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WEIGHTS & MEASURES File Created: 28-Jan-03

THE METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT

Linear Measures

1 kilometer (km)

=1000 meters

1 hectometer (hm)

=100 meters

1 decameters (dm)

=10 meters

1 meter (m)

=1000 millimeters =100 centimeters

1 decimeter (dm)

=10 centimeters

1 centimeter (cm)

=10 millimeters

1 millimeter (mm)

=0.1 centimeters =0.001 centimeters

Square (sq.) Measures

1 sq. kilometer (km2)

= 100 hectares

1 hectare (ha)

= 10,000 m2

1 sq. meter (m2)

= 10,000 cm2

1 sq. meter (m2)

= 106 mm2

1 sq. centimeter (cm2)

= 100 mm2

1 sq. meter (mm2)

= 0.01 cm2

Cubic Measures

1 cubic meter (m3)

= 1000 dm3 = 1,000,000 cm3

1 cubic centimeter (cm3)

= 1000 mm3

1 cubic millimeter (mm3)

= 0.001 cm3

Liquid Measures

1 hectoliter (hl)

=100 liters

1 decaliter (dl)

=10 liters

1 liter (l)

=10 deciliters =100 centiliters =1000 milliliters =1000 cm3

1 deciliter (dl)

=10 centiliters

1 centiliter (cl)

=10 milliliters

1 milliliter (ml)

=0.001 liter =0.01 cm3

Weight Measures

1 metric ton (mt)

=1000 kg.

1 kilogram (kg)

= 1000 grams.

1 gram (g)

= 1000 mg.

1 milligram (mg)

= 0.001 gram.

US & British Cooking Measures
Volume Measures

1 teaspoon

= 04.9 milliliters

1 tablespoon

= 14.8 milliliters

1 cup

= 236 milliliters

1 pint

= 472 milliliters

British-American units of MEASUREMENT and METRIC EQUIVALENTS

Linear Measures

British/American->Metric

1 inch (in.)

= 25.40 millimeters =2.540 centimeters

1 foot (ft)

= 12 inches = 30.48 centimeters

1 yard (yd)

= 3 feet = 36 inches = 0.9144 meters

1 mile (ml)

= 5280 feet = 1760 yards = 8 furlongs = 1.6093 kilometers

1 naut. mile

= 6080 feet = 1.832 kilometers

1 inch

= 12 lines = 2.54 centimeters

1 line

= 6 point = 2.1 millimeters

1 point

= 1/72 inch = 0.3528 millimeter

Metric->British/American

1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches

1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches

1 meter = 39.37 inches = 3.2808 feet = 1.0936 yards

1 kilometer = 3280.8 feet = 1093.6 yards = 0.62139 miles

Square (sq.) Measures

English->Metric

1 square inch

= 645.16 mm2 = 6.4516 cm2

1 square foot

= 929.03 cm2 = 9.2903 dm2 = 0.092903 mm2

1 square yard

= 0.83613 m2

1 acre

= 43,560 ft2 =0.4047 hectare

1 square mile

= 2.5900 km2

Metric->English

1 millimeter2

= 0.001550 sq. inches

1 centimeter2

= 0.15500 sq. inches

1 decimeter2

= 0.10764 sq. feet

1 meter2

= 10.764 sq. feet = 1.1960 sq. yards

1 hectare

= 2.47 acres

1 km2

= 0.38608 sq. miles


Cubic Measures

English -> Metric

1 cubic inch

= 16.387 cm3

1 cubic foot

= 1728 inches3 = 0.028317 m3

1 cubic yard

= 27 ft3 = 0.76455 m3

1 cubic mile

= 4.16818 km3

Metric -> English

1 cm3

= 0.061023 inches3

1 m3

= 35.315 feet3 = 1.3079 yards3

1 km3

= 0.23990 miles3

Liquid Measures

British/US -> Metric

1 US fluid ounce

= 29.57 milliliters

1 Br. fluid ounce

= 28.4 milliliters

1 US pint

= 16 fluid ounces = 0.4732 liter

1 British pint

= 20 fluid ounces = 0.570 liter

1 quart

= 2 pints

1 US quart

= 0.94635 liter

1 British quart

= 1.140 liter

1 gallon

= 4 quarts

1 US gallon

= 3.7854 liters

1 British gallon

= 4.546 liters

1 US barrel

= 119.24 liters

1 British barrel

= 160.42 liters

1 Barrel of oil

= 158.98 liters

Metric -> British/US

1 milliliter

= 0.033814 US ounce

1 liter

= 33.814 US ounce

 

= 1.0567 US quarts

 

= 0.26417 US gallons

Weight Measures

Troy (apothecary & precious metals)

1 carat

= 200. mg

1 grain

= 64.799 mg

 

= 0.002285 ounces

1 ounce

= 31.103 grams

1 pound (lb.)

= 373.24 grams

Avoirdupois (common)

1 ounce (oz)

= 28.35 grams

1 pound

= 453.59 grams

1 stone

= 14 lbs.

 

= 6.35 kg

1 centner (British)

= 50.6 kg

1 centner (US)

= 45.3 kg

1 centner (Russian)

= 100 kg

1 ton (short)

= 907.18 kg

1 ton (long)

= 1016 kg

Metric Avoirdupois

1 gram

=15.432 grains

 

= 0.035274 oz avoir

100 grams

= 3.5274 oz avoir

1 kilogram

= 2.2046 pounds

1 ton metric

= 0.98421 ton long

 

= 1.1023 ton short

Dry Measures

English -> Metric

1 quart

= 1.1012 liters

1 peck (pk)

= 8.8098 liters

1 bushel (bu)

= 35.239 liters

1 liter

= 0.90808 quarts

 

= 1.11375 pecks

 

= 0.028378 bushel

Temperatures

Fahrenheit -> Celsius (Comparisons)

212 F 100 Water Boils

176 F 80

140 F 60

122 F 50

104 F 40 Very high fever

102 F 38.9 High fever

100 F 37.8 Mild fever

98.6 F 36.6 Normal temperature

90 F 32.2 Roasting hot day

86 F 30 Very hot day

80 F 26.6 Warm day

70 F 21.1 Pleasant

68 F 20 Pleasant

60 F 15.5 Cool & Refreshing

50 F 10 Warm winter day

40 F 4.4

32 F 0 Water Freezes

30 F -1.1

20 F -6.7 Vermont winter day

14 F -10

10 F -12.2

0 F -17.8 Really cold

-4 F -20

-10 F -23.3

-31 F -35 Winter in Siberia

-459.67F -273.15Absolute zero

 

Celsius = (Fahrenheit - 32) / 1.80

Fahrenheit = (Celsius * 1.8) + 32

Old Russian Measures

1 versta = 500 sazhen = 1066.78 meters

1 sazhen = 3 arshin = 2.13356 meters

1 arshin = 16 vershok = 0.71 meters

1 vershok = 0.0444 meters

  1 pood = 16.38 kg

1 desyatina = 2400 sazhen2 = 109.254 acres