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THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT
Linear Measures
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1 kilometer (km) |
=1000 meters |
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1 hectometer (hm) |
=100 meters |
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1 decameters (dm) |
=10 meters |
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1 meter (m) |
=1000 millimeters =100 centimeters |
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1 decimeter (dm) |
=10 centimeters |
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1 centimeter (cm) |
=10 millimeters |
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1 millimeter (mm) |
=0.1 centimeters =0.001 centimeters |
Square (sq.) Measures
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1 sq. kilometer (km2) |
= 100 hectares |
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1 hectare (ha) |
= 10,000 m2 |
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1 sq. meter (m2) |
= 10,000 cm2 |
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1 sq. meter (m2) |
= 106 mm2 |
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1 sq. centimeter (cm2) |
= 100 mm2 |
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1 sq. meter (mm2) |
= 0.01 cm2 |
Cubic Measures
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1 cubic meter (m3) |
= 1000 dm3 = 1,000,000 cm3 |
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1 cubic centimeter (cm3) |
= 1000 mm3 |
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1 cubic millimeter (mm3) |
= 0.001 cm3 |
Liquid Measures
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1 hectoliter (hl) |
=100 liters |
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1 decaliter (dl) |
=10 liters |
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1 liter (l) |
=10 deciliters =100 centiliters =1000 milliliters =1000 cm3 |
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1 deciliter (dl) |
=10 centiliters |
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1 centiliter (cl) |
=10 milliliters |
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1 milliliter (ml) |
=0.001 liter =0.01 cm3 |
Weight Measures
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1 metric ton (mt) |
=1000 kg. |
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1 kilogram (kg) |
= 1000 grams. |
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1 gram (g) |
= 1000 mg. |
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1 milligram (mg) |
= 0.001 gram. |
US & British Cooking Measures
Volume Measures
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1 teaspoon |
= 04.9 milliliters |
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1 tablespoon |
= 14.8 milliliters |
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1 cup |
= 236 milliliters |
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1 pint |
= 472 milliliters |
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British-American units of MEASUREMENT and METRIC EQUIVALENTS
Linear Measures
British/American->Metric
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1 inch (in.) |
= 25.40 millimeters =2.540 centimeters |
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1 foot (ft) |
= 12 inches = 30.48 centimeters |
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1 yard (yd) |
= 3 feet = 36 inches = 0.9144 meters |
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1 mile (ml) |
= 5280 feet = 1760 yards = 8 furlongs = 1.6093 kilometers |
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1 naut. mile |
= 6080 feet = 1.832 kilometers |
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1 inch |
= 12 lines = 2.54 centimeters |
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1 line |
= 6 point = 2.1 millimeters |
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1 point |
= 1/72 inch = 0.3528 millimeter |
Metric->British/American
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1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches |
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1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches |
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1 meter = 39.37 inches = 3.2808 feet = 1.0936 yards |
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1 kilometer = 3280.8 feet = 1093.6 yards = 0.62139 miles |
Square (sq.) Measures
English->Metric
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1 square inch |
= 645.16 mm2 = 6.4516 cm2 |
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1 square foot |
= 929.03 cm2 = 9.2903 dm2 = 0.092903 mm2 |
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1 square yard |
= 0.83613 m2 |
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1 acre |
= 43,560 ft2 =0.4047 hectare |
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1 square mile |
= 2.5900 km2 |
Metric->English
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1 millimeter2 |
= 0.001550 sq. inches |
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1 centimeter2 |
= 0.15500 sq. inches |
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1 decimeter2 |
= 0.10764 sq. feet |
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1 meter2 |
= 10.764 sq. feet = 1.1960 sq. yards |
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1 hectare |
= 2.47 acres |
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1 km2 |
= 0.38608 sq. miles |
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