| METRIC SYSTEM1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| cubic | dry | liquid | |||
| kiloliter | kl | 1,000 | 1.31 cubic yards | ||
| hectoliter | hl | 100 | 3.53 cubic feet | 2.84 bushels | |
| 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 | 0.338 fluid ounce | |
| milliliter | ml | 0.001 | 0.061 cubic inch | 0.27 fluid dram | |
| microliter | µl | 0.000001 | 0.000061 cubic inch | 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 | ||