METRIC SYSTEM |
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| LENGTH | |||||
| Unit | Abbreviation | Number of Meters | |||
| Kilometer | km | 1,000 | 0.62 mile | ||
| Hectometer | hm | 100 | 109.36 yard | ||
| Decameter | dkm | 10 | 32.81 feet | ||
| Meter | m | 1 | 39.37 inch | ||
| Decimeter | dm | 0.1 | 3.94 inch | ||
| Centimeter | cm | 0.01 | 0.39 inch | ||
| Millimeter | mm | 0.001 | 0.04 inch | ||
| AREA | |||||
| Unit | Abbreviation | Number of Square Meters | |||
| Square Kilometer | sq km or km 2 | 1,000,000 | 0.3861 square mile | ||
| Hectare | ha | 10,000 | 2.47 acres | ||
| Are | a | 100 | 119.60 square yards | ||
| Centare | ca | 1 | 10.76 square feet | ||
| Square Centimeter | sq cm or cm 2 | 0.0001 | 0.155 square inch | ||
| VOLUME | |||||
| Unit | Abbreviation | Number of Cubic Meters | |||
| Stere | s | 1 | 1.31 cubic yards | ||
| Decistere | ds | 0.10 | 3.53 cubic feet | ||
| Cubic Centimeter | cu cm or cm 3 also cc | 0.000001 | 0.061 cubic inch | ||
| CAPACITY | |||||
| Unit | Abbreviation | Number of Liters | Cubic | Dry | Liquid |
| Kiloliter | kl | 1,000 | 1.31 cubic yards | ||
| Hectoliter | hl | 100 | 3.53 cubit feet | 2.84 bushels | |
| Decaliter | dkl | 10 | 0.35 cubic foot | 1.14 pecks | 2.64 gallons |
| Liter | l | 1 | 61.02 cubic inches | 0.908 quart | 1.057 quarts |
| Deciliter | dl | 0.10 | 6.1 cubic inches | 0.18 pint | 0.21 pint |
| Centiliter | cl | 0.01 | 0.6 cubic inch | 0.338 fluidounce | |
| Millileter | ml | 0.001 | 0.06 cubic inch | 0.27 fluidram | |
| MASS & WEIGHT | |||||
| Unit | Abbreviation | Number of Grams | |||
| Metric Ton | MT or t | 1,000,000 | 1.1 tons | ||
| Quintal | q | 100,000 | 220.46 pounds | ||
| Kilogram | kg | 1,000 | 2.2046 pounds | ||
| Hectogram | hg | 100 | 3.527 ounces | ||
| Decagram | dkg | 10 | 0.353 ounce | ||
| Gram | g or gm | 1 | 0.035 ounce | ||
| Decigram | dg | 0.10 | 1.543 grains | ||
| Centigram | cg | 0.01 | 0.154 grain | ||
| Milligram | mg | 0.001 | 0.015 grain | ||
| POWER | |||||
| Unit | Abbreviation | ||||
| Kilowatt | kW | 1.34 horsepower | |||
| HEAT | |||||
| Watt | w | 3.41 BTU | |||
| PRESSURE OR VACUUM | |||||
| Kilopascal | kPa | 0.145 pounds per sq. inch | |||
| TORQUE | |||||
| Newton-meter | N∙m | 142.86 ounce inch 8.85 pound inch 0.74 pound foot |
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| TEMPERATURE | |||||
| Degrees Celsius | °C | (°C x 1.8) + 32 + °F | |||
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