In Ancient Latin times the unit of measurement, the pound, was not as it is considered today. Today a contemporary, or modern day pound is ~453.592g. This was established by the US & other other members of The Commonwealth of Nations on July 1, 1959. Whereas, in Roman times, when Latin was still used as a means of communication by any society or group of peoples, it was ~327.168g. These units of measure were called a "libra".Hope that helps.For further reading & reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)(I'm sorry if you were inquiring about the verb, to "pound".)
1 pound = 16 ounces 1 ounce = 1/16 pound
1 pound = 0.453 kilograms.
The term "pound" as a unit of weight originated from the Latin word "libra," which means scales or balance. It was used in ancient Rome as a unit of measurement for goods and gradually evolved into the pound as we know it today.
== == There are 16 ounces in a pound.
The abbreviation lb stands for pound (latin: libra).1 pound = 0.454 kgSecond definition: LB also stands for "little baby"
lb originates from the Latin word Libra, meaning pound.
In Ancient Latin times the unit of measurement, the pound, was not as it is considered today. Today a contemporary, or modern day pound is ~453.592g. This was established by the US & other other members of The Commonwealth of Nations on July 1, 1959. Whereas, in Roman times, when Latin was still used as a means of communication by any society or group of peoples, it was ~327.168g. These units of measure were called a "libra".Hope that helps.For further reading & reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Roman_units_of_measurementhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_(mass)(I'm sorry if you were inquiring about the verb, to "pound".)
The abbreviation lb stands for pound (latin: libra).1 pound = 0.454 kgSecond definition: LB also stands for "little baby"
1 pound. lb = pound.The origin of the abbreviation lb 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.
'lb' is the abbreviation of the Latin term 'libra', originally meaning 'a set of balances', which has now come to designate the imperial unit of weight 'the pound'. A pound is approximately 0.45 kilograms, or 1 kg ~ 2.2 lbs.
1 pound = 1 pound
lb is the abbreviation for pounds (mass)Lb stands for "Librum", the latin for a pound. The plural is Libra. The ' Lbs ' is a linguistic oddity --- a contracted Latin root which has received a plural "s".
Apparently our word "pound" comes from the Latin word "pondo" which means weight.
(lb or lbs) a pound in weight, 1 lb is equal to about 454 grams (from Latin 'Libra').
Lb is an abbreviation of the Latin word for pound. The original Latin word for the pound weight was libra pondo.The Latin word libra means 'balances, scales' (as in the astrological sign for the constellation Libra, which can be described as looking like a set of balance scales). The word pondus, meaning weight, is the original Latin for the English word 'pound.' So libra pondo meant 'a balance scale weight (of a Roman pound)'. A Roman pound weighed about 327 grams. [The British pound became standardised at about 1/3rd heavier than the ancient Roman pound]In time libra pondo became shortened to just libra, i.e. a quick way of saying 'libra pondo.' Then libra was abbreviated to lb, still meaning pound or pounds. Lbs is the logical English plural of lb, but either lb or lbs can be used.
1 pound. lb = pound.The origin of the abbreviation lb 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.