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| CONVERSION
FACTORS |
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LENGTH
1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
1 foot = 30.48 centimetres
1 yard = 91.44 centimetres
1 mile = 1.61 kilometres
1 nautical mile (U.K.) = 1853.18
metres
1 nautical mile (international)
M 1,852 metres |
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AREA
1 square foot = 0.093 square
metre
1 square yard = 0.836 square
metre
1 acre = 0.405 hectare |
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VOLUME
1 cubic foot = 0.023 cubic
metre |
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CAPACITY
1 gallon (Imperial) = 4.555
litres
1 seer (80 tolas) = 0.937
litre |
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WEIGHT
1 tola = 11.66 grams
1 chhatak = 58.32 grams
1 seer = 933.10 grams
1 maund = 37.32 kilograms
1 palam -= 34.99 grams
1 seer (24 tolas) = 279.93
grams
1 viss = 1.40 kilograms
1 candy = 223.94 kilograms
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 453.59 grams
1 hundred weight = 50.80 kilograms
1 ton = 1016.05 kilograms |
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TEMPARATURE
To Fahrenheit =
9/5 (To centigrade)+32 |
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| METRIC
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES |
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LENGTH
10 millimetres = 1 centimetre
100 centimetres = 1 metre
1000 metres = 1 kilometre
1852 metres = 1 nautical mile
(International) |
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AREA
100 square millimetres = 1
square centimetre
10,000 square centimetres
= 1 square metre or centiare
100 square metres = 1 are
100 ares = 1 hectare
100 hectares or 1,000,000
square metres = 1 square kilometre |
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VOLUME
1,000,000 cubic centimetres
= 1 cubic metre |
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CAPACITY
1000 millilitres = 1 litre
1000 litres = 1 kilolitre |
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WEIGHTS
1000 milligrams = 1 gram
1000 grams = 1 kilogram
100 kilogram = 1 quintal
100 kilograms = 1 tonne
200 milligrams = 1 carat |
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| ABBREBIATINS
FOR METRIC UNITS |
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| (1) DECIMALMULTIPLES
AND SUB-MULTIPLES |
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Prefix
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Value
in terms of Unit
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Abbreviation
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Kilo
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1000
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k
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Centi
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1.01
(10-2)
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c
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Milli
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0.001
(10-3)
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m
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Micro
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0.000001(10-6)
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u
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| (2) WEIGHTS |
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Denomination
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Value
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Abbreviation
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Tonne
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1000
kg
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t
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Quintal
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100
kg
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q
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Kilogram
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1
kg
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kg
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Gram
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1
gm
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g
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Milligram
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1
mg
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mg
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Carat
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200
mg
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c
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| (3) CAPACITY |
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Denomination
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Value
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Abbreviation
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kilolitre
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1000
l
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kl
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litre
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1
l
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l
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millilitre
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1
ml
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ml
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| (4) VOLUME |
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Denomination
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Value
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Abbreviation
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cubic
centimetre
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cm3
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cm3
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cubic
millimetre
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mm3
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mm3
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| (5) LENGTH
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Denomination
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Value
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Abbreviation
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kilometre
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1000m
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km
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metre
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1
m
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m
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centimetre
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1
cm
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cm
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millimetre
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1
mm
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mm
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micron
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1/1000mm
or 10. 2mm
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um
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| (6) AREA |
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Denomination
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Value
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Abbreviation
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square
kilometres
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1,000,000m2
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km2
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square
metre
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1
m2
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m2
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square
centimetre
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1
cm2
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cm2
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square
millimetre
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mm2
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mm2
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| (7) LAND
MEASURE |
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Denomination
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Value
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Abbreviation
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acre
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100
m2
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a
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hectare
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100
a
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ha
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centiare
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m2
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ca
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