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Metric System

Weights And Measures

Metric to U.S. Conversions

Liquid
Dry
Weights
Length

U.S. to Metric Conversions

Liquid
Dry
Weights
Length
AREA


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Metric System

Length

Unit Abbreviation Number of Meters Approximate U.S. Equivalent
kilometer km 1,000 0.62 mile
hectometer hm 100 328.08 feet
dekameter dam 10 32.808 feet
meter m 1 39.37 inches
decimeter dm 0.1 3.937 inches
centimeter cm 0.01 0.3937 inch
milimeter mm 0.001 0.03937 inch
micrometer mm 0.000001 0.00003937 inch

Area

Unit Abbreviation Number of Square Meters Approximate U.S. Equivalent
square kilometer sq.km or km2 1,000,000 0.3861 sq.mile
hectare ha 10,000 2.47 acras
are a 100 119.60 sq.yards
square centimeter sq.cm or cm2 0.0001 0.155 sq.inch

Volume

Unit Abbreviation Number of Cubic Meters Approximate U.S. Equivalent
cubic meter m3 1 1.307 cubic yards
cubic decimeter dm3 0.001 61.023 cubic inchs
cubic centimeter cu.cm or cm3 aloso cc 0.000001 0.061 cubic.inch

Capacity

Unit Abbreviation Number of Liters Approximate U.S. Equivalent
      cubic dry liquid
kiloliter kl 1,000 1.31 cu.yards    
hectoliter hl 100 3.53 cu.feet 2.84 bushels  
dekaliter dal 10 0.35 cu.foot 1.14 pecks 2.64 gallons
liter l 1 61.02 cu.inches 0.908 quart 1.057 quarts
cu.decimeter dm3 1 61.02 cu.inches 0.908 quart 1.057 quarts
deciliter dl 0.1 6.1 cu.inches 0.18 pint 0.21 pint
centiliter cl 0.01 0.61 cu.inch   0.338 fluid ounce
mililiter ml 0.001 0.061 cu.inch   0.27 fluid dram
microliter ml 0.000001 0.000061 inch3   0.00027 fl. dram

Mass and Weight

Unit Abbreviation Number of Grams Approximate U.S. Equivalent
metric ton t 1,000,000 1.102 short tons
kilogram kg 1,000 2.2046 pounds
hectogram hg 100 3.527 ounces
dekagram dag 10 0.353 ounce
gram g 1 0.053 ounce
decigram dg 0.1 1.543 grains
centigram cg 0.01 0.154 grain
miligram mg 0.001 0.015 grain
microgram mg 0.000001 0.000015 grain

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Weights and Measures

Unit Abbreviation or Symbol Equivalent in other units of same system Metric equivalent
    WEIGHT avoirdupois1  
ton (short)   20 short hundredweight, 2000 pounds 0.907 metric ton
ton (long)   20 long hundredweight, 2240 pounds 1.016 metric tons
hundredweight (short) cwt 100 pounds, 0.05 short ton 45.359 kilograms
hundredweight (long)   112 pounds, 0.05 long ton 50.802 kilograms
pound lb or lb avdp also # 16 ounces, 7000 grains 0.454 kilogram
ounce oz or oz avdp 16 drams, 437.5 grains, 0.0625 pound 28.350 grams
dram dr or dr avdp 27.344 grains, 0.0625 ounce 1.772 grams
grain gr 0.037 dram, 0.002286 ounce 0.0648 gram
    Troy  
pound lb t 12 ounces, 240 pennyweight, 5760 grains 0.373 kilogram
ounce oz t 20 pennyweight, 480 grains, 0.083 pound 31.103 grams
pennyweight dwt also pwt 24 grains, 0.05 ounce 1.555 grams
grain gr 0.042 pennyweight, 0.002083 ounce 0.0648 gram
    Apothecaries'  
pound lb ap 12 ounces, 5760 grains 0.373 kilogram
ounce oz ap 8 drams, 480 grains, 0.083 pound 31.103 grams
dram dr ap 3 scruples, 60 grains 3.888 grams
scruple s ap 20 grains, 0.333 dram 1.296 grams
grain gr 0.05 scruple, 0.002083 ounce, 0.00166 dram 0.0648 gram
    Capacity U.S. liquid measure  
gallon gal 4 quarts (231 cubic inches) 3.785 liters
quart qt 2 pints (57.75 cubic inches) 0.946 liter
pint pt 4 gills (28.875 cubic inches) 473.176 milliliters
gill gi 4 fuid ounces (7.219 cubic inches) 118.294 milliliters
fluid ounce fl oz 8 fluid drams (1.805 cubic inches) 29.573 milliliters
fluid dram fl dr 60 minims (0.226 cubic inch) 3.697 ml
minim min 1/60 fluid dram (0.003760 cubic inch) 0.061610 ml
    U.S. dry measure  
bushel bu 4 pecks (2150.42 cubic inches) 35.239 liters
peck pk 8 quarts (537.605 cubic inches) 8.810 liters
quatr qt 2 pints (67.201 cubic inches) 1.101 liters
pint pt 1/2 quart (33.600 cubic inches) 0.551 liter
    British imperial liquid and dry measure  
bushel bu 4 pecks (2219.36 cubic inches) 36.369 liters
peck pk 2 gallons (554.84 cubic inches) 9.092 liters
gallon gal 4 quarts (277.420 cubic inches) 4.546 liters
quart qt 2 pints (69.355 cubic inches) 1.136 liters
pint pt 4 gills (34.678 cubic inches) 568.26 ml
gill gi 5 fluid ounces (8.669 cubic inches) 142.066 ml
fluid ounce fl oz 8 fluid drams (1.7339 cubic inches) 28.412 ml
fluid dram fl dr 60 minims (0.216734 cubic inches) 3.5516 ml
minim min 1/60 fluid drams (0.003612 cubic inhces) 0.059194 ml
    Length  
mile mi 5280 feet, 1760 yards, 320 rods 1.609 km
rod rd 5.50 yards, 16.5 feet 5.029 m
yard yd 3 feet, 36 inches 0.9144 m
foot ft or ' 12 inches, 0.333 yard 30.48 cm
inch in or " 0.083 foot, 0.028 yard 2.54 cm
    Area  
square mile sq mi or mi2 640 acres, 102,400 square rods 2.590 km2
acre   4840 sq yards, 43,560 sq feet 0.405 hectare, 4047 m2
square rod sq rd or rd2 30.25 sq yard, 0.00625 acre 25.293 sq.m
square yard sq yd or yd2 1296 sq inches, 9 sq feet 0.836 sq.m
square foot sq ft or ft2 144 sq inches, 0.111 sq yard 0.093 sq.m
square inch sq in or in2 0.0069 sq foot, 0.00077 sq yard 6.452 sq.cm
    Volume  
cubic yard cu yd or yd3 27 cubic feet, 46.656 cubic inches 0.765 cubic meter
cubic foot cu ft or ft3 1728 cubic inches, 0.0370 cubic yard 0.028 cubic meter
cubic inch cu in or in3 0.00058 cubic foot, 0.000021 cubic yard 16.387 cubic cm
       

1 The U.S. uses the avoirdupois units as the common system of measuring weight.


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Metric to U.S. Conversions

Liquid

1 ml = 0.033814 fluid ounces
1 ml = 0.061024 cubic inches
1 ml = 0.2029 teaspoons
1 ml = 0.0676 tablespoons
1 deciliter = 3.3814 fluid ounces
1 deciliter = 6.1024 cubic inches
1 deciliter = 20.29 teaspoons
1 deciliter = 6.76 tablespoons
1 deciliter = 27.05 drams
1 deciliter = 0.423 cups
1 deciliter = 0.845 gills
1 deciliter = 0.21134 pints
1 deciliter = 0.10567 quarts
1 liter = 33.814 fluid ounces
1 liter = 61.024 cubic inches
1 liter = 67.6 tablespoons
1 liter = 270.5 drams
1 liter = 4.23 cups
1 liter = 8.45 gills
1 liter = 2.1134 pints
1 liter = 1.0567 quarts
1 liter = 0.26417 gallons
1 liter = 0.029353 firkins

Dry

1 liter = 1.8162 pints
1 liter = 0.9081 quarts

Weights

1 gram = 0.035274 ounces
1 gram = 0.0022046 pounds
1 kg = 35.274 ounces
1 kg = 2.2046 pounds

Length

1 milimeter = 0.03937 inches
1 cm = 0.3937 inches
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1 meter = 3.281 feet
1 meter = 1.0936 yards

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U.S. to Metric Conversions

Liquid

1 teaspoon = 4.929 ml
1 teblespoon = 14.787 ml
1 dram = 3.6967 ml
1 fluid ounce = 29.57353 ml
1 cup = 236.59 ml
1 cup = 2.366 deciliters
1 cup = 0.2366 liters
1 gill = 118.294 ml
1 gill = 1.18294 deciliters
1 gill = 0.118294 liters
1 pint = 473.1765 ml
1 pint = 4.731765 deciliters
1 pint = 0.4731765 liters
1 liquid quart = 9.4635 deciliters
1 liquid quart = 0.94635 liters
1 gallon = 37.854 deciliters
1 gallon = 3.7854 liters
1 firkin = 34.069 liters
1 hogshead = 238.48 liters

Dry

1 pint = 0.551 liters
1 quart = 1.101 liters
1 peck = 8.81 liters
1 bushel = 35.25 liters
1 cubic inch = 16.39 cubic cm
1 cubic foot = 28.32 cubic decimeter
1 cubic yard = 0.7646 cubic meter

Weights

1 grain = 64.8 mg
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 453.59 grams
1 pound = 0.45359 kg
1 ton, short = 0.907 metric ton

Length

1 inch = 25.4 milimeters
1 inch = 2.54 cm
1 foot = 304.8 milimeters
1 foot = 30.48 cm
1 yard = 914.4 milimeters
1 yard = 91.44 cm
1 mile = 1.609 km

Area

1 square inch = 6.452 square cm.
1 square foot = 9.29 square decimeters
1 square yard = 0.836 square meter
1 acre = 0.4047 hectare
1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers

Copyright (c) 1999 by SAL-Electronics
Updated at: 1-Oct-1999
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