A Complete Grammar of Esperanto

by Ivy Kellerman Reed

mile

,

funto

,

pound

) cannot convey a very definite meaning to one not familiar with the particular system used. Consequently the metric system (already used by scientists everywhere and by the general public in many countries) is adopted for the international system of weights and measures:

Length and Surface.

milimetro, millimeter (.0394 inch). centimetro, centimeter (.3937 inch). decimetro, decimeter (3.937 inches). metro, meter (39.37 inches). dekametro, dekameter (393.7 inches). hektometro, hektometer (328 feet 1 inch). kilometro, kilometer (3280 feet 10 inches; .62137 mile). kvadrata metro, square meter (1550 square inches). hektaro, hektare (2.471 acres).

Weight.

gramo, gram (15.432 grains avoirdupois). dekagramo, dekagram (.3527 ounce avoirdupois). hektogramo, hektogram (3.5274 ounce avoirdupois). kilogramo, kilogram (2.2046 pounds avoirdupois).