Basic Sciences - Measurement Units
Study terms for metric and imperial units used to measure mass, length, area, volume, electricity, frequency, energy, and power.
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a unit for measuring weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms
libra
a unit of weight used for measuring gemstones and pearls, equal to 200 milligrams or 0.2 grams
karát, jednotka hmotnosti používaná k měření drahokamů a perel
a unit of measuring weight that equals one thousandth of a gram
miligram, mg
a unit of measuring weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
gram, jednotka měření hmotnosti rovna jedné tisícině kilogramu
a unit of measuring weight equal to 2.20 pounds or 1000 grams
kilogram
a unit for measuring weight that is used in the US and is equal to 907.19 kg
tuna, krátká tuna
a unit used to measure liquids in the United States, equivalent to approximately 3.785 liters
galon
a unit for measuring the quantity of a liquid or gas that equals one thousandth of a liter
mililitr
a metric unit equal to 1/100th of a liter
centilitr
a unit for measuring an amount of liquid or gas that equals 2.11 pints
litr, litr
a unit of measuring length equal to 1.6 kilometers or 1760 yards
míle, námořní míle
a unit of measuring length equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimeters
stopa, jednotka délky rovna 12 palcům nebo 30
a unit of length that is equal to 91.44 centimeters or 36 inches
yard, yard
a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot or 2.54 centimeters
palec, jednotka délky
a unit used in North America and Britain for measuring land area that equals 4047 square meters or 4840 square yards
akr, jednotka plošné míry
a land measurement unit that equals 10000 square meters or 2471 acres
hektar, Hektar je jednotka plochy rovna 10 000 metrů čtverečních nebo přibližně 2
a unit of length in the metric system equal to one billionth of a meter
a unit of measuring length equal to one thousandth of a meter
milimetr, tisícina metru
a unit of measuring length equal to one hundredth of a meter
centimetr
the basic unit of measuring length that is equal to 100 centimeters
metr
a unit for measuring length that is equal to 1000 meters or approximately 0.62 miles
kilometr
the standard unit of electromotive force, which measures the strength of an electrical current that is sent around an electrical system
volt, napětí
the standard unit for measuring electrical power corresponding to the rate of energy consumption in an electric circuit, equal to one joule per second
watt, watt
(physics) a unit of power equal to 1,000 watts
(physics) a unit of power equal to one million watts
(physics) a unit of electric current equal to one thousandth of an ampere
the unit of electric current, symbolized as "A" in the International System of Units
ampér, ampér
a unit that is used in measurement of the frequency of sound and radio waves
hertz
(physics) a unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second
a unit that is used to measure the frequency of a radio wave which is equal to 1 million Hertz
megahertz, MHz
(physics) a unit of energy equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius
a unit for measuring an engine's power
koňská síla, k
a decimal unit of measurement belonging to the metric system, based on meters, kilograms, and seconds
