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Weight/Mass | Convert from arratel, artel [Arab] to libra [ancient Rome] |
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Common Weight Conversions Metric Weight Conversions Unit Definition (arratel, artel [Arab]) The arratel is a versions of a traditional Arab unit of weight; see rotl. The spelling "arratel" is used in Portugal as an alternate name for the libra. Unit Definition (libra [ancient Rome]) The libra [ancient Rome] is a traditional unit of weight. The libra was the Roman unit from which the English pound is descended; the symbol "lb" for the pound comes from this unit. The Roman libra contained only 12 unciae (ounces) and was about 0.722 English pound. The word "libra" is sometimes used now for the kilogram, a much larger unit.
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