| WEIGHT AND MEASURES1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT | ABBREVIATION OR SYMBOL | EQUIVALENTS IN OTHER UNITS OF SAME SYSTEM | METRIC EQUIVALENT |
| WEIGHT | |||
| Avoirdupois2 | |||
| ton | |||
| short ton | 20 short hundredweight, 2000 pounds | 0.907 metric ton | |
| long ton | 20 long hundredweight, 2240 pounds | 1.016 metric ton | |
| hundredweight | cwt | ||
| short hundredweight | 100 pounds, 0.05 short tons | 45.359 kilograms | |
| long hundredweight | 112 pounds, 0.05 long ton | 50.802 kilograms | |
| pound | lb or lb avdp also # | 16 ounces, 7000 grains | 0.454 kilogram |
| ounce | oz or oz avdp | 16 drams, 437.5 grains, 0.0625 pound | 28.350 grams |
| dram | dr or dr avdp | 27.344 grains, 0.0625 ounce | 1.772 grams |
| grain | gr | 0.037 dram, 0.002286 ounce | 0.0648 gram |
| Troy | |||
| pound | lb t | 12 ounces, 240 pennyweight, 5760 grains | 0.373 kilogram |
| ounce | oz t | 20 pennyweight, 480 grains, 0.083 pound | 31.103 grams |
| pennyweight | dwt also pwt | 24 grains, 0.05 ounce | 1.555 grams |
| grain | gr | 0.042 pennyweight, 0.002083 ounce | 0.0648 gram |
| Apothecaries' | |||
| pound | lb ap | 12 ounces, 5760 grains | 0.373 kilogram |
| ounce | oz ap | 8 drams, 480 grains, 0.083 pound | 31.103 grams |
| dram | dr ap | 3 scruples, 60 grains | 3.888 grams |
| scruple | s ap | 20 grains, 0.333 dram | 1.296 grams |
| grain | gr | 0.05 scruple, 0.002083 ounce, 0.0166 dram | 0.0648 gram |
| CAPACITY | |||
| U.S. liquid measure | |||
| gallon | gal | 4 quarts (231 cubic inches) | 3.785 liters |
| quart | qt | 2 pints (57.75 cubic inches) | 0.946 liter |
| pint | pt | 4 gills (28.875 cubic inches | 473.176 milliliters |
| gill | gi | 4 fluid ounces (7.219 cubic inches) | 118.294 milliliters |
| fluid ounce | fl oz | 8 fluid drams (1.805) cub inches) | 29.573 milliliters |
| fluid dram | fl dr | 60 minims (0.226 cubic inch) | 3.697 milliliters |
| minim | min | 1/60 fluid dram (0.003760 cubic inch) | 0.061610 milliliter |
| U.S. dry measure | |||
| bushel | bu | 4 pecks (2150.42 cubic inches) | 35.239 liters |
| peck | pk | 8 quarts (537.605 cubic inches) | 8.810 liters |
| quart | qt | 2 pints (67.201 cubic inches) | 1.101 liters |
| pint | pt | ½ quart (33.600 cubic inches) | 0.551 liter |
| British imperial liquid and dry measure | |||
| bushel | bu | 4 pecks (2219.36 cubic inches) | 36.369 liters |
| peck | pk | 2 gallons (554.84 cubic inches) | 9.092 liters |
| gallon | gal | 4 quarts (277.420 cubic inches) | 4.546 liters |
| quart | qt | 2 pints (69.355 cubic inches) | 1.136 liters |
| pint | pt | 4 gills (34.678 cubic inches) | 568.26 milliliters |
| gill | gi | 5 fluid ounces (8.669 cubic inches) | 142.066 milliliters |
| fluid ounce | fl oz | 8 fluid drams (1.7339 cubic inches) | 28.412 milliliters |
| fluid dram | fl dr | 60 minims (0.216734 cubic inch) | 3.5516 milliliters |
| minim | min | 1/60 fluid dram (0.003612 cubic inch) | 0.059194 milliliter |
| LENGTH | |||
| mile | mi | 5280 feet, 1760 yards, 320 rods | 1.609 kilometers |
| rod | rd | 5.50 yards, 16.5 feet | 5.029 meters |
| yard | yd | 3 feet, 36 inches | 0.9144 meter |
| foot | ft or ' | 12 inches, 0.333 yard | 30.48 centimeters |
| inch | in or " | 0.083 foot, 0.028 yard | 2.54 centimeters |
| AREA | |||
| square mile | sq mi or mi2 | 640 acres, 102,400 square rods | 2.590 square kilometers |
| acre | 4840 square yards, 43,560 square feet | 0.405 hectare, 4047 square meters | |
| square rod | sq rd or rd2 | 30.35 square yards, 0.00625 acre | 25.293 square meters |
| square yard | sq yd or yd2 | 1296 square inches, 9 square feet | 0.836 square meter |
| square foot | sq ft or ft2 | 144 square inches, 0.111 square yard | 0.093 square meter |
| square inch | sq in or in2 | 0.0069 square foot, 0.00077 square yard | 6.452 square centimeters |
| VOLUME | |||
| cubic yard | cu yd or yd3 | 27 cubic feet, 46,656 cubic inches | 0.765 cubic meter |
| cubic foot | cu ft or ft3 | 1728 cubic inches, 0.0370 cubic yard | 0.028 cubic meter |
| cubic inch | cu in or in3 | 0.00058 cubic foot, 0.000021 cubic yard | 16.387 cubic centimeters |