zonam perdidit (L.), he has lost his purse, he is in needy circumstances.

zonum solvere (L.), to loose the virgin zone.

zōon politikon (Gr.), a political animal [said of man].

zum Beispiel (Ger.), for example, often z.B.

THE METRIC or FRENCH SYSTEM.

MEASURES OF LENGTH.
The MÈTRE, the unit of length, is the ten-millionth part of a line drawn from thePole to the Equator.
1 Mètre =as above.
1 Décamètre = 10 mètres.
1 Hectomètre = 100 "
1 Kilomètre = 1000 "
1 Myriamètre = 10,000 "
1 Decimètre = 1⁄10th of a mètre.
1 Centimètre = 1⁄100th "
1 Millimètre = 1⁄1000th "
The Greek prefixes (deca, hecto, kilo, myria) denote multiplication.
The Latin prefixes (deci, centi, milli) denote division.
SQUARE MEASURE.
The ARE, the unit of surface measure, is a square the side of which is ten mètreslong.
1 Are = 100 Square mètres.
1 Decare = 10 ares.
1 Hectare = 100 "
1 Déciare = 1⁄10th of an are.
1 Centiare = 1⁄100th of an are,
or, mètre carré (square mètre).
MEASURES OF WEIGHT.
The GRAMME, the unit of weight, is the weight of a cubic centimètre of distilledwater at 4° Centigrade.
1 Gramme =as above.
1 Décagramme = 10 gram.
1 Hectogramme = 100"
1 Kilogramme, or kilo = 1000"
1 Myriagramme = 10,000"
1 Décigramme = 1⁄10th of a gram.
1 Centigramme = 1⁄100th"
1 Milligramme = 1⁄1000th"
½ kilogramme is called a livre.
MEASURES OF CAPACITY, DRY AND LIQUID.
The LITRE, the unit of the measures of capacity, dry and liquid, is the volume ofa cubic decimètre.
1 Litre = as above.
1 Décalitre = 10 litres.
1 Hectolitre = 100"
1 Décilitre = 1⁄10th of a litre.
1 Centilitre = 1⁄100th"
1 Millilitre = 1⁄1000th"
MONEY.
1 Franc = 100 centimes.
A franc = 5 grammes
(4.5 silver, and .5 alloy).
1 Décime = 10 centimes.
1 Sou = 5"
FRENCH LINEAL MEASURES, &c. = BRITISH.
French British.
LINEAL.
Millimètre 0.0394 inch.
Centimètre 0.3937 "or less than half an inch.
Décimètre 3.937 inchesnearly 4 inches.
Mètre 39.3708 "about 3 feet 3 inches.
Hectomètre 0.0621 mile"1⁄16th of a mile.
Kilomètre 0.6214 "8 kilomètres = 5 miles.

SQUARE.
Centiare 1.196 square yardor 11⁄5th square yard.
Are 3.954 poles40½ ares = 1 acre.
Hectare 2.471 acresnearly 2½ acres.
BRITISH LINEAL MEASURES, &c. = FRENCH.
British. French.
LINEAL.
Inch 25.399 millimètres.
Foot 30.479 centimètres.
Yard 0.914 mètre.
Chain [22 yards] 20.116 mètres.
Furlong [10 chains] 201.164 "
Mile 1.609 kilomètre.5 miles = 8 kilomètres, nearly.

SQUARE.
Square Foot 9.29 square décimètres.
Acre 0.405 hectareor about 40 ares.
Square mile 2.599 square kilomètres.100 square miles = 260 sq. kilomètres.
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FRENCH WEIGHTS = BRITISH.
French British.
Décigramme 1.543 grainor about 1½ grains.
Gramme 15.432 grains.28⅓ grammes = 1 ounce avoirdupois.
Décagramme 0.353 ounce avoirdupoisabout ⅓ of an ounce avoirdupois.
Hectogramme 3.527 ouncesnearly ¼ pound.
Kilogramme or kilo 2.2046 pounds.In trade, a kilo is reckoned at 10 per cent.
more than 2 pounds.
BRITISH WEIGHTS = FRENCH.
British. French.
Grain .0648 gramme.
Ounce (avoirdupois) 28⅓ grammes.
Pound" 454"
Pound (troy) 373 grammes.
Cwt (avoirdupois) 50.8 kilos.
Ton 1015"
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FRENCH LIQUID AND CORN MEASURES = BRITISH.
French British.
Litre 1.76 pint (imperial)or about 1¾ pints.
Hectolitre 22.01 gallons"22 gallons.
BRITISH LIQUID AND CORN MEASURES = FRENCH.
British. French.
Pint 0.568 litreor more than ½ litre.
Quart 1.136 "about 1⅛ litres.
Gallon 4.543 litres"4½ litres11 gallons.
Peck 9.087 ""9 litres.= 50 litres.
Bushel [8 gallons] 36.348 ""36⅓ litres.
Quarter [8 bushels] 2.908 hectolitres"3 hectolitres.