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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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Fot Sweden 11·689 in. 10 fot＝1 stöng. 1 ref＝10 stanger. 1 mil＝360 ref.
Founte or Funt
 or Livre		 Russia 0·90282 ℔ av.
Foute or Pied Russia 1 English foot.
Frasco Argentina 2⁠3/8⁠ litres.
Fuss Vienna 12 zolls＝1·037 foot.
Switzerland 3⁠1/3⁠ fuss＝1 metre.
See Stab.
Gallon U. States 231 cubic inches＝8·3389 ℔ av. of water at t. 39·8°Fahr.
At 62° Fahr＝0·8325 imp. gallon.
Canada
Gantang Straits Settlements 32 gallons.
N. Borneo 144 oz. av. weight of water as measure of capacity.
Garnetz Russia 0·3607 peck.
Gin. See Kati.
Gisla Zanzibar Measure of 360 ℔ av. of rice.
Go Japan 180·39 cubic cms.
Grain Russia 0·960 grain (apothecaries)
Gramme (gr.) ＝15·4323564 grains av. troy
＝0·2572 drachm or 0·7716 scruple.
＝0·03215 oz. troy.
Grammé (Royal)  Greece 1 millimetre.
Gramo Spain 1 gramme.
Grano Rome 0·757 grain.
Grao Portugal 0·768 grain; also measure 0·18 in.
Grein Netherlands 0·065 gramme
Guz, or Gudge India: Bengal 36 inches.
{India: „Bombay 27 inches.
{India: „Madras 33 inches, Government Survey.
Persia The guz, gueza or zer varies from 24 to 44 inches. A guz of 40·95 inches (Guz, Azerbáiján) is common. Government standard guz＝36⁠1/2⁠ inches. There is a guz for retail trade of 25 inches.
Arabia 25 inches to 37 inches (Bassorah).
Hat’h or Moolum
 or Cubit 
Bengal 18 inches.
Bombay 18 inches, or cubit.
Hectare ＝100 ares, or 2·471 acres.
Hectogramme 100 grm.＝3·53 oz. av.
Hectolitre 100 litres＝2·75 bushels.
Hectometre ＝109·36 yards.
Hiyaka-me Japan 5797·198 grains.
Hiyak-kin Japan 132⁠1/2⁠ ℔ av.
Hoon. See Tahil.
Hu China 12⁠1/2⁠ gallons, nearly.
Immi Switzerland 1·5 litre.
Joch Austria-Hungary 1·442 acre.
Kaima Sweden 0·576 gallon.
Kan Netherlands 1 litre.
Hong Kong 1⁠1/3⁠ ℔ av.
Kanne or Kanna Germany 1 litre, or formerly 1·762 pint.
Sweden 0·576 pint.
Kantar, or Cantaro Egypt 99·0492 ℔ av.＝100 rotls (Customs). 45 kilogrammes of cotton. 44·5 kilogrammes other produce.
Karwar Persia 100 batman.
Kassabah Egypt 3·8824 yards (Customs).
Kati, Catty or Gin
 		 China, Straits
 Settlements		 1⁠1/3⁠ ℔ av.
Keila, or Pishi Zanzibar Measure of 6 ℔ av. of rice.
Ken Japan 5·965 ft., 1·81 metre.
Kerât Turkey 1⁠1/8⁠ inch measure (old).
3·09 grains weight (old)
Kette, or Chain Germany 14·994 ellen, or 10·936 yards.
Keu Siam 40 inches.
Khat (New) Turkey 1 centimetre.
Kile Cyprus 8 gallons.
Killow Turkey 0·97 bushel.
Kilogramme ＝1000 grm.＝2·2046223 ℔ av.
Kilometer ＝0·6214 mile.
Kin Japan, China 0·601 kilogramme＝1·325 ℔
Klafter Austria 2·0740 yards
Switzerland 1·9685 yard.
Koddi Arabia 1·67 gallon.
Koilon (Royal) Greece 1 hectolitre. Old koilon＝33·16 litra.
Koku Japan ＝39·7033 galls.＝4·9629 bushels.
Kon Corea 1⁠1/3⁠ ℔ av.
Korne-tonde Norway 138·97 litres.
Korn-tonde Sweden 3·821 bushels.
Korn top Maal Norway 160 litres
Korrel Netherlands 1 decigramme.
Kotyle (Royal) Greece 1 decilitre.
Kouza Cyprus 9 quarts.
Koyan Straits Settlement 5333⁠1/3⁠ ℔ av.
Krina Bulgaria 12·8 litres.
Kung China 78·96 inches (Treaty).
Kup Siam 10 inches.
Kwan or Kuwan Japan 8·281 ℔＝3·75652 kilogrammes.
Kyat Burma 100 kyats＝3·652 ℔ av.
Lak’t Bulgaria. 0·650 metre.
Last Netherlands 30 hectolitres.
Léang China 583⁠1/3⁠ grains (silver weight).
Lèkha Bulgaria 229·83 sq. metres.
Li China about ⁠1/3⁠ mile＝360 pu. Varies
with length of ch’ih.
A small weight 0·583 grain.
Liang China 1⁠1/3⁠ oz. 16 liang＝1 chin＝1⁠1/3⁠ ℔ av.
Libbra Italy 0·7477 ℔ av.
Libra Argentina 1·0127 ℔ av.
Libra (Castilian) Spain, Mexico 1·014 ℔.
Libra or Arratel Portugal 1·012 ℔ av.
Line or Ligne Paris ⁠1/12⁠ point, or 0·089 inch. 0·1 inch.
Liniia Russia 0·1 inch. 1 archine＝280 liniias.
Litra (Royal) Greece 1 litre＝100 mystra.
Litre Cyprus 2⁠4/5⁠ quarts
Litre (metric) ＝1·7598 pint.
Litro Spain 1 litre
Italy 1 litre
Livre (℔) Russia 0·902282 ℔ av. Apoth livre＝11.5204 oz. troy.
Belgium Kilogramme.
Livre-poids France 0·4895 kg.
Loth Germany New loth＝1 decagramme. Old loth, nearly 1 oz. av.
Switzerland 15·625 grammes.
Vienna 270·1 grains. Postal loth, 257·2 grains.
Maass Austria 1·245 quart.
Switzerland 2·64 gallons.
Maatze Netherlands 1 decilitre.
Mace China 58⁠1/3⁠ grains.
N. Borneo 93⁠1/3⁠ ℔ av.
Mahud Arabia 2·04 ℔ av.
Maik Burmah 3 maik＝cubit＝19⁠1/2⁠ inches.
Marc, or Mark France 0·2448 kilogramme (old weight).
Sweden 0·4645 ℔ av.
Vienna 4331.37 grains＝24 karato.
Marco Portugal ＝8 oncas＝229·5 grammes
Spain 3550·54 grains.
Maund India

82.286 ℔ av., Government.
72⁠1/3⁠ ℔ (old bazaar).
74.67 ℔ av., factory.
28 ℔ nearly, Bombay.
25 ℔ nearly, Madras.
37 to 44 ℔, Juggerat.
Local maunds vary on either side of 80 ℔

Megametre (astronomy) 1,000,000 metres

Metre (m.)..................U. States..............39.37 in.
Great Britain..........39.370113 inches.
Metre cubic.......................................＝1000 c.d.＝35.315 cubic feet.
Metre square......................................＝100 square decimetres＝10.764 square feet.
Metro......................Spain..................1 metre
Italy..................1 metre
Metz.......................Austria................1·691 bushel
Micron (μ)........................................⁠1/1000⁠ of a millimetre
Miglio.....................Rome...................0·925 miles.
Mille......................Netherlands............1 kilometre.
Mil, or Mill...............Turkey.................100 archins (new mil)
Denmark................4·680 miles
Mile.......................France.................}nautical mile 1852 metres.
Germany................}nautical mile 1852 metres
Mile (Postal)..............Austria................4·714 miles.
Milha......................Portugal...............1·296 mile
Mille......................France.................1·949 kilometres.
Milligramme.....................................⁠1/1000⁠ of a gramme＝0.015 grain.
Millilitre.......................................... ⁠1/1000⁠ of a litre.
Millimetre......................................⁠1/1000⁠ of a metre, 0.03937 inch.
Miscal.....................Persia.................71 grains
Mkono......................East Africa..........45·72 centimetres
Mna........................Greece.................1·5 kilometres＝1.172 oka.
Momme....................Japan..................⁠1/1000⁠ of a kwan.
Morgen.....................Denmark................}
Norway.................}＝0·631 acre.
Prussia................}

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