 The meter bars, however, continue in use as a standard for most types of measurements. In the metric system, designations of multiples and subdivisions of any unit may be arrived at by combining with the name of the unit the prefixes deka, hecto, and...  Circular of the Bureau of Standards - Page 201956Full view - About this book
 | Joseph T. O'Connor - 1883 - 532 pages
...Imperial Measures. 24 fluidounces wine measure plus 1 grain = 25 fluidounces imperial measure. French Metric Weights and Measures. In the metric system of weights and measures the standard of length is the meter (metre), which is the ten-millionth of the distance from the equator... | |
 | Joseph T. O'Connor - 1883 - 542 pages
...gallon 1194 53.6 24 fluidounces wine measure plus 1 grain = 25 fluidounces imperial measure. French Metric Weights and Measures. In the metric system of weights and measures the standard of length is the meter (metre), which is the ten-millionth of the distance from the equator... | |
 | Joseph T. O'Connor - 1883 - 540 pages
...gallon 1194 53.6 24 fluidounces wine measure plus 1 grain = 25 fluidounces imperial measure. French Metric Weights and Measures. In the metric system of weights and measures the standard of length is the meter (metre), which is the ten-millionth of the distance from the equator... | |
 | 1992 - 96 pages
...are exact. Beginning with table 5, most of the tables are for individual commodities and products. In the metric system of weights and measures, designations of multiples and subdivisions of any units may be arrived at by combining the names of the units with the prefixes deka, hecto, and kilo,... | |
 | 1955 - 250 pages
...100 grams 10 hectograms = 1 kilogram (kg) = 1 000 grams 1 000 kilograms = 1 metric ton (t) NOTE. — In the metric system of weights and measures, designations...with the name of the unit the prefixes, deka, hecto, kilo, mega, giga, and tera meaning respectively, 10, 100, 1 000, 1 000 000, and 1 000 000 000, and... | |
 | 1992 - 71 pages
...are exact. Beginning with table 5, most of the tables are for individual commodities and products. In the metric system of weights and measures, designations of multiples and subdivisions of any units may be arrived at by combining the names of the units with the prefixes deka, hecto, and kilo,... | |
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