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Usually an informal term for half of a kilogram or 500 grams.
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metric pound — an informal name for a mass of 500 grams (0.5 kilogram or 1.1023 pound) … Dictionary of units of measurement
Pound (mass) — Lb. redirects here. For other uses, see LB. Lbs. redirects here. For other uses, see LBS. For the unit of force, see Pound force. The pound or pound mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, ℔[1] ) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States… … Wikipedia
Metric system — This article is about the metric system in general. For information about specific versions of the system, such as the International System of Units or the cgs system of units, see #Variants. For a generally accessible and less technical… … Wikipedia
Pound-force — This article deals with the unit of force. For the unit of mass see Pound (mass). The pound force or simply pound (abbreviations: lb, lbf, or lbf) is a unit of force. Definitions The pound force is approximately equal to the gravitational force… … Wikipedia
pound — pound1 pounder, n. /pownd/, v.t. 1. to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc. 2. to produce or effect by striking or thumping, or in a manner resembling this (often fol. by out): to pound out a… … Universalium
pound — 1. (lb, lbm, or #) a traditional unit of mass or weight. The Romans used a pound (the libra pondo, pound of weight ) divided into 12 ounces. All the countries of western Europe used similar units, divided into 12 or 16 ounces, until the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Pound (force) — Klbf redirects here. For the airport in North Platte, Nebraska, assigned the ICAO code KLBF, see North Platte Regional Airport. For the unit of mass, see Pound (mass). For basis weight of paper, see Paper density. The pound force (symbol: lb, lbf … Wikipedia
Pound — /pownd/, n. 1. Ezra Loomis /looh mis/, 1885 1972, U.S. poet. 2. Louise, 1872 1958, U.S. scholar and linguist. 3. her brother, Roscoe, 1870 1964, U.S. legal scholar and writer. * * * Unit of weight in the avoirdupois system, the traditional… … Universalium
Metric Martyrs — Die Metric Martyrs sind eine englische Bürgerinitiative, die sich gegen die Durchsetzung des metrischen Maßsystems und für den Erhalt des imperialen Systems einsetzt. Vorsitzender ist Neil Herron. Hintergrund Mit dem Beitritt Großbritanniens zur… … Deutsch Wikipedia
metric system — A system of measurement based on the decimal system. It was first formalized in France at the end of the 18th century and by the 1830s was being widely adopted in Europe. In the UK, bills for its compulsory adoption were defeated in 1871 and 1907 … Big dictionary of business and management
