List of obsolete units of measurement

This is a list of obsolete units of measurement, organized by type. These units of measurement are typically no longer used, though some may be in limited use in various regions.

Area

Antsingae – a unit of area, smaller than the bunarium. Bunarium (plural "bunaria") – a unit of area, equal to about 120 ares or 12,000 square metres Carucate Cawnie Decimal Dessiatin Ground Hide Juchart Jugerum Katha Lessa or LechaLessa or Lecha Unit Converter Marabba Morgen Oxgang Pari – a unit of area equal to about 1 hectare Quinaria Tathe Virgate

Energy, etc. Poncelet – unit of power Sthène – unit of force

Length Human scale (≤1.7 m) UnitSizeOriginNotesAldMongolianMongolian equivalent of the fathom.Alen, alnDanish, Norwegian, SwedishScandinavian equivalent of the ell.AṅgulaAncient IndianArshinOttoman, Russian/SlavicRelated to the Turkish Arş.BarleycornEnglishOne-third of an inch.CanaAragonese, CatalanIt is around the same value as the vara of Aragon, Spain, and Portugal.CubitAnthropometricEquivalent of the ell in the ancient world.Macedonian cubitAncient MacedonianEllGermanicVaries between the smallest German elle on the low end and the French aune at the high end.GirahIndianGunter's linkEnglishTechnically used until recently in US surveying.GuzMughal, South AsianHat'hSouth AsianJow, jacobSouth AsianLigneFrenchRoughly equal to 9 points.LineEnglishBorrowed into other European systems as inch (0.212-0.229 cm), except for the Russian liniya which used the largest definition ( inch).LokotRussianRussian equivalent of the ell.Pace AnthropometricPalmAnthropometricMostly remained between 6.7 and 8.8 cm until medieval European usage, during which it was more akin to a span.PesRomanPousAncient GreekPyramid inchPseudo-Egyptian, EnglishDiscredited speculative unit of length, believed to be equal to of the sacred cubit or 1 British inches.Step RomanUnglieSouth AsianVaraSpanish

Greater than human scale (>1.7 m) UnitSizeOriginNotesArabic mileAncient ArabicBambooSouth AsianRelated to the dáin.DáinSouth Asian, Burmese?Also known as the Burmese league, possibly synonymous with the yojana.LachterGerman mining industryUsually used to measure depth, tunnel driving and the size of mining fields; also used for contract work. In mining in the German-speaking countries, it was the primary unit of length.ParasangPersianRod EuropeanStandardized as by the British Empire.SiriometerAstronomicalDefined as 1 million AUs, or roughly twice the distance from Earth to Sirius.SpatAstronomicalStadion, stadeAncient GreekVerstRussianYojanaVedicIts value was about , although the exact value is disputed among scholars (commonly between ).

Luminosity

Carcel burner – an efficient lighting device used in the nineteenth century for domestic purposes and in France as the standard measure for illumination Carcel Hefner candle Violle

Mass or weight Abucco – in Bago, Myanmar, this was a unit of mass used for gold and silver. It was approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces. Arroba – an Iberian unit of weight, equivalent to William Parry, Louis Albert Fischer, State and National Laws Concerning the Weights and Measures of the United States, United States National Bureau of Standards, 1912 p. 414 Buddam Candy Corgee – an obsolete unit of mass equal to 212 moodahs, or rush mat bundles of rice. The unit was used in the Canara (now Kanara) region of Karnataka in India. Cullingey Dharni Dirham Duella Dutch cask – a British unit of mass, used for butter and cheese. Equal to . Esterling Faggot – has multiple meanings in metrology. As relevant to this article, it was a unit of mass, being . Grzywna Keel – a UK unit of mass for coal, equaling Large sack – a unit of mass equal to 2 (new) sacks Long ton Lot Mark Munjandie Oka Pao Passeree – a unit of mass equal to about Pennyweight Pood Roll – a U.K. unit of mass for butter and cheese equal to Room – a U.K. unit of mass of coal equivalent to Sarpler Ship load Slug Talent – a unit of mass in the tens of kg Tank Tod Truss – a unit of mass used to describe a tight bundle of hay or straw. It would usually be a cuboid, for storage or shipping, and would either be harvested into such bundles or cut from a large rick. Whey – a unit of mass used for butter and cheese Zentner Zolotnik

Temperature Delisle scale Leiden scale Newton scale – a temperature scale devised by Isaac Newton in 1701.Published anonymously as "Scala graduum Caloris. Calorum Descriptiones & signa." in Réaumur scale Rømer scale Wedgwood scale

Volume (dry or liquid)

Acetabulum Adowlie Amphora Aum Belshazzar Botella − Spanish for "bottle", which has been given various standard capacities at different times and places, and for different fluids.sizes.com lists figures for bottles in Bolivia from 460 ml to 1 liter. Often-cited figures include 0.95 liters in Cuba (1796), 0.75 liters in Cuba (1862) and 0.7 liters in Colombia (1957). Bucket Butt Chungah Congius Coomb Cord-foot – a U.S. unit of volume for stacked firewood with the symbol cd-ft, equal to Cotyla Cran Cullishigay Deal – a former U.K. and U.S. unit of volume for stacked firewood. A U.K. deal equaled 7 ft × 6 ft × in (178 mm × 1,829 mm × 64 mm; 20.8 l), while a U.S. deal equaled 12 ft × 11 in × in (3,658 mm × 279 mm × 38 mm; 38.8 l). Demiard – an old French unit of volume. When France metricated, it survived in Louisiana and Quebec. The demiard eventually became associated with the American and British half-pint rather than French units. Firlot Hekat Hogshead Homer House cord – a former U.S. unit of volume for stacked firewood Kile Koku Lambda – an uncommon metric unit of volume discontinued with the introduction of the SI London quarter Lump of butter – used in the U.S. up to and possibly after the American Revolution. It equaled "one well rounded tablespoon". Masu Metretes Octave Omer Pau Peck – the name of two different units of volume, one imperial and one U.S. Both equaled about 9 litres. Puddee Salt spoon – used in the U.S., up to and possibly after the American Revolution. Four salt spoons equaled one teaspoon. Seah Ser Shipping ton – a unit of volume defined as Stuck Wineglass – used in the U.S., up to and possibly after the American Revolution. One wineglass equaled cup.

Other Apothecaries' system Atom (time) – a hypothetical unit of time used in the Middle Ages Bahar – a unit of length in Iran and a unit of mass in Oman Batman – mostly a unit of mass, but sometimes a unit of area Demal – unit of concentration Dimi (metric prefix) – a discontinued non-SI metric prefix for 10−4 Einstein – unit of energy, and a unit of amount of substance Fanega – a unit of dry volume, and a unit of area Fresnel – a unit of frequency Garce – a unit of dry volume in India, and a unit of mass in Sri Lanka Hobbit – a unit of volume, or, more rarely, of weight Kula – a unit of area in India and a unit of mass in Morocco Last – a unit of mass or volume League – usually a unit of length, but sometimes a unit of area Mache Mesures usuelles Perch – most commonly a unit of area, but sometimes a unit of length or volume Pièze – a unit of pressure Quibi – a unit of time equal to 10 minutes. First used in Quibi's own Super Bowl LIII advertising campaign, this word saw small amounts of ironic adoption. Rood – a unit of area or length Sack – originally a medieval unit of mass, equal to 26 stone (364 pounds, or about 165 kg). It has since been a unit of dry volume, equal to 24 imperial gallons (about 109 liters). Schoenus – a unit of area or length Scrupulum – a unit of area, mass, or time Seam – a unit of mass or volume Seer – a unit of mass or volume Toise – a unit of area, length, or volume Tub – usually a unit of mass, but sometimes a unit of volume Uncia – an ancient Roman unit of length, mass, or volume Wey – a unit of mass or volume Winchester measure – a system of volume measurement

List of obsolete units of measurement

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