english system

1. 1.

   a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint

   SynonymsBritish Imperial SystemBritish system

   Broadersystem of weights and measures

   Partsavoirdupois unit

Questions about english system

What does english system mean?

english system means "a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint".

What is another word for english system?

Close synonyms include British Imperial System, British system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is english system a common word?

english system is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.