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The imperial unit of area is the acre, an Old English word meaning field, which equals 4 840 square yards and it is still often preferred to the metric hectare. Weather forecasters in Britain now describe temperature in degrees Celsius or Centigrade , but they sometimes convert it to the Fahrenheit scale, in which freezing point is 32° and boiling point 212°.
Imperial ,..a kind of roof or dome which, viewed in its profile, is pointed towards the top, and widens itself more and more in descending towards its base. J. Elmes, General Dictionary of Fine Arts. 1842. Imperial, a species of dome, whose profile is pointed towards the top.
The imperial unit of area is the acre, an Old English word meaning field, which equals 4 840 square yards and it is still often preferred to the metric hectare. Weather forecasters in Britain now describe temperature in degrees Celsius or Centigrade , but they sometimes convert it to the Fahrenheit scale, in which freezing point is 32° and boiling point 212°.
IMPERIAL definition: 1. relating or belonging to an empire (= group of countries ruled by one person or government) or…. Learn more.
imperial in American English. (ɪmˈpɪriəl ) adjective. 1. of an empire. 2. of a country having control or sovereignty over other countries or colonies. 3. of, or having the rank of, an emperor or empress.
Imperial units. The former Weights and Measures office in Seven Sisters, London (590 Seven Sisters Road) The imperial system of units, imperial system or imperial units (also known as British Imperial [1] or Exchequer Standards of 1826) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act 1824 ( 5 Geo. 4. c.
Synonyms for IMPERIAL: magnificent, glorious, epic, royal, imposing, majestic, grand, massive; Antonyms of IMPERIAL: humble, modest, ordinary, unimpressive, average ...
