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metric hundredweight

/ˈmɛtrɪk ˈhʌndrədweɪt/

Traduction: Unité de masse du système métrique égale à 50 kilogrammes, utilisée comme alternative au quintal impérial (qui vaut environ 50,8 kg).

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/ˈmɛtrɪk ˈhʌndrədweɪt/C1formaltechnical
  • frUnité de masse du système métrique égale à 50 kilogrammes, utilisée comme alternative au quintal impérial (qui vaut environ 50,8 kg).

A unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms, used in the metric system as an alternative to the imperial hundredweight (which is 112 pounds or about 50.8 kg).

  1. C1formal

    A unit of mass equal to 50 kilograms, used in some countries as a metric alternative to the imperial hundredweight.

    frquintal métrique

    • The shipment weighed exactly one metric hundredweight.
    • He ordered 10 metric hundredweights of grain for the farm.
    • The metric hundredweight is commonly used in European trade.