| METRIC SYSTEM |
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Metric Conversion Tables
* The central figures represent either of the two adjacent columns.
Example: 1 centimetre = 0.394 inches and 1 inch
= 2.540 centimetres.
| Centimetres | Inches | |
| 2.54 | 1 | 0.394 |
| 5.080 | 2 | 0.787 |
| 7.620 | 3 | 1.181 |
| 10.160 | 4 | 1.575 |
| 12.700 | 5 | 1.969 |
| 25.40 | 10 | 3.937 |
| Metres | Yards | |
| 0.914 | 1 | 1.094 |
| 1.829 | 2 | 2.187 |
| 2.743 | 3 | 3.281 |
| 3.658 | 4 | 4.374 |
| 4.572 | 5 | 5.768 |
| 9.144 | 10 | 10.936 |
| Kilograms | Pounds | |
| 0.113 | 1/4 | 0.551 |
| 0.227 | 1/2 | 1.102 |
| 0.454 | 1 | 2.205 |
| 0.907 | 2 | 4.409 |
| 1.361 | 3 | 6.614 |
| 1.814 | 4 | 8.819 |
| 2.268 | 5 | 11.023 |
ADDITIONAL CONVERSIONS
- Length
- Area
- Volume & capacity
- Time
- Frequency
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- Mass (weight)
- Density & concentration
LENGTH
1 000 picometres (pm) = 1 nanometre (nm) 10 ångström = 1 nanometre 1 000 nanometres = 1 micrometre (µm), or micron (µ) 1 000 micrometres = 1 millimetre (mm) 10 millimetres = 1 centimetre (cm) 100 millimetres = 1 decimetre (dm) 10 centimetres = 1 decimetre 1 000 millimetres = 1 metre 100 centimetres = 1 metre 10 decimetres = 1 metre 100 metres = 1 hectometre (hm) 1 000 metres = 1 kilometre (km) 10 hectometres = 1 kilometre 1 000 kilometres = 1 megametre (Mm) 1 852 metres = 1 international nautical mile (n mile) AREA
= 1 square centimetre (cm²) = 1 square decimetre (dm²) = 1 square metre (m²) = 1 square metre = 1 square metre = 1 are (a) = 1 dekare or decare (daa) = 1 square hectometre (hm²) = 1 hectare (ha) = 1 hectare = 1 hectare = 1 square kilometre (km²) = 1 square kilometre = 1 square kilometre VOLUME & CAPACITY
The litre is defined for general use with SI units as 1 litre = 1 cubic decimetre. The symbol L for litre was adopted officially as an alternative to l in 1979.
1 000 cubic millimetres (mm³) = 1 cubic centimetre (cm³ or cc) 1 000 cubic centimetres = 1 cubic decimetre (dm³) 1 000 cubic decimetres = 1 cubic metre (m³) 1 000 cubic metres = 1 cubic dekametre (dam³) 1 000 cubic dekametres = 1 cubic hectometre (hm³) 1 000 cubic hectometres = 1 cubic kilometre (km³) 1 microlitre (µl) = 1 lambda 1 000 microlitres = 1 millilitre (ml) 1 millilitre = 1 cubic centimetre 10 millilitres = 1 centilitre (cl) 10 centilitres = 1 decilitre (dl) 1 000 millilitres = 1 litre (l or L) 100 centilitres = 1 litre 100 litres = 1 hectolitre (hl) 1 000 litres = 1 kilolitre (kl) 1 000 litres = 1 cubic metre 10 hectolitres = 1 cubic metre TIME
= 1 microsecond (µs) = 1 millisecond = 1 second = 1 kilosecond (ks) FREQUENCY
Definition:
Hertz (Hz) is the number of repetitions of a regular occurrence in 1 second.
= 1 kilohertz (kHz) = 1 megahertz (MHz) = 1 gigahertz (GHz) = 1 terahertz (THz) = 1 fresnel = 1 petahertz (PHz) = 1 exahertz (KHz) VELOCITY
= 1 metre per second (m/s) = 1 kilometre per second (km/s) Nautical
1 international nautical mile per hour = 1 international knot (kn) ACCELERATION
Definition:
International standard gravity value (Gn) is 9.806 65 metres per second squared.
= 1 centimetre per second squared = 1 metre per second squared (m/s²) MASS (WEIGHT)
= 1 microgram (µg) (or gamma) = 1 milligram (mg) = 1 metric carat (CM) = 1 gram (g) = 1 gram = 1 mounce (or metric ounce) = 1 hectogram (hg) = 1 glug = 1 kilogram (kg) = 1 kilogram = 1 metric technical unit of mass = 1 quintal (q) = 1 megagram (Mg) = 1 megagram = 1 megagram = 1 tonne (t) = 1 metric ton = 1 millier DENSITY & CONCENTRATION
= 1 milligram per cubic decimtre (mg/dm³) = 1 gram per cubic decimetre (g/dm³) = 1 gram per litre (g/l) = 1 kilogram per cubic decimetre (kg/dm³) = 1 tonne per cubic metre (t/m³) = 1 kilogram per cubic decimetre (kg/dm³) = 1 kilogram per litre (kg/l) = 1 gram per cubic centimetre (g/cm³) = 1 gram per millilitre (g/ml)