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Stone (st) — an imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds
It is defined as exactly 14 avoirdupois pounds; since 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly, 1 st = 6.35029318 kg exactly. Used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland for measuring human body weight.
- Symbol: st
- System: Imperial unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 st = 14 lb = 224 oz = 6.35029318 kg
- Metric equivalents: 1 st ≈ 6.35029 kg ≈ 6350.29 g
- Typical examples: a person weighing 10 st is 140 lb; a small adult ~8 st; a larger adult ~15 st.
Short ton (US ton) — a US customary unit of mass equal to 2000 pounds
It is defined as exactly 2000 avoirdupois pounds; since 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly, 1 short ton = 907.18474 kg exactly. Used mainly in the United States for measuring large masses in freight, shipping, industry, agriculture, construction, vehicles, and commodities.
- Symbol: US ton, short ton
- System: US customary unit for mass
- Exact relations: 1 short ton = 2000 lb = 32,000 oz = 907.18474 kg
- Metric equivalents: 1 short ton ≈ 907.185 kg ≈ 0.907185 t
- Typical examples: a small car ~1.5 short tons; a pickup truck ~2.5 short tons; bulk gravel, coal, or grain often measured in short tons.