Conversions






	Measurements Inches & Centimeters Meters & Feet Meters & Yards Converisons Grams Per Meter & Ounces Per Yard Useful Memoranda Languages & Abbreviations Fibers


	Inches & Centimeters To convert inches to centimeters, read appropriate number in central column as inch measurement and its equivalent in centimeters opposite in the left-hand column. To convert centimeters to inches, read appropriate number in central column as centimeter mesaurement and its equivalent in inches opposite in right-hand column.

	Inches
	or
Centimeters	Centimeters	Inches

2.54	1	0.394
5.08	2	0.787
7.62	3	1.181
10.16	4	1.575
12.7	5	1.969
15.24	6	2.382
17.78	7	2.756
20.32	8	3.15
22.86	9	3.543
25.4	10	3.937
50.8	20	7.874
63.5	25	9.843
127	50	19.685
254	100	39.37


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	Meters & Feet To convert meters to feet, read appropriate number in central column as meter measurement and its equivalent in feet opposite in the left-hand column. To convert feet to meters, read appropriate number in central column as meter mesaurement and its equivalent in feet opposite in right-hand column.

	Feet
	or
Meters	Meters	Feet

0.305	1	3.281
0.61	2	6.562
0.914	3	9.842
1.219	4	13.123
1.524	5	16.404
1.829	6	19.685
2.134	7	22.966
2.438	8	26.247
2.743	9	29.528
3.048	10	32.808
6.096	20	65.616
7.62	25	82.022
15.24	50	164.043
30.48	100	328.086


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	Meters & Yards To convert meters to yards, read appropriate number in central column as meter measurement and its equivalent in yards opposite in the left-hand column. To convert yards to meters, read appropriate number in central column as meter mesaurement and its equivalent in yards opposite in right-hand column.

	Yards
	or
Meters	Meters	Yards

0.914	1	1.094
1.829	2	2.187
2.743	3	3.281
3.658	4	4.374
4.572	5	5.468
5.486	6	6.562
6.401	7	7.655
7.315	8	8.749
8.23	9	9.843
9.144	10	10.936
18.288	20	21.872
22.86	25	27.34
45.72	50	54.681
91.439	100	109.361
457.195	500	546.805


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	Useful Conversion Rates

To Convert		Multiply by

Inches to Centimeters		2.54
Centimeters to Inches		0.3934
Feet to Meters		0.3048
Meters to Feet		3.281
Yards to meters		0.9144
Meters to Yards		1.0936
Miles to Kilometers		1.609
Kilometers to Miles		0.6214
Square Inches to Square Centimeters		6.452
Square Centimeters to Square Inches		0.155
Square Feet to Square Meters		0.0929
Square Meters to Square Feet		10.76
Square Yards to Square Meters		0.8361
Square Meters to Square Yards		1.196
Square Miles to Square kilometers		2.59
Square Kilometers to Square Miles		0.3861
Acres to Hectares		0.4047
Hectares to Acres		2.471
Cubic Inches to Cubic Centimeters		16.39
Cubic Centimeters to Cubic Inches		0.06102
Cubic Feet to Cubic Meters		0.02832
Cubic Meters to Cubic Feet		35.31
Cubic Yards to Cubic Meters		0.7646
Cubic Meters to Cubic Yards		1.308
Cubic Inches to Liters		0.01639
Liters to Cubic Inches		61.03
Gallons to Liters		4.546
Liters to Gallons		0.22
Grains to Grams		0.0648
Grams to Grains		15.43
Ounces to Grams		28.35
Grams to Ounces		0.03527
Pounds to Grams		453.6
Grams to Pounds		0.002205
Pounds to Kilograms		0.4536
Kilograms to Pounds		2.205
Tons to Kilograms		1016
Kilograms to Tons		0.0009842


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	Grams Per Meter & Ounces Per Yard

Grams Per Meter	To	Ounces Per Yard

250		8
260		8.5
270		8.5
280		9
290		9.25
300		9.75
310		10
320		10.25
330		10.75
340		11
350		11.25
360		11.5
370		12
380		12.5
390		12.75
400		12.75
410		13.25
420		13.5
430		13.75
440		14.25
450		14.5
460		14.75
470		15.25
480		15.5
490		15.75
500		16.25
510		16.25
520		16.75
530		17
540		17.5
550		17.75
560		18
570		18.25
580		18.75
590		19
600		19.25
610		19.75
620		20
630		20.25
640		20.5
650		21
660		21.5
670		21.75
680		22
690		22.25
700		22.5
710		22.75
720		23
730		23.5
740		23.75
750		24.25
760		24.5
770		24.75
780		25.25
790		25.5
800		25.75


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	Useful Memoranda

1 Millimeter	=	.04 Inches
1Centimeter	=	0.40625 Inches
1 Meter	=	39.3 Inches
1 Kilometer	=	1093.5 Yards
1 Foot	=	Approximately 30 Centimeters
1 Kilogram	=	2.25 Pounds
1000 Kilograms	=	Approximately 1 Ton
1 Liter	=	1.75 Pints
1 Pound avoir	=	453.5 Grams
5 Kilograms	=	Approximately 11 Pounds
1 Gram	=	Approximately 15 grains
1Hundredweight	=	Approximately 50 Kilograms


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	Languages & Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Italian	English	Spanish	French	German

WO	Lana	Wool	Lana	Laine	Wolle
WV	Lana Vergine	Fleece Wool	Lana Virgen	Laine Vierge	Scheerwoll
WP	Alpaca	Alapca	Alpaca	Alpaga	Alpaka
WL	Lama	Lama	Llama	Lama	Lama
WK	Cammello	Camel	Camello	Chameau	Kamel
WS	Cashmere	Cashmere	Kashmir	Cachemire	Cachemir
WM	Mohair	Mohair	Mohair	Mohair	Mohair
WA	Angora	Angora	Lana de Angora	Angora	Angora
WG	Vigogna	Vicuna	Vicuna	Vigogne	Vikunjawolle
WY	Yack	Yak	Yak	Yach	Yak
WU	Guanaco	Guanaco	Guanaco	Guanaco	Guanako
WB	Castoro	Beaver	Castor	Castor	Biber
WT	Lontra	Otter	Nutria	Loutre	Otter
HA	Pelo a Crine	Hair	Crin	Poil	Haar
SE	Seta	Silk	Seda	Soie	Seide
CO	Cotone	Cotton	Algodon	Coton	Baumwolle
KP	Kapok	Kapok	Miraguano	Capoc	Kapok
LI	Lino	Linen	Lino	Lin	Flachs
CA	Canapa	Hemp	Canamo	Chanvre	Hanf
JU	Juta	Jute	Yute	Jute	Jute
AB	Abaca	Abaca	Abaca	Abaca	Manila
AL	Alfa	Alfa	Esparto	Alfa	Alfa
CC	Cocco	Coconut	Coco	Coco	Kodos
GI	Ginestra	Broom	Retama	Genet	Ginster
KE	Kenaf	Kenaf	Kenaf	Kenaf	Kenaf
RA	Ramie	Ramie	Ramio	Ramie	Ramie
SI	Sisal	Sisal	Sisal	Sisal	Sisal
SN	Sun	Sun	Sun	Sunn	Sunn
HE	Henequen	Henequen	Henequen	Henequen	Henequen
MG	Maguey	Maguey	Maguey	Maguey	Maguey
AC	Acetato	Acetate	Aceteto	Acetate	Acetat
AG	Alginica	Alignate	Alginate	Aliginate	Aliginar
CU	Cupro	Cupro	Cupro	Cupro	Cupro
MD	Modal	Modal	Modal	Modal	Modal
PR	Proteica	Protein	Proteinico	Proteinique	Proteinfaser
TA	Triacetato	Triacetate	Triacetato	Triacetate	Triacetat
VI	Viscosa	Viscose	Viscosa	Viscose	Viskose
PC	Acrilico	Acrylic	Acrilico	Acrylique	Polyacryl
CL	Chlorofibra	Chlorofiber	Clorofibra	Chlorofibre	Polyachlorid
FL	Fluorofibra	Fluorofiber	Fluorfibra	Fluorobibre	Fluorfaser
MA	Modacrilica	Modacrylic	Modacrilica	Modacrylique	Modacrylic
PA	Poliammidica	Nylon	Poliamida	Polyamide	Polyamid
PL	Poliestere	Polyester	Poliester	Polyester	Polyester
PE	Polietilenica	Polyethylene	Polietileno	Polyethilene	Polyathylen
PP	Polipropilenica	Polypropylene	Polipropilenico	Polypropilene	Polypropilenfase
PU	Poliureica	Polycarbamide	Polieureico	Polycarbamide	Polyharnstoff
VY	Poliuretanica	Polyurethane	Poliuretano	Polyurethane	Polyurethanfaser
TV	Vinilal	Vinylal	Vinilio	Vinylal	Vinylal
EL	Trivinilica	Trivinyl	Trivinilico	Trivinyl	Trivinyl
EA	Gomma	Elastodiene	Goma	Elastodiene	Gummi
GL	Elastan	Elastane	Elastan	Elasthanne	Elasthan
ME	Vetro Tessile	Glass Fiber	Fibra de Vidrio	Verre Textile	Glasfaser
ME	Metallo	Metal	Metal	Metal	Metall
ME	Metallica	Metallicl	Metalico	Metallique	Metallisch
ME	Metallizata	Metallised	Metalizado	Metallise	Metallisiert
AS	Amianto	Asbestos	Amianto	Amiante	Asbest
PI	Carta Tessile	Paper	Papel	Papier	Papier Gewebe
AF	Carta Tessile	Paper	Papel	Papier	Papier Gewebe
HL	Mistolino	Linen-Union	Semihilo	Metis	Baumwolle Leinen
TR	Residui Tessili	Textile Residus	Residuo Textile	Residus Textiles	Gewebet Rueckst
LA	Lambswool	Lambswool	Lambswool	Lambswool	Lambswool
LY	Lycra	Lycra	Lycra	Lycra	Lycra


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