos RU, ...
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[PDF] MISURE
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1 inch cubico = cmc 16,38706. 1 foot cubico = dmc 28,316847 ... di peso il
kilogrammo o la tonnellata (abolito il quintale), di lunghezza il ... www.emigrazione.regione.fvg.it/ asp/files/categories/m_altre_misure.pdf - 10 Sep 2005 - Similar pages
>> CONVERTIDOR DE UNIDADES INTERACTIVO (FreeCalc.net). - [ Translate this page ]
... sh ton. Quintal largo. lg cwt. Quintal corto. sh cwt. Slug. Stone. st. Libra. lb. ...
Escrúpulo. scr. Grano. gr. Metro cúbico. m 3. Decímetro cúbico. dm 3. Centímetro ... www.freecalc.net/calculate.asp?lng=spa&user=0 - 73k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages
La inginería en el desarrollo ... - Anexos - [ Translate this page ]
decímetro cúbico. dm3. cubic foot. cu ft. centímetro cúbico ... Peso. tonelada métrica.
t. ton. quintal. q. hundredweight. cwt. kilogramo ... www.fao.org/docrep/X5041S/x5041S08.htm - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
Unasylva - No. 105 - Perspectivas de la madera en los Estados ... - [ Translate this page ]
1 pie cúbico = 0,02832 metro cúbico. PESO. 1 kilogramo = 2205 libras. 1 libra =
0,4536 kilogramo ... 1 cwt (de 112 libras) = 0,0508 tonelada métrica. PESO ... www.fao.org/docrep/e7730s/e7730s03.htm - 34k - Cached - Similar pages
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quintal:
RAE Definition | in context | images
quintal m Hist (medida) 46 kg
quintal métrico, 100 kg
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cwt
A noun
1 hundredweight, cwt, long_hundredweight
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
Category Tree:
abstraction
¨^measure; quantity; amount
¨^definite_quantity
¨^unit_of_measurement; unit
¨^mass_unit
¨^avoirdupois_unit
¨^hundredweight, cwt, long_hundredweight
2 hundredweight, cwt, short_hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
Category Tree:
abstraction
¨^measure; quantity; amount
¨^definite_quantity
¨^unit_of_measurement; unit
¨^mass_unit
¨^avoirdupois_unit
¨^hundredweight, cwt, short_hundredweight, centner, cental, quintal
See my references below, I think the evidence is pretty conclusive. Seems the standard translation is QUINTAL. Note if your text is US that means X kgs, see below, and if UK, Y kgs, see below)
Explanation: Charlottetown - Norman Bay - Pinsent's Arm - Williams Harbour ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Rate per cwt $0.175 - Based on charged weight. ... Cubic weight is determined by
multiplying the length by width by height times 10 = lbs. per cubic foot. ... www.tw.gov.nl.ca/FerryServices/ schedules/G-charlottetown-porthopesimpson.stm - 36k - 11 Sep 2005 - En caché - Páginas similares
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... Gran resistencia a la rotura, con 3 años de garantía. Peso cúbico: aprox. ... Gran
resistencia a la rotura, con 3 años de garantía. Peso cúbico: aprox. ... www.kwon.net/kwon/europa-E/matten/judomatten/index.htm - 19k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
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... 24624 24,62 TN 443,23 TM> 24,62 TN La base para el cálculo del flete será el peso
cúbico Los containers de 40' tienen una capacidad de 26 TN y 67 M3 ... www.reexporta.com/portal/recursos/ doc_adu_Solucion_caso_aceite.pdf - Resultado Suplementario - Páginas similares
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peso cúbico del líquido azul asesino que la giraba y remolcaba al fondo. Su.
mente blanqueó; con los ojos abiertos de miedo ya la vez de entendimiento, ... www.citadel.edu/mlng/elcid/ElCidPrimavera2003.pdf - Páginas similares
CALCULO DEL PESO CUBICO
CALCULO DEL PESO CUBICO. Introduzca las correspondientes medidas en sus casillas.
Largo, cm. Ancho, cm. Alto, cm. Peso (paquete por avión). kg. ... www.topvalles.com/paquet.htm - 7k - Resultado Suplementario - En caché - Páginas similares
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