Dram

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Dram (unit)

Dram (== Template:IPA ==

The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.

Etymology

The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.

Related Terms

  • Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
  • Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
  • Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
  • Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.

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Languages: - East Asian 中文, 日本, 한국어, South Asian हिन्दी, Urdu, বাংলা, తెలుగు, தமிழ், ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, မြန်မာဘာသာ, European español, Deutsch, français, русский, português do Brasil, Italian, polski) is a unit of mass in the avoirdupois system of weights, as well as a unit of volume in both the imperial system and the US customary units. Its usage is historically common in industries that significantly predate the adoption of the metric system.

Etymology

The term "dram" comes from the Greek drachma, which was an ancient unit of weight and currency. The Greek word drachma translates to "a handful".

Usage

In the avoirdupois system, a dram is equal to 1/16 of an ounce, and to 1/256 of a pound. The exact mass of a dram varies depending on the system in use, but in the avoirdupois system, a dram is approximately 1.772 grams.

In terms of volume, a fluid dram in the imperial system is equal to 1/8 of a fluid ounce, and in the US customary system, it is 1/16 of a fluid ounce. This makes it equivalent to approximately 3.696 milliliters in the imperial system and 3.552 milliliters in the US customary system.

Related Terms

  • Apothecaries' system: A historical system of weights and measures used by physicians and pharmacists. The apothecaries' dram was a different unit than the avoirdupois dram.
  • Grain (unit): The smallest unit of weight in the troy, avoirdupois, and apothecaries' systems. There are 27.34375 grains in a dram.
  • Ounce: A unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, of which a dram is a subunit.
  • Pound (mass): A unit of weight in various systems, including the avoirdupois system, of which a dram is a subunit.

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