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Data Sheets and Information
| LENGTH |
| Unit |
Abbreviation |
Number of
Meters |
Approximate U.S. Equivalent |
| kilometer |
km |
1,000 |
0.62 mile |
| hectometer |
hm |
100 |
328.08 feet |
| dekameter |
dam |
10 |
32.81 feet |
| meter |
m |
1 |
39.37 inches |
| decimeter |
dm |
0.1 |
3.94 inches |
| centimeter |
cm |
0.01 |
0.39 inch |
| millimeter |
mm |
0.001 |
0.039 inch |
| micrometer |
µm |
0.000001 |
0.000039 inch |
| AREA |
| Unit |
Abbreviation |
Number of
Square Meters |
Approximate U.S. Equivalent |
| square kilometer |
sq km or km2 |
1,000,000 |
0.3861 square miles |
| hectare |
ha |
10,000 |
2.47 acres |
| are |
a |
100 |
119.60 square yards |
| square centimeter |
sq cm or cm2 |
0.0001 |
0.155 square inch |
| VOLUME |
| Unit |
Abbreviation |
Number of
Cubic Meters |
Approximate U.S. Equivalent |
| cubic meter |
m3 |
1 |
1.307 cubic yards |
| cubic decimeter |
dm3 |
0.001 |
61.023 cubic inches |
| cubic centimeter |
cu cm or
cm3 also cc |
0.000001 |
0.061 cubic inch |
| CAPACITY |
| Unit |
Abbreviation |
Number of
Liters |
Approximate U.S. Equivalent |
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cubic |
dry |
liquid |
| kiloliter |
kl |
1,000 |
1.31 cubic yards |
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| hectoliter |
hl |
100 |
3.53 cubic feet |
2.84 bushels |
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| dekaliter |
dal |
10 |
0.35 cubic foot |
1.14 pecks |
2.64 gallons |
| liter |
l |
1 |
61.02 cubic inches |
0.908 quart |
1.057 quarts |
| cubic decimeter |
dm3 |
1 |
61.02 cubic inches |
0.908 quart |
1.057 quarts |
| deciliter |
dl |
0.10 |
6.1 cubic inches |
0.18 pint |
0.21 pint |
| centiliter |
cl |
0.01 |
0.61 cubic inch |
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0.338 fluid ounce |
| milliliter |
ml |
0.001 |
0.061 cubic inch |
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0.27 fluid dram |
| microliter |
µl |
0.000001 |
0.000061 cubic inch |
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0.00027 fluid dram |
| MASS AND WEIGHT |
| Unit |
Abbreviation |
Number of
Grams |
Approximate U.S. Equivalent |
| metric ton |
t |
1,000,000 |
1.102 short tons |
| kilogram |
kg |
1,000 |
2.2046 pounds |
| hectogram |
hg |
100 |
3.527 ounces |
| dekagram |
dag |
10 |
0.353 ounce |
| gram |
g |
1 |
0.035 ounce |
| decigram |
dg |
0.10 |
1.543 grains |
| centigram |
cg |
0.01 |
0.154 grain |
| milligram |
mg |
0.001 |
0.015 grain |
| microgram |
µg |
0.000001 |
0.000015 grain |
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