It's always lb
it is short for "pound" in weights and measurements.
lbs is the abbreviation for pound. Please rephrase your question.
lbs is the abbreviation for pound.It comes from the Latin libra.(Similarly the symbol £ for pound sterling comes from a flowery looking L)Strictly speaking lb is the abbreviation for pound or pounds.
The abbreviation is lbs 25 pounds = 25lbs ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "lbs" is actually incorrect. Both singular and plural for pound is "lb", because the latin word for pound is libra, abbreviated "lb".
The word simply means pounds. The # symbol stands for pounds; so does the abbreviation lbs.
The abbreviation Lb (singular), Lbs (Plural), comes from the Latin word libra, meaning "scales, balances", which also described a Roman unit similar to the pound. Lbs
Libra used to be a measurement in ancient Rome equal to about 12 ounces. Lbs. is an abbreviation for "Libras". While libra became pound over time, the abbreviation remained.
Lbs is commonly used to represent the concept of mass in the United States system of measurement. It is the abbreviation for the Latin term "libra pondo" translates into English as "pound of mass."
The abbreviation, lb, derives from the Latin libra pondowhich means for pound weight. So lb actually comes from libra and that has more to do with "weight" - rather than pound.
'lb' is the abbreviation of the Latin term 'libra', originally meaning 'a set of balances', which has now come to designate the imperial unit of weight 'the pound'. A pound is approximately 0.45 kilograms, or 1 kg ~ 2.2 lbs.
lbs is the abbreviation for pounds.
it comes from the latin word" Libra " meaning scales,which is also a roman unit of measurement that is roughly equivalent to a pound. The abbreviation of Libra is lb. Since that measurement is just about the same as a pound the abbreviations "lb " and 'lbs" are just carried forward for pounds.