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Pound (lb)

The pound is a traditional unit of mass widely used in the United States and, to a lesser extent, in the United Kingdom. Defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, the pound evolved from medieval English systems that themselves descended from Roman and Carolingian traditions. The pound is central to commerce, engineering, food measurement, and body weight scales in the US. Its widespread cultural presence makes it deeply familiar even in contexts where metric units dominate. Because the pound is part of a non-decimal system, subdivisions such as ounces (1/16 pound) introduce complexity, yet this structure persists due to tradition and embedded industrial standards. In engineering, the pound often appears alongside pound-force, making careful distinction between mass and force essential.

Centigram (cg)

A centigram, equal to 1/100 of a gram, is an intermediate unit not frequently encountered in everyday life but occasionally useful in laboratory settings and chemical formulations. Its size offers a compromise between the larger gram and the smaller milligram, especially in contexts like dietetics, powdered chemicals, or small-scale industrial ingredients. Though not widely used, the centigram's value lies in its flexibility—providing a metric option for moderate precision without resorting to decimals.

More Pound converters

Pound [lb] ↔ Kilogram [kg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Gram [g]

Pound [lb] ↔ Ounce [oz]

Pound [lb] ↔ Metric Ton [t]

Pound [lb] ↔ Milligram [mg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Stone [st]

Pound [lb] ↔ US Ton (Short) [ton (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ UK Ton (Long) [ton (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Carat [car, ct]

Pound [lb] ↔ Attogram [ag]

Pound [lb] ↔ Femtogram [fg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Picogram [pg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Nanogram [ng]

Pound [lb] ↔ Microgram [µg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Centigram [cg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Decigram [dg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Dekagram [dag]

Pound [lb] ↔ Hectogram [hg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Megagram [Mg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Gigagram [Gg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Teragram [Tg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Petagram [Pg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Exagram [Eg]

Pound [lb] ↔ Atomic Mass Unit [u]

Pound [lb] ↔ Dalton [Da]

Pound [lb] ↔ Planck Mass [mₕ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Electron Mass [mₑ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Muon Mass [mᵤ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Proton Mass [mₕ (p)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Neutron Mass [mₙ]

Pound [lb] ↔ Deuteron Mass [m𝒹]

Pound [lb] ↔ Kilogram-force Second/Meter [kgf·s²/m]

Pound [lb] ↔ Kilopound [kip]

Pound [lb] ↔ Slug [slug]

Pound [lb] ↔ Poundal [pdl]

Pound [lb] ↔ Pound-force Square Second/Foot [lbf·s²/ft]

Pound [lb] ↔ Pennyweight [pwt]

Pound [lb] ↔ Scruple (Apothecary) [s.ap]

Pound [lb] ↔ Grain [gr]

Pound [lb] ↔ Pound (Troy) [lb t]

Pound [lb] ↔ Ton (Assay) (US) [AT (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Ton (Assay) (UK) [AT (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Kiloton (Metric) [kt]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quintal (Metric) [cwt (m)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Hundredweight (US) [cwt (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Hundredweight (UK) [cwt (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quarter (US) [qr (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quarter (UK) [qr (UK)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Stone (US) [st (US)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Talent (Biblical Hebrew) [talent (H)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Mina (Biblical Hebrew) [mina]

Pound [lb] ↔ Shekel (Biblical Hebrew) [shekel]

Pound [lb] ↔ Bekan (Biblical Hebrew) [bekan]

Pound [lb] ↔ Gerah (Biblical Hebrew) [gerah]

Pound [lb] ↔ Talent (Biblical Greek) [talent (G)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Mina (Biblical Greek) [mina (G)]

Pound [lb] ↔ Tetradrachma (Biblical Greek) [tetradrachma]

Pound [lb] ↔ Didrachma (Biblical Greek) [didrachma]

Pound [lb] ↔ Drachma (Biblical Greek) [drachma]

Pound [lb] ↔ Denarius (Biblical Roman) [denarius]

Pound [lb] ↔ Assarion (Biblical Roman) [assarion]

Pound [lb] ↔ Quadrans (Biblical Roman) [quadrans]

Pound [lb] ↔ Lepton (Biblical Roman) [lepton]

Pound [lb] ↔ Earth's Mass [M⊕]

Pound [lb] ↔ Sun's Mass [M☉]

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