Measures Information, Metric System
Europeans use the metric system. Accept that. Everything is measured
in metric units. This page should provide you with some basic orientation
to help you with shoppings, ordering in restaurants, weather
forecast, etc.
| Distance |
|---|
| centimeter |
1 cm | | 0.39 in |
| inch |
1 in | | 2.54 cm |
| meter |
1 m | 100 cm | 3.28 ft |
| foot |
1 ft | 12 in | 30.5 cm |
| kilometer |
1 km | 1000 m | 0.622 mi |
| mile |
1 mi | 1760 yd | 1.609 km |
| Weight |
|---|
| gram |
1 g | | 0.035 oz |
| ounce |
1 oz | | 28.4 g |
| deko |
1 dkg | 10 g | 0.353 oz |
| pound |
1 lb | 16 oz | 0.45 kg |
| kilogram |
1 kg | 1000 g | 2.20 lb |
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| ton |
1 t | 1000 kg | 1 t |
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| Volume |
|---|
| milliliter |
1 ml | | 0.034 fl oz |
| fluid ounce |
1 fl oz | | 29.6 ml |
| deciliter |
1 dl | 100 ml | 3.52 fl oz |
| pint |
1 pt | 16 fl oz | 0.473 l |
| liter |
1 l | 10 dl | 0.264 gal |
| gallon |
1 gal | 128 fl oz | 3.79 l |
(U.S. liquid pints and gallons are supposed in the table above.)
| Temperature |
|---|
| Celsius | C |
-17.8 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
35 | 37.0 | 40 | 50 |
100 |
| Fahrenheit | F |
0.0 | 32 | 41 | 50 |
59 | 68 | 77 | 86 |
95 | 97.6 | 104 | 122 |
212 |
