 Meter — the unit of length. From this the units of capacity (Liter) and of weight (Gram) were derived. All other units are the decimal subdivisions or multiples of these. These three units are simply related, eg. for all practical purposes one Cubic...  Practical Comprehensive Arithmetic - Page 344by John Alexander Luman - 1914 - 351 pagesFull view - About this book
 | United States. National Bureau of Standards - Metric system - 1906 - 28 pages
...adopted as standard in 1799. INTERNATIONAL METRIC SYSTEM. 5 SYNOPSIS OF THE SYSTEM. The fundamental iinit of the metric system is the METER — the unit of...six numerical prefixes, as in the following tables : Where miles are used in England and the United States for measuring distances, the kilometer (1,000... | |
 | United States. National Bureau of Standards - Metric system - 1906 - 64 pages
...one LITER and one LITER of water weighs one KILOGRAM. The metric tables are formed by combining tho words "METER," "GRAM," and "LITER" with the six numerical prefixes, as in the following tables : PREFIXES. MEANING. niilli- = one thousandth J^JQ .001 cciiti- = one hundredth loo" decl- — one tenth 1O .1... | |
 | Charles H. Gleason - Arithmetic - 1910 - 536 pages
...Riley owe Mr. Hawkins Aug. 16, 1909 ? SUPPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL METRIC SYSTEM SYNOPSIS OF THE SYSTEM 1. The fundamental unit of the Metric System is the meter...six numerical prefixes, as in the following tables. The tables and descriptions in the following are taken from the pamphlet on the Metric System issued... | |
 | Statistics - 1911 - 930 pages
...one liter, and one liter of water weighs one kilogram (1 meter = 39.37 in., 1 kilograms 2.2046 Ibs.) The metric tables are formed by combining the words " meter," " gram," and " liter " with six numerical prefixes, ns in the. following tables: PRKFIXKS MEANING t'NITS milli= one thousandth... | |
 | Glenn Moody Hobbs - 1912 - 64 pages
...ounce, and grain of this weight are identical with those of Troy weight. PRACTICAL MATHEMATICS METRIC SYSTEM The fundamental unit of the metric system is...six numerical prefixes, as in the following tables: Where miles are used in England and the United States for measuring distances, the kilometer (1,000... | |
 | Franklin Turner Jones, Robert Richardson Tatnall - Physics - 1912 - 112 pages
...derived. All other units are the decimal subdivisions or multiples of these three simply related units. For all practical purposes one cubic decimeter equals...six numerical prefixes, as in the following tables : 78 PREFIXES MEANING U»IT8 millicenti deci (unit) dekahecto kilo = one thousandth = = one hundredth... | |
 | Valves - 1912 - 718 pages
...the decimal subdivisions or multiples of these. These three units are simply related; for example, for all practical purposes one Cubic Decimeter equals..."Gram," and "Liter," with the six numerical prefixes, as shown in the table above. and "foot" are used. The Meter is about one-tenth longer than a yard. The... | |
 | Joseph Walker McSpadden - Periodicals - 1912 - 1164 pages
...decimeter equals one liter and one liter of water weighs one kilogram. The metric WORLD STATISTICS tables are formed by combining the words ''meter,"...numerical prefixes, as in the following tables! Prefixes Meaning Units All lengths, areas, and cubic measures in the following tables are derived from the international... | |
 | George Morris Philips, Robert Franklin Anderson - Arithmetic - 1913 - 520 pages
...cube of pure water .01 of a, meter on an edge at the greatest density of water, 39.3° Fahrenheit. 22. The metric tables are formed by combining the words "meter," " gram," and " liter " with the six prefixes here shown : Prefixes Meaning Unite milli- .001 ' centi- .01 deci- .1 ( meter for length prefixed... | |
 | National Tube Co - Engineering - 1913 - 614 pages
...purposes the volume of one kilogram of water (one liter) is equal to one cubic decimeter. The metric terms are formed by combining the words "Meter," "Gram" and "Liter" with the six numerical prefixes. Length 10 milli-meters (mm) — i centi-meter (cm). 10 centi-meters = i deci-meter (dm). 10 deci-meters... | |
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