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Conversion of 16 Pound to Grain

16 pound is equivalent to 2.2857545988465 Grain

Pound Conversions Table

Equivalent of 16 Pound:

3.527399072294E-5 Miligram
35273.99072294 Gram
35.27399072294 Kilogram
35273.99072294 Ton
2.2857545988465 Grain
1.0000008148292 Ounce
224.00007054798 Stone

Pound / Grain Units Definition

Pound
Pounds, now used in the United Kingdom and the USA, are equal to 453.59237 grams, and are divisible into 16 ounces (oz) or 7000 grains (gr). There is also another unit of measurement between grain and the ounce used in the USA - the drachma (dr), there are 16 drachmas in a single ounce. The Drachma is not used in the United Kingdom. In the UK, a person is usually weighed in stones (st) and pounds. One stone is equal to 14 pounds. There is also a unit that is twice as large as a stone - quarter (qtr), which is equal to 28 pounds. The stone and the quarter are not used in the USA.
Grain
The grain is an ancient unit of measurement, either of mass or of length (Gn). It converts a dry unit to wet.The addition of a few grains in addition to the legal weight of a (coin) allowed a coin exposed to wear to retain its legal weight longer; this is what is called the stumbling which allows the balance to be moved1.Originally, this grain could have been a common grain such as a grain of barley, wheat or rye, or a smaller grain2.

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  • Miligram <--> Kilogram
  • Miligram <--> Ton
  • Miligram <--> Grain
  • Miligram <--> Ounce
  • Miligram <--> Pound
  • Miligram <--> Stone
  • Gram <--> Kilogram
  • Gram <--> Ton
  • Gram <--> Grain
  • Gram <--> Ounce
  • Gram <--> Pound
  • Gram <--> Stone
  • Kilogram <--> Ton
  • Kilogram <--> Grain
  • Kilogram <--> Ounce
  • Kilogram <--> Pound
  • Kilogram <--> Stone
  • Ton <--> Grain
  • Ton <--> Ounce
  • Ton <--> Pound
  • Ton <--> Stone
  • Grain <--> Ounce
  • Grain <--> Pound
  • Grain <--> Stone
  • Ounce <--> Pound
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