An English Unit is the historical units of measurement used in England up to 1824, the units were redefined in the United Kingdom in 1824 by a Weights and Measures Act, which retained many but not all of the unit names and redefined some of the definitions. Some fields of engineering in the United States uses a system of measurement of physical quantities known as the English Engineering units, such as Foot, Pound, and Second (FPS) system of measurement. The English Units are Time: second (sec); Length: foot (ft); Mass: pound mass (lbm); Force: pound force (lbf); Temperature: Degree Fahrenheit (°F) degree; Absolute Temperature: degree Rankine (°R). (Refer to the SI Unit System)
Related Definitions in the Project: The Engineering; Property and Unit