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lb is a pound in weight. 14lbs in a stone.
Pounds is abbreviated lbs because the origin is in the Latin word libra, which could mean both balance scales (hence the symbol for the astrological sign Libra, which was named after a constellation that was thought to resemble scales) and also a pound weight, for which the full expression was libra pondo, the second word being the origin of our pound.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoPounds are a customary unit. The metric unit is grams.
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∙ 10y agoNo, a pound is a part of the U.S. System of Measurement. The Metric System measures weight in grams (and kilograms, milligrams, centigrams).
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∙ 9y agoPound is used to measure currency. It is a part of metric system.
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∙ 14y agoLb stands for pound.
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∙ 13y agono it is not.
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∙ 12y agoNo a pound is a unit to measure weight.
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What comes before ounces in the metric system?
"Ounces" is not part of the metric system.
Is half a pound still consider a pound in the metric system?
No. Neither half a pound nor a pound have any place in the metric system. And they never did have a place either.
Is ft part of the metric system?
No, feet are not part of the metric system.
Is centimeters part of metric system or the American system?
Centimetres are part of the metric system. A centimetre is 0.01 metre.
How much is a square meter in the metric system?
It already is part of the metric system
Is pound part of the matric system?
No. A pound is part of the Imperial measuring system not the metric system.
What comes before ounces in the metric system?
"Ounces" is not part of the metric system.
Is half a pound still consider a pound in the metric system?
No. Neither half a pound nor a pound have any place in the metric system. And they never did have a place either.
Is ft part of the metric system?
No, feet are not part of the metric system.
Is a pound an english or metric unit?
A pound is part of the imperial system of measurements, which were used in England, and elsewhere, before the introduction of metric measurements.
Are inches part of the metric system or English system?
Inches are part of the English system and centimeters are part of the metric system.
English metric system for measuring mass?
English: pound. Metric: kilogram.
Is centimeters part of metric system or the American system?
Centimetres are part of the metric system. A centimetre is 0.01 metre.
How much is a square meter in the metric system?
It already is part of the metric system
What year did the US legalise the use of metric system?
In 1869Congress legalized the use of the metric system. In 1893 the Office of Weights and Measures adopted the metric system in legally defining the yard and the pound.
What are the three system of measurement?
Imperial and metric
Is seconds a part of the metric system?
No
