Measures and weights
conversion table between US/GB and the Metric (SI) System:
(according to the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Metric --> US & GB length 10 millimetres (mm) 1 centimetre (cm) 0.394 inch (in) 100 cm 1 metre (m) 39,4 inches or
1.094 yards (yd)1000 m 1 kilometre (km) 0,6214 mile or
cca. 5/8 milesurface 100 square m 1 are (a) 0,025 acre 100 ares 1 hectare (ha) 2,471 acres 100 hectares 1 square km 0,386 square mile weight 10 milligrams (mg) 1 centigram (cg) 0,154 grain 100 centigrams 1 gram (g) 15,43 grains 100 grams 10 dekagram
(no SI measure, but often used in recipes!)0,205 pound 1000 grams 1 kilogram (kg) 2,205 pounds 1000 kilograms 1 tonne (t) 19,688 hundredweight capacity 1000 millilitres (ml) 1 litre (l) 1,76 pints
(2,1 US pints)100 ml 1 decilitre (dl) (No SI measure, but often used in recipes) 0,176 pints
(0,21 US pints)10 litres 1 decalitre 2,2 gallons
(2,63 US gallons)temperature Celsius or Centigrade (C) Fahrenheit (F) Boiling-point 100º 212º 90º 194º 80º 176º 70º 158º 60º 140º 50º 122º 40º 104º 30º 86º 20º 68º 10º 50º Freezing-point 0º 32º -10º 14º -17,8º 0º Absolute Zero -273,15º -459,67º To convert Fahrenheit temperature into Celsius:
subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9 (five-ninths).To convert Celsius temperature into Fahrenheit:
multiply by 9/5 (nine-fifths) and add 32.US & GB --> Metric length 1 inch 25,4 millimetres =
2,54 cm12 inches 1 foot (ft) 30,48 centimetres 3 feet 1 yard (yd) 0,914 metre (m) 5 1/2 yards 1 rod, pole or perch 5,029 m 22 yards 1 chain (ch) 20,17 m 220 yards 1 furlong (fur) 201,7 m 8 furlongs 1 mile 1,609 kilometres (km) 1760 yards 1 mile 1,609 kilometres (km) 3 miles 1 league 4,828 km surface 1 square inch 6,452 sq centimetres 144 sq inches 1 sq foot 929,03 sq centimetres 9 sq feet 1 sq yard 0,836 sq metre 434 sq yards 1 sq chain 404,62 sq metres 4840 sq yards 1 acre 0,405 hectare 40 sq rods 1 rood 10,1168 ares 4 roods 1 acre 0,405 hectare 640 acres 1 sq mile 2,59 sq kilometres or
259 hectaresweight (click here for conversion chart) 1 grain (gr) 0,065 gram (g) 437 1/2 grains 1 ounce (oz) 28,35 grams 16 drams (dr) 1 ounce 28,35 grams 16 ounces 1 pound (lb) 0,454 kilogram (kg) =
45,4 dekagram (dkg) (No SI measure, but often used in recipes!)14 pounds 1 stone (st) 6,356 kg 2 stone 1 quarter 12,7 kg 4 quarters 1 hundredweight (cwt) 50,8 kg 112 pounds 1 cwt 50,8 kg 100 pounds 1 short cwt 45,4 kg 20 cwt 1 ton 1016,04 kg 2000 pounds 1 short ton 0,907 tonne 2240 pounds 1 long ton 1,016 tonnes capacity GB US 4 gills 1 pint (pt) 1,201 pints 0,568 litre (l) 2 pints 1 quart (qt) 1,201 quarts 1,136 litres 4 quarts 1 gallon (gal) 1,201 gallons 4,546 litres cubic measure 1 cubic inch 16,39 cu centimetres 1728 cu inches 1 cu foot 0,028 cu metre 27 cu feet 1 cu yard 0,765 cu metre temperature Fahrenheit (F) Celsius or Centigrade (C) Boiling-point 212º 100º 194º 90º 176º 80º 158º 70º 140º 60º 122º 50º 104º 40º 86º 30º 68º 20º 50º 10º Freezing-point 32º 0º 14º -10º 0º -17,8º Absolute Zero -459,67º -273,15º To convert Fahrenheit temperature into Celsius:
subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9 (five-ninths).To convert Celsius temperature into Fahrenheit:
multiply by 9/5 (nine-fifths) and add 32.