quintal

Meanings

• noun

  A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms.

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Synonyms

hundredweight

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Variants

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quintal , quintals

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Etymology

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Originally a Latin word 'quintus' meaning fifth, a quintal is a unit of weight representing five hundred kilograms in the metric system.

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Trivia

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1. A quintal is equal to 1.10231 tons.

2. Quintals are commonly used in the shipping industry to measure the weight of cargo.

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Related Concepts

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1. Metric system: Quintal is a unit of weight in the metric system.

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The term 'quintal' has been widely used in various industries, particularly in agriculture and mining, to measure large quantities of produce or raw materials.

How to Memorize "quintal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large stack of 100-kilogram sacks, representing a quintal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'quintal' with the number 100, as one quintal equals 100 kilograms.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'quintal' stands for 'five hundred' kilograms.

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