 |
|
 |
|
Unit Dictionary
Length
- Cenimeter - A
metric unit which equals to a 1/100 of a meter
- Decimeter - A
metric unit which equals to a 1/10 of a meter
- Foot - A measure of
length which equals to a 1/3 of an yard
- Hectometer - a
metric unit which equals to 100 meters
- Inch> - A measure
of length which equals to a 1/12 of a foot
- Kilometer - A
metric unit which equals to 1,000 meters
- Light Year - The
distance that light travels in one year; 9460528405000
kilometers
- Meter - The basic
metric unit of length; approximately 1.094 yards
- Micrometer - A
metric unit which equals to a 1/1,000,000 of a meter
- Mile - A unit of
length equal to 1760 yards or 5280 feet
- Mile (nautical) - A
unit of length used in navigation, equivalent to the
distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852
meters
- Millimeter - A
metric unit which equals to a 1/1,000 of a meter
- Nanometer - A
metric unit which equals to a 1/1,000,000,000 of a meter
- Yard - A unit of
length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 centimeters
Area
- Acre - A unit of area equal to 4,840
square yards or 4,047 square meters
- Are - A unit of area equal to 100
square meters
- Hectares - A metric unit of area
equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres.
- Square Centimeter - A metric usit of
area equal to 1/10,000 of a square meter
- Square Feet - A British Imperial unit
of area equal to 0.093 square meters
- Square Inch - A British Imperial unit
of area equal to 0.00064516 square meters
- Square Kilometer - A metric unit of
area equal to 1,000,000 square meters
- Square Meter - A basic metric unit of
area equal to one meter length by one meter width.
- Square Mile - A British Imperial unit
of area equal to 640 acres or 2589988.11 square meters
- Square Millimeter - A metric usit of
area equal to 1/100 of a square cenimeter
- Square Yard - A British Imperial unit
of area equal to 0.84 square meters
Weight & Mass
- Carat - One carat
is equal to 1/5 of a gram or 200 milligrams
- Grain - One grain
equals 1/7000 pound or 64.799 milligrams
- Gram - A metric
unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram; 1
ounce is about 28 grams.
- Kilogram - One
kilogram is equivalent to 1,000 grams or 2.2 pounds; the
mass of a liter of water.
- Milligram - A
metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram
- Ounce - Measure of
weight equal to 28.35 g or 1/16 lb.
- Ounce (troy) - One
troy Ounce equals 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
- Pound - One pound
is equivalent of twelve ounces.
- Pound (troy) - One
troy Pound equals 12 troy ounces or 373.242 grams
- Stone - Unit used
to measure the weight of a human body; equals 14 pounds
approximately.
- Ton (long) - A
British measurement which equals to 2,240 pounds.
- Ton (short) - An US
measurement which equals to 2,000 pounds.
- Tones - One metric
ton is equivalent of 1,000 kilograms.
Volume
- A volumetric unit
of measure used in the oil undustry equivalent to 42 U.S.
gallons.
- Bushel (UK) - A
bushel is a measure of grain, potatoes or other foodstuffs
equal to 8 imperial (UK) gallons or 36.4 litres.
- Bushel (UK) - A
bushel is a measure of grain, potatoes or other foodstuffs
equal to 8 US gallons or 35.24 litres.
- Cubic Centiliter -
A metric unit which equals to 1/100 of a liter
- Cubic Centimeter -
A metric unit which equals to 1/1,000 of a liter
- Cubic Decimeter - A
metric unit which equals to 1 liter
- Cubic Decameter - A
metric unit which equals to 1,000,000 liters
- Cubic Feet - One
cubic feet equals 28.3168466 liters
- Cubic Inch - One
cubic inch equals 16.387064 milliliters
- Cubic Meter - One
cubic meter equals 35.3 cubic feet or 1.3 cubic yards.
One cubic meter also equals 1000 liters.
- Cubic Millimeter -
One cubic millimeter equals 1/1,000,000 liters
- Cubic Yard - One
cubic yard equals 764.554858 liters
- Deciliter - One
deciliter equals 1/10 of a liter
- A British Imperial
unit of capacity or volume equal to 0.0284130625 liters.
- A United States
unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches or
0.0295735295625 liters.
- Gallon (UK) - A
British Imperial capacity measure equal to 4 quarts or 4.545
liters.
- A United States
volume unit equal to 4.4 liters.
- A United States
liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
- Liter - The basic
unit of volume in the metric system. One liter of water
weighs one kilogram or 1,000 grams.
- Milliliter - A
metric unit which equals to 1/1,000 of a liter
- Pint, (UK) - A
British imperial volume measure equal to 0.568 liters
- Pint, dry (US) - A
United States volume measure equal to 0.55 liters
- Pint, dry (US) - A
United States volume measure equal to 0.473 liters
- Quart - A British
Imperial volume measure equal to 2 UK pints or 1.136 liters
- Quart, dry (US) - A
United States volume measure equal to 2 US dry pints or 1.10
liters
- Quart, liquid (US)
- A United States volume measure equal to 2 US liquid pints
or 0.946 liters
Temperature
- Celsius - A
temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and
boils at 100 degrees. This is the temperature scale used in
the metric system.
- A temperature scale
in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212
degrees. This scale is used to measure the temperature in
the United States.
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
