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What's the plural of acre?
The plural form of acre is acres.
What do you mean by acres?
noun. a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile. acres, lands; land: wooded acres.
Is acre metric or imperial?
The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial and US customary systems.
Where does the word acre COME FROM?
Derived from Middle English aker (from Old English aecer) and akin to Latin ager (“field”), the acre had one origin in the typical area that could be plowed in one day with a yoke of oxen pulling a wooden plow. The Anglo-Saxon acre was defined as a strip of land 1 × 1/10 furlong, or 40 × 4 rods (660 × 66 feet).
How do you measure 1 acre?
0:033:09What is an acre? (Measurement #21) - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSo what is an acre. Actually it's a measure of land that is 22 yards that's 66 feet by 220 yardsMoreSo what is an acre. Actually it's a measure of land that is 22 yards that's 66 feet by 220 yards that's 660. Feet because remember there's three feet in a yard.
How land is measured?
The globally accepted land measurement units are Square feet (sq ft), Square yard, Square meter (sq m), Acre, and Hectare.
How wide is 1 rod?
rod, old English measure of distance equal to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres), with variations from 9 to 28 feet (2.743 to 8.534 metres) also being used.
What is the European version of an acre?
The hectare (/ˈhɛktɛər, -tɑːr/; SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land. There are 100 hectares in one square kilometre. An acre is about 0.405 hectare and one hectare contains about 2.47 acres.
How long is a pole?
Distance (length, height or width)MeasureEquivalent5½ yards1 perch, pole or rod40 poles1 furlong8 furlongs1 mile3 miles1 league3 more rows
How do you say acre in English?
\ ˈā-kər \\ ˈä-krē , -(ˌ)krā \\ ˈä-kər , ˈā-kər, ˈä-krə \
How many football fields is an acre?
1 football field is roughly 1 acre. (The exact measurements of football fields vary.) 1 hectare = 2.47 acres. 2.47 football fields in 1 hectare.
How big is 73 acres in football fields?
How Big is 73 Acres?Dimensions and Square Feet (73 acres)Dimensions400 ft x 7,949.7 ftSquare Feet3,179,880Square Miles0.11406Football Fields (with endzones)55.206254 more rows
masculine noun
1 Medida agraria de superficie del sistema anglosajón que equivale a 4 046 metros cuadrados o 40,46 áreas.
Origin
Préstamo (s. XVIII) del inglés acre, de la raíz indoeuropea agro- 'campo' (V agro-).
Origin
Préstamo (s. XVI) del latín acer, acris 'agudo, penetrante'. De la familia etimológica de agrio (V.).
Qué es, concepto o significado
Es un adjetivo que tiene como significado de áspero y de sabor muy fuerte como los jugos de ciertas raíces, hierbas, del ajo o de un humo sacado del fósforo.
Origen, historia o formación
Este vocabulario en su etimología proviene del griego «ακη» (aké) que significa punta y a su vez en latín «ācer» o «acris» agudo y «acērbus» áspero o cruel.