What is the equivalent measures of metric system?
Metric and U.S. EquivalentsSee the Infoplease.com conversion calculator1 angstrom1 (light wave measurement) 0.1 nanometer0.000 000 1 millimeter0.000 000 004 inch 1 cable's length 120 fathoms720 feet219.456 meters 1 centimeter 0.3937 inch 1 chain (Gunter's orsurveyor's) 66 feet20.1168 meters 1 decimeter 3.937 inches 1 dekameter 32.808 feet 1 fathom 6 feet1.8288 meters 1 foot 0.3048 meter 1 furlong 10 chains (surveyor's)660 feet220 yards1/8 statute mile201.168 meters 1 inch 2.54 centimeters 1 kilometer 0.621 mile 1 league (land) 3 statute miles4.828 kilometers 1 link (Gunter's orsurveyor's) 7.92 inches0.201 168 meter 1 meter 39.37 inches1.094 yards 1 micrometer 0.001 millimeter0.000 039 37 inch 1 mil 0.001 inch0.025 4 millimeter 1 mile (statute orland) 5,280 feet1.609 kilometers 1 mile (nauticalinternational) 1.852 kilometers1.151 statute miles0.999 U.S. nautical miles 1 millimeter 0.03937 inch 1 nanometer 0.001 micrometer or0.000 000 039 37 inch 1 point (desktoppublishing) 0.013 889 inch1/72 inch0.352 778 millimeter1/12 pica 1 rod, pole, or perch 161/2 feet5.0292 meters 1 yard 0.9144 meter Areas or Surfaces 1 acre 43,560 square feet4,840 square yards0.405 hectare 1 are 119.599 square yards0.025 acre 1 hectare 2.471 acres 1 square centimeter 0.155 square inch 1 square decimeter 15.5 square inches 1 square foot 929.030 square centimeters 1 square inch 6.4516 square centimeters 1 square kilometer 0.386 square mile247.105 acres 1 square meter 1.196 square yards10.764 square feet 1 square mile 258.999 hectares 1 square millimeter 0.002 square inch 1 square rod, square pole or square perch 25.293 square meters 1 square yard 0.836 square meters Capacities or Volumes 1 barrel, liquid 31 to 42 gallons2 1 barrel, standard for fruits, vegetables, and other dry commodities except cranberries 7,056 cubic inches105 dry quarts3.281 bushels, struck measure 1 barrel, standard, cranberry 5,286 cubic inches8645/64 dry quarts2.709 bushels, struck measure 1 bushel (U.S.) struck measure3 2,150.42 cubic inches35.238 liters 1 bushel, heaped (U.S.) 2,747.715 cubic inches1.278 bushels, struck measure4 1 cord (firewood) 128 cubic feet 1 cubic centimeter 0.061 cubic inch 1 cubic decimeter 61.024 cubic inches 1 cubic foot 7.481 gallons28.316 cubic decimeters 1 cubic inch 0.554 fluid ounce4.433 fluid drams16.387 cubic centimeters 1 cubic meter 1.308 cubic yards 1 cubic yard 0.765 cubic meter 1 cup, measuring 8 fluid ounces1/2 liquid pint 1 dram, fluid or liquid (U.S.) 1/8 fluid ounces0.226 cubic inch3.697 milliliters1.041 British fluid drachms 1 dekaliter 2.642 gallons1.135 pecks 1 gallon (U.S.) 231 cubic inches3.785 liters0.833 British gallon128 U.S. fluid ounces 1 gallon (BritishImperial) 277.42 cubic inches1.201 U.S. gallons4.546 liters160 British fluid ounces 1 gill 7.219 cubic inches4 fluid ounces0.118 liter 1 hectoliter 26.418 gallons2.838 bushels 1 liter 1.057 liquid quarts0.908 dry quart61.024 cubic inches 1 milliliter 0.271 fluid dram16.231 minims0.061 cubic inch 1 ounce, fluid or liquid (U.S.) 1.805 cubic inch29.574 milliliters1.041 British fluid ounces 1 peck 8.810 liters 1 pint, dry 33.600 cubic inches0.551 liter 1 pint, liquid 28.875 cubic inches0.473 liter 1 quart, dry (U.S.) 67.201 cubic inches1.101 liters0.969 British quart 1 quart, liquid (U.S.) 57.75 cubic inches0.946 liter0.833 British quart 1 quart (British) 69.354 cubic inches1.032 U.S. dry quarts1.201 U.S. liquid quarts 1 tablespoon,measuring 3 teaspoons4 fluid drams1/2 fluid ounce 1 teaspoon,measuring 1/3 tablespoon11/3 fluid drams 1 assay ton5 29.167 grams 1 carat 200 milligrams3.086 grains 1 dram, apothecaries' 60 grains3.888 grams 1 dram, avoirdupois 27 11/32 (=27.344) grains1.772 grams 1 grain 64.798 91 milligrams 1 gram 15.432 grains0.035 avoirdupois ounce 1 hundredweight, gross or long6 112 pounds50.802 kilograms 1 hundredweight, net or short 100 pounds45.359 kilograms 1 kilogram 2.205 pounds 1 microgram (µg-the Greek letter muin combination withthe letter g) 0.000 001 gram 1 milligram 0.015 grain 1 ounce, avoirdupois 437.5 grains0.911 troy or apothecaries' ounce28.350 grams 1 ounce, troy or apothecaries' 480 grains1.097 avoirdupois ounces31.103 grams 1 pennyweight 1.555 grams 1 point 0.01 carat2 milligrams 1 pound, avoirdupois 7,000 grains1.215 troy or apothecaries' pounds453.592 37 grams 1 pound, troy or apothecaries' 5,760 grains0.823 avoirdupois pound373.242 grams 1 ton, gross or long6 2,240 pounds1.12 net tons1.016 metric tons 1 ton, metric 2,204.623 pounds0.984 gross ton1.102 net tons 1 ton, net or short 2,000 pounds0.893 gross ton0.907 metric ton 1. The angstrom is basically defined as 10-10 meter. 2. There is a variety of "barrels" established by law or usage. For example, federal taxes on fermented liquors are based on a barrel of 31 gallons; many state laws fix the "barrel for liquids" at 311/2 gallons; one state fixes a 36-gallon barrel for cistern measurement; federal law recognizes a 40-gallon barrel for "proof spirits"; by custom, 42 gallons compose a barrel of crude oil or petroleum products for statistical purposes, and this equivalent is recognized "for liquids" by four states. 3. "Struck measure" refers to a struck, or level, bushel. It is the only official bushel measure in the UK.4. Frequently recognized as 11/4 bushels, struck measure.5. Used in assaying. The assay ton bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois bears to the ounce troy; hence the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from one assay ton of ore gives directly the number of troy ounces to the net ton.6. The gross or long ton is used commercially in the United States to only a limited extent, usually in restricted industrial fields. These units are the same as the British "ton."Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
