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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

20

(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