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Length Area Mass/Weight Volume Lumination |
Pressure Power/Energy |
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| Length |
| Metric to Imperial | Imperial to Metric | ||||
| 1 millimeter | = | 0.04 inches | 1 inch | = | 25.4 millimeters |
| 1 centimeter | = | 0.4 inches | 1 foot | = | 30.48 centimeters |
| 1 meter | = | 3.3 feet | 1 yard | = | 0.91 meters |
| 1 kilometer | = | 0.62 miles | 1 mile | = | 1.61 kilometers |
| 1 kilometer | = | 0.54 nautical miles | 1 nautical mile | = | 1.85 kilometers |
| Area |
| Metric to Imperial | Imperial to Metric | ||||
| 1 square centimeter | = | 0.16 square inches | 1 square inch | = | 645.2 square millimeters |
| 1 square meter | = | 1.2 square yards | 1 square inch | = | 6.5 square centimeters |
| 1 square kilometer | = | 0.4 square miles | 1 square foot | = | 0.09 square meters |
| 1 hectare | = | 2.47 acres | 1 square yard | = | 0.84 square meters |
| = | 1 acre | = | 4047 square meters | ||
| = | 1 acre | = | 0.4 hectares | ||
| = | 1 square mile | = | 2.59 square kilometers | ||
| Mass/Weight |
| Metric to Imperial | Imperial to Metric | ||||
| 1 gram | = | 0.035 ounces | 1 ounce | = | 28.35 grams |
| 1 kilogram | = | 2.2 pounds | 1 pound | = | 0.454 kilograms |
| 1 metric tonne | = | 0.98 UK ton | 1 stone | = | 6.35 kilograms |
| = | 1 cwt (hundredweight) | = | 50.8 kilograms | ||
| = | 1 UK ton | = | 1.016 metric tonnes | ||
| Volume |
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| 1 millilitre | = | 0.03 fluid ounces | 1 fluid ounce | = | 30 millilitres |
| 1 litre | = | 2.1 pints | 1 pint | = | 0.57 litres |
| 1 litre | = | 1.06 quarts | 1 quart | = | 0.95 litres |
| 1 litre | = | 0.22 imperial (UK) gallons | 1 imperial (UK) gallon | = | 4.54 litres |
| 1 litre | = | 0.264 US gallons | 1 US gallon | = | 3.79 litres |
| 1 cubic meter | = | 35 cubic feet | 1 barrel (of oil) | = | 159 litres |
| 1 cubic meter | = | 1.13 cubic yards | 1 cubic inch | = | 16.39 cubic centimeters |
| = | 1 cubic foot | = | 0.03 cubic meters | ||
| = | 1 cubic yard | = | 0.76 cubic meters | ||
| Lumination |
| Metric to Imperial | Imperial to Metric | ||||
| 1 lux | = | 0.093 foot candle | 1 foot candle | = | 10.76 lux |
| 1 candela/square meter | = | 3.43 foot lambert | 1 foot lambert | = | 0.30 candela/square meter |
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| Pressure |
| Metric to Imperial | Imperial to Metric | ||||
| 1 bar | = | 14.5 pounds / square inch | 1 pound / square inch | = | 6.9 kilopascal |
| 1 kilopascal | = | 0.145 pounds / square inch | 1 pound / square inch | = | 0.069 bar |
| Power/Energy |
| Metric to Imperial | Imperial to Metric | ||||
| 1 kilowatt | = | 1.36 horsepower | 1 horsepower | = | 0.746 kilowatts |
| 1 joule | = | 0.001 BTU | 1 BTU | = | 1055.1 joules |
| 1 watt-hour | = | 3.41 BTU | 1 BTU | = | 0.293 watt-hours |
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