In our day-to-day living use of metric information are very common. To measure distance to weight metric information are the unit. Metric information are also useful for General Knowledge improvement. In this section we are presenting metric Conversions, Clothing Sizes, International Paper Sizes, Wind Speeds, Temperatures, Tyre Pressures & Roman Numerals.
Standard / Metric Conversions
inch |
x |
25.4 |
= |
millimeter |
foot |
x |
.3048 |
= |
meter |
yard |
x |
.9144 |
= |
meter |
mile |
x |
1.6093 |
= |
kilometer |
acre |
x |
.4047 |
= |
hectare |
quart |
x |
.9463 |
= |
liter |
gallon |
x |
.004 |
= |
cubic meter |
ounce |
x |
28.3495 |
= |
gram |
pound |
x |
.4536 |
= |
kilogram |
degrees Fahrenheit |
x |
5/9 – 32 |
= |
degrees Celsius |
millimeter |
x |
.0394 |
= |
inch |
meter |
x |
3.2808 |
= |
foot |
meter |
x |
1.0936 |
= |
yard |
Kilometer |
x |
.6214 |
= |
mile |
hectare |
x |
2.4710 |
= |
acre |
liter |
x |
1.0567 |
= |
quart |
cubic meter |
x |
284.2 |
= |
gallon |
gram |
x |
.0353 |
= |
ounce |
kilogram |
x |
2.2046 |
= |
pound |
degrees Celsius |
x |
9/5 + 32 |
= |
degrees Fahrenheit |
Clothing Sizes
Men’s Suits & Overcoats
American |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
British |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
European |
46 |
48 |
51 |
54 |
56 |
59 |
Women’s Suits & Dresses
American |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
British |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
20 |
European |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
Shirts
American |
14 |
14.5 |
15 |
15.5 |
16 |
16.5 |
17 |
British |
14 |
14.5 |
15 |
15.5 |
16 |
16.5 |
17 |
European |
36 |
37 |
38 |
39 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
Men’s Shoes
American |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
11.5 |
British |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
European |
40.5 |
41 |
42 |
43 |
44.5 |
46 |
Women’s Shoes
American |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
British |
4.5 |
5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
European |
37.5 |
38 |
39 |
39.5 |
40 |
40.5 |
Children’s Clothes
American |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
British [Height(in)] |
43 |
48 |
55 |
58 |
60 |
62 |
European [Height(in)] |
— |
109 |
122 |
140 |
147 |
152 |
International Paper Sizes
Size |
Millimeters |
Inches |
A0 |
841 x 1189 |
33.1 x 46.8 |
A1 |
594 x 841 |
23.4 x 33.1 |
A2 |
420 x 594 |
16.5 x 23.4 |
A3 |
297 x 420 |
11.7 x 16.5 |
A4 |
210 x 297 |
8.3 x 11.7 |
A5 |
148 x 210 |
5.8 x 8.3 |
A6 |
105 x 148 |
4.1 x 5.8 |
A7 |
74 x 105 |
2.9 x 4.1 |
Wind Speeds
7 mph |
light wind |
11 mph |
light breeze |
16 mph |
gentle breeze |
20 mph |
moderate breeze |
25 mph |
fresh breeze |
30 mph |
strong breeze |
35 mph |
moderate gale |
45 mph |
fresh gale |
50 mph |
strong gale |
60 mph |
whole gale |
70 mph |
storm |
80 mph |
hurricane |
Temperatures
degrees Celsius (C) |
degrees Fahrenheit (F) |
-5 |
22 |
0 |
32 |
5 |
41 |
15 |
59 |
20 |
68 |
30 |
86 |
50 |
122 |
Tyre Pressures
lb/in square |
kg/cm square |
20 |
1.41 |
22 |
1.55 |
24 |
1.69 |
26 |
1.83 |
28 |
1.97 |
30 |
2.11 |
32 |
2.25 |
34 |
2.39 |
Roman Numerals
1 |
= |
I |
2 |
= |
II |
3 |
= |
III |
4 |
= |
IV |
5 |
= |
V |
6 |
= |
VI |
7 |
= |
VII |
8 |
= |
VIII |
9 |
= |
IX |
10 |
= |
X |
11 |
= |
XI |
12 |
= |
XII |
13 |
= |
XIII |
14 |
= |
XIV |
15 |
= |
XV |
16 |
= |
XVI |
17 |
= |
XVII |
18 |
= |
XVIII |
19 |
= |
XIX |
20 |
= |
XX |
30 |
= |
XXX |
40 |
= |
XL |
50 |
= |
L |
60 |
= |
LX |
70 |
= |
LXX |
80 |
= |
LXXX |
90 |
= |
XC |
100 |
= |
C |
500 |
= |
D |
1000 |
= |
M |