A system of weights and measures that uses the gram, meter and liter as its primary units of weight, distance and capacity. The metric system is used all over the world except in the U.S., Liberia and Myanmar (formerly Burma). See
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COMMON METRIC EQUIVALENTSGrams Pounds Ounces gram .0022 .04 decagram (10) .0220 .35 hectogram (100) .2204 3.5 kilogram (1000) 2.2046 35.3
Liters 1 = 1.06 quarts 3.8 = 1 gallon
Meters Feet 1 decameter (10 m)
33 1 hectometer (100 m) 328 1 kilometer (1000 m) 3281
Meters Inches 1 meter 39.37 1 centimeter .3937 1 millimeter .03937 1 micrometer .00003937 1 nanometer .00000003937