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The letters Lb for pound come from a Latin word for an ancient Roman unit of weight, libra, which was equivalent to 327.45 grams. While adding the "s" isn't accurate ("libra" is a single pound, "librae" is plural - adding the "s" to pluralize the singular is an English convention), it is still widely done to indicate more than one pound of weight.
The pound, a unit of measurement incorrectly abbreviated as "lbs" in plural ("lb", short of Latin "Libra": scales/balance, is both singular and plural).
The unit is descended from the Roman libra (hence the abbreviation "lb"); the name pound is a Germanic adaptation of the Latin phrase libra pondo, 'a pound weight'.
The term "pounds" as a unit of weight is derived from the Latin word "libra," which was a Roman unit of weight equivalent to approximately 12 ounces. Over time, the abbreviation "lbs" came to be used as a symbol for pounds, representing the libra weight unit.
The word "pound" comes from the Latin word pendere, meaning "to weigh". The Latin word libra means "scales, balances" and it also describes a Roman unit of mass similar to a pound. This is the origin of the abbreviation "lb" for the pound. Note also that "lbs" is incorrect for two reasons. One, it is not possible to make that Latin phrase plural by adding an "s." Second, we do not add "s" to pluralize any other abbreviated units of measure: inches is still just "in."; meters is just "m". Pounds is just "lb."
The abbreviation lb comes from the Latin word "libra", meaning "scales" or "balances". Generally speaking, it is incorrect to use the "plural form" lbs to mean "pounds", as the Latin plural of libra is also "libra" - therefore you would still use the abbreviation lb for more than one pound.
If I'm to be strictly accurate in my reply (which you may construe as being pedantic if you wish, but there's a serious point here) lbs isn't an abbreviation of "pounds". It's shorthand for "pounds weight" but isn't an abbreviation of the wordpounds.
The form lbis actually an abbreviation of the Latin word libra, which could mean a pound, itself a shortened form of the full expression, libra pondo, "pound weight". The second word of this phrase, by the way, is the origin of the English pound.
It comes from the Latin word libra, which means scales or balances.
Libra is the latin for a pound. Thus, Lb.
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In Latin 'Libra' are the symbol for the scales, hence the use of lb for weight (and lbs for the multiple),
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When you stand on a scale your weight is being measured in which unit?
Either pounds or kilograms, depending on if your American or European. It will usually say somewhere. Lbs. for pounds, Kg. for kilograms.
How much a giraffe in milligrams?
Newborn giraffes weigh about 110 pounds and stand at about 8 foot (2 meters tall)
If a person weight 100 pounds on Earth how will he weight on Neptune?
Assuming the person's mass remains the same, their weight on Neptune would be approximately 109 pounds. This is because Neptune has a stronger gravitational pull compared to Earth.
If you weigh 87 pounds on earth then what would you weigh on planet Neptune?
You would not be able to actually stand on the surface because Neptune is a gas planet. But if you were in a structure that was able to fly (not orbit) on the "surface," you would weigh around 99.18 pounds.
If a person weighs 160 pounds how much is the weight on each foot?
If you're standing on both legs equally, the 160lb is shared between them. You could, for example, stand comfortably on two planks rated to hold 80lb. If you stand on one leg, of course, your full weight would then bear down on one foot, and you'd crash through the 80lb plank immediately.
What does lb stand for in weights?
it doesn't stand for anything but means pounds, as in pounds and ounces
Why pounds stand for pounds?
because it does get a life
What doeslbs stand for?
Pounds, a unit of mass. Roughly 2.2 pounds to the kilo
What is does pounds stand for?
It stands for pounds for you dumb idiots who dont know just joking
What does the letter L stand for in UK currency?
Pounds
What does ib stand for in pounds?
The abbreviation for pound is lb.
What does pound stand for?
The word simply means pounds. The # symbol stands for pounds; so does the abbreviation lbs.
If you stand on 2 scales one reads 40 pounds and the other scale reads 90 pounds. what is your weight?
130 pounds
What does pounds stand for on Facebook?
LBS means laughing but serious
What is the maximum weight that this tube stand will bear?
The BellO tube stand will hold up to 50 pounds of weight.
What does psi on the sides of tires stand for?
Pounds Per Square Inch
What do the initials GBP stand for?
Great Britain Pounds. It is the currency of the the UK.
