20
CAP. 68]
Weights and Measures
[1987 Ed.
(a) Metric Units
1 cubic metre
1 cubic decimetre
1 cubic centimetre
1 litre
1 decilitre
1 centilitre
1 millilitre
(b) Imperial Units
PART III
Measurement of Volume
a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one metre
0.001 cubic metre
0.001 cubic decimetre
a volume equal to that of a cubic decimetre
0.1 litre
0.01 litre
0.001 litre
a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one yard
1 cubic yard
1
1 cubic foot
cubic yard
27
1
1 cubic inch
cubic foot
1 728
PART IV
Measurement of Capacity
(a) Metric Units
1 hectolitre
1 litre
1 decilitre
1 centilitre
1 millilitre
(b) Imperial Units
1 gallon
100 litres
a volume equal to that of a cubic decimetre
0.1 litre
0.01 litre
0.001 litre
4.546 09 cubic decimetres
1 quart
gallon
4
1 pint
quart
2
1
1 gill
pint
1
1 fluid ounce
pint
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(a) Metric Units
1 tonne
1 kilogram
1 gram
1 metric carat
1 milligram
PART V
Measurement of Mass or Weight
= 1 000 kilograms
a unit of mass equal to the international prototype of the kilogram kept by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures
= 0.001 kilogram
1
gram
5
0.001 gram