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Conversion Table

This document provides conversion tables for various units of measurement including length, volume, weight, temperature, and other equivalents between metric, US customary, and apothecary systems. It lists equivalents for meters and centimeters, liters and milliliters, grams and kilograms, degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, and other common volume and weight units like teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces and pounds.

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Conversion Table

This document provides conversion tables for various units of measurement including length, volume, weight, temperature, and other equivalents between metric, US customary, and apothecary systems. It lists equivalents for meters and centimeters, liters and milliliters, grams and kilograms, degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit, and other common volume and weight units like teaspoons, tablespoons, ounces and pounds.

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CONVERSION TABLE:

MEASURE OF LENGTH MEASURE OF VOLUME MEASURE OF WEIGHT


1 meter (m) = 10 decimeters (dm) 1 liter (L) = 10 deciliters (dl) 1 gram (g) = 10 decigrams (dg)
= 100 centimeters (cm) = 100 centiliters (cl) = 100 centigrams (cg)
= 1,000 millimeters (mm) = 1,000 milliliters (ml) = 1,000 milligrams (ml)
= 1,000,000 micrometers (μm or mcm) = 1,000,000 micrometers (μm or mcm) = 1,000,000 micrometers (μm or mcm)
= 1,000,000,000 nanometers (nm) = 1,000,000,000 nanograms (ng)
= 1,000,000,000, 000 picograms (pg)
1,000 mm = 100 cm 1,000 ml = 1 liter (L) 1,000 mcg = 1 mg
100 cm = 1 m 1,000 mg = 1 g
1000 m = 1 km 1, 000 g = 1 kg
100 m = 1 hectometer (hm)
10 m = 1 dekameter (Dm)

EQUIVALENTS OF LENGTH EQUIVALENTS OF VOLUME EQUIVALENTS OF WEIGHT OTHER EQUIVALENTS


1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 fluid ounce (f℥) = 29.57 ml 1 grain (gr) = 0.065 g or 65 mg 1 oz (avoir) = 437.5 gr
36 inches = 1 yard 1 pint (16 fluid oz) = 473 ml 1 pound (lb) = 454 g 1℥ = 480 gr
12 inches = 1 foot (ft) 1 quart (32 fluid oz) = 946 ml 2.2 pounds (lbs) = 1 kg 1 gal (U.S.) = 128 f℥
1 m = 39.97 inches (in) 1 gallon (U.S.) = 3785 ml 1 g = 15.432 gr 1 f℥ (water) = 455 gr
1 ml = 16.23 ♍︎/mx 1 kg = 2.2 lbs (avoir)
1♍︎/mx = 0.06 ml 1 oz (avoir) = 28.35 g
1 fʒ = 3.69 ml 1℥ = 31.1 g

APOTHECARIES’ FLUID MEASURE APOTHECARIES’ MEASURE OF WEIGHT AVOIRDUPOIS MEASURE OF WEIGHT


60 minims (♍︎/mx) = 1 fluid drachm or fluidram (fʒ) 20 grains (gr) = 1 scruple (℈) 437.5 grains (gr) = 1 ounce (oz)
8 fʒ (480 minim) = 1 fluidounce (f℥) 3 scruples (60 grains) = 1 drachm or dram (ʒ) 16 pounces (7000 grains) = 1 pound (lb)
16 f℥ = 1 pint (pt) 8 drachms (480 grains) = 1 ounce (℥)
2 pints (32 fluidounces) = 1 quart (qt) 12 ounces (5760 grains) = 1 pound
4 quarts (8 pints) = 1 gallon (gal or C)
CONVERSION TABLE:

gal qt pt f℥ fʒ ♍︎/mx lb ℥ ʒ ℈ Gr lb oz gr
1 4 8 128 1024 61440 1 12 96 288 5760 1 16 7000
1 2 32 256 15360 1 8 24 480 1 437.5
1 16 128 7680 1 3 60
1 8 480 1 20
1 60

SOME USEFUL EQUIVALENTS USEFUL APPROXIMATE EQUIVALENTS


METRIC SYSTEM APOTHECARY SYSTEM COMMON MEASURES METRIC MEASURES
1 teaspoonful (tsp) 5 ml 1 fʒ 1 tsp 1/6 f℥ = 5 ml
1 tablespoonful (tbsp) 15 ml 4 fʒ 1 tbsp ½ f℥ = 15 ml
1 dessertspoonful 8 ml 2 fʒ 1 f℥ = 6 tsp
1 wineglassful 60 ml 2 f℥ ½ f℥ = 3 tsp
1 tumblerful 240 ml 8 f℥
1 teacupful 120 ml 4 f℥

TEMPERATURE

°F = 9/5 °C + 32 (MDA)
°C = 5/9 (°F-32) (SMD)
°K = °C + 273

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