Unit Dictionary

Length

• Cenimeter - A metric unit which equals to a 1/100 of a meter
• Decimeter - A metric unit which equals to a 1/10 of a meter
• Foot - A measure of length which equals to a 1/3 of an yard
• Hectometer - a metric unit which equals to 100 meters
• Inch> - A measure of length which equals to a 1/12 of a foot
• Kilometer - A metric unit which equals to 1,000 meters
• Light Year - The distance that light travels in one year; 9460528405000 kilometers
• Meter - The basic metric unit of length; approximately 1.094 yards
• Micrometer - A metric unit which equals to a 1/1,000,000 of a meter
• Mile - A unit of length equal to 1760 yards or 5280 feet
• Mile (nautical) - A unit of length used in navigation, equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters
• Millimeter - A metric unit which equals to a 1/1,000 of a meter
• Nanometer - A metric unit which equals to a 1/1,000,000,000 of a meter
• Yard - A unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 centimeters

Area

• Acre - A unit of area equal to 4,840 square yards or 4,047 square meters
• Are - A unit of area equal to 100 square meters
• Hectares - A metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square meters or 2.47 acres.
• Square Centimeter - A metric usit of area equal to 1/10,000 of a square meter
• Square Feet - A British Imperial unit of area equal to 0.093 square meters
• Square Inch - A British Imperial unit of area equal to 0.00064516 square meters
• Square Kilometer - A metric unit of area equal to 1,000,000 square meters
• Square Meter - A basic metric unit of area equal to one meter length by one meter width.
• Square Mile - A British Imperial unit of area equal to 640 acres or 2589988.11 square meters
• Square Millimeter - A metric usit of area equal to 1/100 of a square cenimeter
• Square Yard - A British Imperial unit of area equal to 0.84 square meters

Weight & Mass

• Carat - One carat is equal to 1/5 of a gram or 200 milligrams
• Grain - One grain equals 1/7000 pound or 64.799 milligrams
• Gram - A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram; 1 ounce is about 28 grams.
• Kilogram - One kilogram is equivalent to 1,000 grams or 2.2 pounds; the mass of a liter of water.
• Milligram - A metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a gram
• Ounce - Measure of weight equal to 28.35 g or 1/16 lb.
• Ounce (troy) - One troy Ounce equals 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
• Pound - One pound is equivalent of twelve ounces.
• Pound (troy) - One troy Pound equals 12 troy ounces or 373.242 grams
• Stone - Unit used to measure the weight of a human body; equals 14 pounds approximately.
• Ton (long) - A British measurement which equals to 2,240 pounds.
• Ton (short) - An US measurement which equals to 2,000 pounds.
• Tones - One metric ton is equivalent of 1,000 kilograms.

Volume

• A volumetric unit of measure used in the oil undustry equivalent to 42 U.S. gallons.
• Bushel (UK) - A bushel is a measure of grain, potatoes or other foodstuffs equal to 8 imperial (UK) gallons or 36.4 litres.
• Bushel (UK) - A bushel is a measure of grain, potatoes or other foodstuffs equal to 8 US gallons or 35.24 litres.
• Cubic Centiliter - A metric unit which equals to 1/100 of a liter
• Cubic Centimeter - A metric unit which equals to 1/1,000 of a liter
• Cubic Decimeter - A metric unit which equals to 1 liter
• Cubic Decameter - A metric unit which equals to 1,000,000 liters
• Cubic Feet - One cubic feet equals 28.3168466 liters
• Cubic Inch - One cubic inch equals 16.387064 milliliters
• Cubic Meter - One cubic meter equals 35.3 cubic feet or 1.3 cubic yards. One cubic meter also equals 1000 liters.
• Cubic Millimeter - One cubic millimeter equals 1/1,000,000 liters
• Cubic Yard - One cubic yard equals 764.554858 liters
• Deciliter - One deciliter equals 1/10 of a liter
• A British Imperial unit of capacity or volume equal to 0.0284130625 liters.
• A United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches or 0.0295735295625 liters.
• Gallon (UK) - A British Imperial capacity measure equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters.
• A United States volume unit equal to 4.4 liters.
• A United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters.
• Liter - The basic unit of volume in the metric system. One liter of water weighs one kilogram or 1,000 grams.
• Milliliter - A metric unit which equals to 1/1,000 of a liter
• Pint, (UK) - A British imperial volume measure equal to 0.568 liters
• Pint, dry (US) - A United States volume measure equal to 0.55 liters
• Pint, dry (US) - A United States volume measure equal to 0.473 liters
• Quart - A British Imperial volume measure equal to 2 UK pints or 1.136 liters
• Quart, dry (US) - A United States volume measure equal to 2 US dry pints or 1.10 liters
• Quart, liquid (US) - A United States volume measure equal to 2 US liquid pints or 0.946 liters

Temperature

• Celsius - A temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. This is the temperature scale used in the metric system.
• A temperature scale in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. This scale is used to measure the temperature in the United States.