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What is a short long metric foot called?

Times crossword Tue 6 July. 9 across - short-long metric foot = iamb


What is cc in the metric system?

It is a cubic centimetre, which is equivalent to a millilitre.


What does training metric mean?

The phrase "training metric" means nothing - except perhaps revealing someone's linguistic limits! I think you may mean "training in metric", a somewhat short form of "training to understand and use metric measurements hence the ISO-metric system". (metres, litres, grammes, etc.)


When did the Philippines adopted the use of metric system?

Short history on Philippine metrication: Pre-1858 Measurement systems in Philippines reflects diversity of regional inhabitants. ~1858 Spain adopts metric system and introduces the metric system to the Philippines. ~1865 Philippine monetary system shifts to decimal. ~1905 Philippines lightly shifts to English system introduced by USA. 8/29/1916 Philippines adopts metric system after Philippine Autonomy Act signed. 1916-1975 Various measurement systems employed with metric system being prominent. 1/1/1975 Date set for sole metric system use via Presidential Decree No. 187. 7/16/1975 Presidential Decree No. 748 amends PD No. 187 to extend metrication efforts. 1/1/1983 Philippines officially adopts the metric system via Batas Pambansa Bilang 8. 4/13/1992 Philippine use of metric system reinforced via Republic Act 7394.


What is a short hand notation or an element or compound that consist of element system and numbers?

the short and notation of an element is called as symbol. the short and notation of a compound is called as formula.

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What is the German metric system called?

"Metrisches Einheitensystem," short form: "Metrisches System"


What is the form of the metric system that is used in science?

That is called SI, which (in French) is short for International System.


What system of measurement?

The worldwide system of measurement is called SI (short for Système international d'unités). It is a variation of the metric system.


What worldwide system of measurement?

The worldwide system of measurement is called SI (short for Système international d'unités). It is a variation of the metric system.


What is a short long metric foot called?

Times crossword Tue 6 July. 9 across - short-long metric foot = iamb


Is metric short or tall?

metric is simply metric.


What is cc in the metric system?

It is a cubic centimetre, which is equivalent to a millilitre.


How many tons are equal to 12000 pounds?

Need to clarify three tons - long ton, metric tonand short ton Avoirdupois unit of weight used in Britain, called long ton to distinguish it from short ton. 1 long ton is equal to 20 hundredweight (long) or 2240 pound. Unit of mass in metric system, also called tonne (symbol t). 1 metric ton is equal to 1000 kilogram. Avoirdupois unit of weight used in America, called short ton to distinguish it from long ton. 1 short ton is 20 hundredweight (short) or 2000 pound.


What is the scientific name for metric system?

Metric system simply refers to a system of measurement in which the values are decimalized (i.e. one unit differs from another by a power of 10). The metric system commonly used in the world today is referred to by many scientists as "SI" which is short for Systeme International d'Unites, French for International System of Units.


What are the different forms of a gene are called what?

Short Answer is - alleles.


What is the difference between a short ton and a metric ton?

A short ton, known in the United States simply as the "ton", is equal to 2,000 pounds (907.18 kilograms). The SI unit of measurement, the metric ton, or tonne, is 1,000 kilograms(2,204.62 pounds). The metric ton was introduced in 1960 to standardize measurements. Since the introduction of the metric system, the short ton is rarely used outside of the United States.


How many short tons in a metric ton?

1 metric ton is 1.1 short tons.