Capacity.
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decilitro, deciliter (6.1022 cubic inches; .845 gill). litro, liter (.908 quart, dry measure; 1.0567 quart, liquid). dekalitro, dekaliter (9.08 quart, dry measure; 2.6417 gallons). hektolitro, hektoliter (2 bushels 3.35 pecks; 26.417 gallons). kilolitro, kiloliter (1.308 cubic yards; 264.17 gallons). |
THE INTERNATIONAL MONEY SYSTEM.
285. Names of national coins translated into international form (as dolaro, dollar, cendo, cent) cannot convey a very definite meaning to persons not familiar with these coins. Consequently the system devised for international use (not for actual coins, but for calculation and price quotations) is based upon a unit called the speso. The multiples of this unit are the spesdeko (10 spesoj), spescento (100 spesoj), and spesmilo (1000 spesoj). Ten spesmiloj have approximately the value of a five-dollar gold piece, twenty marks, twenty-five francs, one pound sterling, etc. The spesmilo, equivalent to about $0.4875 in the money of the United States and Canada, is the unit commonly used. (To reduce dollars to spesmiloj, multiply by 2.051.)
ABBREVIATIONS.
286. The following abbreviations are often used (for those of the metric system see any English dictionary):
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Dro., Doktoro, Dr. Fino., Fraŭlino, Miss. Pro., Profesoro, Prof. Sro., Sinjoro, Mr. Sino., Sinjorino, Mrs. Ko., K-io., Kompanio, Co. No., N-ro., Numero, No. &, kaj, &. |
Sm., spesmilo(j). Sd., spesdeko(j). k. t. p., kaj tiel plu, and so forth. k. c., kaj ceteraj, etc. k. sim., kaj simila(j), et. sim. t. e., tio estas, i.e. e., ekzemple, e.g. p.s., postskribaĵo, P.S. |
Vocabulary.
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abon-i, to subscribe to, take. aparat-o, apparatus. aŭtomat-a, automatic. bov-o, ox. dimensi-o, dimension. ekzempl-o, example. fokus-o, focus. fotograf-i, to photograph. funkci-i, to function, work. kamer-o, camera. |
led-o, leather. metal-o, metal. moment-o, moment. negativ-o, negative. objektiv-o, lens, objective. original-o, original. plat-o, plate (photographic, etc) prov-i, to try. reklam-i, to advertise. streĉ-i, to stretch (trans.). |
Cf. the difference between provi, to try in the sense of testing, making an essay or endeavor, peni, to try in the sense of taking pains or making an effort, and juĝi, to try in a judicial sense.