Common Weights and Measures
Common Weights and Measures
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Metric System
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| 1 millimeter = 1/1,000 meter
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| 1 centimeter = 1/100 meter
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| 1 decimeter = 1/10 meter
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| 1 meter (basic unit of length)
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| 1 dekameter = 10 meters
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| 1 kilometer = 1,000 meters
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American and British Units
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| 1 inch = 1/36 yard = 1/12 foot
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| 1 foot = 1/3 yard
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| 1 yard (basic unit of length)
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| 1 rod = 5 1/2 yards
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| 1 furlong = 220 yards = 40 rods
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| 1 mile = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet
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| 1 fathom = 6 feet
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| 1 nautical mile = 6,076.1 feet
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Conversion Factors
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| 1 centimeter = 0.39 inch
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| 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
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| 1 meter = 39.37 inches
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| 1 foot = 0.305 meter
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| 1 meter = 3.28 feet
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| 1 yard = 0.914 meter
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| 1 meter = 1.094 yards
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| 1 kilometer = 0.62 mile
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| 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
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Metric System
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| 1 square centimeter = 1/10,000 square meter
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| 1 square decimeter = 1/100 square meter
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| 1 square meter (basic unit of area)
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| 1 are = 100 square meters
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| 1 hectare = 10,000 square meters = 100 ares
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| 1 square kilometer = 1,000,000 square meters
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American and British Units
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| 1 square inch = 1/1,296 square yard = 1/144 square foot
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| 1 square foot = 1/9 square yard
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| 1 square yard (basic unit of area)
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| 1 square rod = 30 1/4 square yards
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| 1 acre = 4,840 square yards = 160 square rods
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| 1 square mile = 3,097,600 square yards = 640 acres
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Conversion Factors
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| 1 square centimeter = 0.155 square inch
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| 1 square inch = 6.45 square centimeters
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| 1 acre = 0.405 hectare
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| 1 hectare = 2.47 acres
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| 1 square kilometer = 0.386 square mile
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| 1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers
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| Volume and Capacity (Liquid and Dry) |
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Metric System
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| 1 cubic centimeter = 1/1,000,000 cubic meter
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| 1 cubic decimeter = 1/1,000 cubic meter
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| 1 cubic meter = 1 stere (basic unit of volume)
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| 1 milliliter = 1/1,000 liter = 1 cubic centimeter
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| 1 centiliter = 1/100 liter
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| 1 deciliter = 1/10 liter
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| 1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter (basic unit of capacity)
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| 1 dekaliter = 10 liters
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| 1 hectoliter = 100 liters = 1/10 cubic meter
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American and British Units
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| 1 cubic inch = 1/46,656 cubic yard = 1/1,728 cubic foot
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| 1 cubic foot = 1/27 cubic yard
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| 1 cubic yard (basic unit of volume)
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| 1 U.S. fluid ounce = 1/128 U.S. gallon = 1/16 U.S. pint
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| 1 British imperial fluid ounce = 1/160 imperial gallon = 1/20 imperial pint
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| 1 pint = 1/8 gallon = 1/2 quart
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| 1 quart = 1/4 gallon
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| 1 U.S. gallon (basic unit of liquid capacity in the United States) = 231 cubic inches
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| 1 imperial gallon (basic unit of liquid capacity in some Commonwealth nations) = 277.4 cubic inches
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| 1 dry pint = 1/64 bushel = 1/2 dry quart
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| 1 dry quart = 1/32 bushel = 1/8 peck
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| 1 peck = 1/4 bushel
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| 1 U.S. bushel (basic unit of dry capacity in the United States) = 2,150.4 cubic inches
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| 1 imperial bushel (basic unit of dry capacity in some Commonwealth nations) = 2,219.4 cubic inches
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Conversion Factors
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| 1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
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| 1 cubic inch = 16.4 cubic centimeters
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| 1 cubic yard = 0.765 cubic meter
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| 1 cubic meter = 1.3 cubic yards
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| 1 milliliter = 0.034 fluid ounce
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| 1 fluid ounce = 29.6 milliliters
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| 1 U.S. quart = 0.946 liter
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| 1 liter = 1.06 U.S. quarts
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| 1 U.S. gallon = 3.8 liters
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| 1 imperial gallon = 1.2 U.S. gallons = 4.5 liters
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| 1 liter = 0.9 dry quart
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| 1 dry quart = 1.1 liters
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| 1 dekaliter = 0.28 U.S. bushel
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| 1 U.S. bushel = 0.97 imperial bushel = 3.5 dekaliters
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| Weight (Mass) |
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Metric System
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| 1 milligram = 1/1,000,000 kilogram = 1/1,000 gram
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| 1 centigram = 1/100,000 kilogram = 1/100 gram
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| 1 decigram = 1/10,000 kilogram = 1/10 gram
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| 1 gram = 1/1,000 kilogram
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| 1 dekagram = 1/100 kilogram = 10 grams
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| 1 hectogram = 1/10 kilogram = 100 grams
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| 1 kilogram (basic unit of weight or mass)
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| 1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms
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American and British Units: Avoirdupois
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| 1 grain = 1/7,000 pound = 1/437.5 ounce
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| 1 dram = 1/256 pound = 1/16 ounce
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| 1 ounce = 1/16 pound
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| 1 pound (basic unit of weight or mass)
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| 1 short hundredweight = 100 pounds
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| 1 long hundredweight = 112 pounds
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| 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds
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| 1 long ton = 2,240 pounds
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American and British Units: Troy and Apothecaries'
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| 1 grain = 1/7,000 avoirdupois pound = 1/5,760 troy or apothecaries' pound
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| 1 apothecaries' scruple = 20 grains = 1/3 dram
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| 1 pennyweight = 24 grains = 1/20 troy ounce
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| 1 apothecaries' dram = 60 grains = 1/8 apothecaries' ounce
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| 1 troy or apothecaries' ounce = 480 grains = 1/12 troy or apothecaries' pound
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| 1 troy or apothecaries' pound = 5,760 grains = 5,760/7,000 avoirdupois pound
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Conversion Factors
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| 1 milligram = 0.015 grain
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| 1 grain = 64.8 milligrams
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| 1 gram = 0.035 avoirdupois ounce
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| 1 avoirdupois ounce = 28.35 grams
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| 1 troy or apothecaries' pound = 0.82 avoirdupois pound = 0.37 kilogram
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| 1 avoirdupois pound = 1.2 troy or apothecaries' pounds = 0.45 kilogram
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| 1 kilogram = 2.205 avoirdupois pounds
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| 1 short ton = 0.9 metric ton
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| 1 metric ton = 1.1 short tons
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Common Weights and Measures
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Common Weights and Measures Common Weights and Measures Length Metric System 1 millimeter =&thinsp...imperial bushel = 3.5 dekaliters Weight (Mass) Metric System 1 milligram =&thinsp...
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U.S. Customary System of weights and measures
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
U.S. Customary System of weights and measures see English units of measurement .
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British Imperial System of weights and measures
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
British Imperial System of weights and measures see English units of measurement .
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