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Unit (synonym, acronym) legua (Paraguayan)

Symbol

Physical quantity length, distance

Dimension L

Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit) 1 legua (Paraguayan) = 4330 m

Notes, definitions, other conversion factors Obsolete Paraguayan traditional unit of length used before 1899. 1 legua (Paraguayan) = 5000 vara (Paraguayan) (E) Obsolete Spanish unit of length. 1 legua (Spanish) = 5000 vara (E) 1 legua (Spanish) = 3 milla (E)

System Paraguayan

legua (Spanish)

length, distance

1 legua (Spanish) = 4179.525 m

Spanish

legua (Texas)

surface area

L2

1 legua (Texas) = 1.79194802338 x 107 m2

Obsolete unit of land surface area used by US surveyors in the Southwest US states. 1 legua (Texas) = 25 labors (Texas) (E) 1 legua (Texas) =4428 acres (E) Obsolete Venezuelan traditional unit of length used before 1857. 1 legua (Venezuelan) = 6280 vara (Venezuelan) (E) Venezuelan

legua (Venezuelan)

length, distance

1 legua (Venezuelan) = 5024 m

lehen (Bohemian)

length, distance

1 lehen (Bohemian) = 12.8016 m

Ancient Bohemian unit used in mining in Bohemian Central Europe during middle-age. 1 lehen (Bohemian) = 7 fathoms (E) 1 lehen (Bohemian) =42 feet (E) 1 lehen (Bohemian) = 504 inches (E) Obsolete name of the cgs unit of kinematic viscosity used between 1920 and 1940. 1 lentor=l stokes (E) 1 lentor=l cm^s"1 (E) Obsolete unit. Obsolete unit of electrical resistance defined in 1838. It is the resistance of a wire gauge no. 11 copper wire one foot in length. 1 lenz"1 =798.459936995 S
CgS

lentor (Stokes)

lentor St

kinematic viscosity

1 lentor= 10"4 m2.s"1 (E)

lenz lenz (resistance)

magnetic field strength electric resistance

IL"1 ML T- I"
2 3 2

1 lenz=l A.m~l (E) 1 lenz= 1.25241098979 x 10"3Q

leo

acceleration

LT-2

1 leo=10 m.s~2 (E)

Obsolete metric unit of acceleration. Anecdotal. 1 leo = l dam.s~2 (E) gn=0.980665leo(E) Obsolete Egyptian unit of capacity used in Egyptian ancient times. Measured by weight. 1 letech (Egyptian) = 135/32 khar (E) Dimensionless unit used in pharmacology INT to express the amount of a dose of the substance (e.g.* drug, pesticide, chemical) being studied which killed a certain percentage x of a given population. The percentage x is often given as a subscript. For instance, the amount of the substance which kills 50% of the test population is LD50. Obsolete Annameseian traditional unit of mass used before 1914. 1 Ii (Annamese) = 1/100 dong (Annamese) (E) Obsolete Chinese unit of length. 1 Ii = 1800 tchi (E) Annamese

letech (Egyptian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 letech (Egyptian) = 143.4375 x 10"3 m3 (of water) (see note)

lethal dose at x percent

LDx

percentage of a population nil killed by a dose of drug or chemical

Ii (Annamese)

mass

1 Ii (Annamese) =37.75 x 10"6 kg

Ii (Chinese) liang (Chinese) libbra (Chilean)

length, distance mass mass M M

1 Ii (Chinese) = 576 m

Chinese Chinese Chilean

1 hang (Chinese) = 37.301 x 10~3 kg Obsolete Chinese unit of mass. 1 hang (Chinese) = 1/16 jin (E) 1 libbra (Chilean) =0.460093 kg Obsolete Chilean traditional unit of mass used before 1865. 1 libbra (Chilean) = 1/25 arroba (Chilean) (E) Obsolete Colombian traditional unit of mass used before 1854. 1 libbra (Venezuelan) = 16 onza (Venezuelan) (E) Obsolete Italian unit of mass.

libbra (Colombian)

mass M

1 libbra (Colombian) =0.500 kg

Colombian

libbra (Italian)

mass M

1 libbra (Italian) = 0.307 kg

Italian

Unit (synonym, acronym)

Symbol

Physical quantity

Dimension M

Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit)

Notes, definitions, other conversion factors Obsolete Mexican traditional unit of mass used before 1896. 1 libbra (Mexican) = 16 onza (Mexican) (E) Obsolete Paraguayan traditional unit of mass used before 1899. 1 libbra (Paraguayan) =16 once (Paraguayan) (E) Obsolete Paraguayan traditional unit of mass used before 1899. 1 libbra (Paraguayan, old) = 16 once (Paraguayan, old) (E) Obsolete Peruvian traditional unit of mass used before 1869. 1 libbra (Peruvian) = 1/25 arroba (Peruvian) (E) Obsolete Venezuelan traditional unit of mass used before 1914. 1 libbra (Venezuelan) = 16 onza (Venezuelan) (E)

System

mass libbra (Mexican) M mass libbra (Paraguayan) libbra (Paraguayan, old) M mass M mass M mass 1 libbra (Paraguayan) =0.459 kg 1 libbra (Paraguayan, old) = 0.46008 kg 1 libbra (Mexican) =0.46024634 kg

Mexican

Paraguayan

Paraguayan

libbra (Peruvian)

1 libbra (Peruvian) =0.46009 kg

Peruvian

libbra (Venezuelan)

1 libbra (Venezuelan) =0.500 kg

Venezuelan

libra (Argentinian)

M mass

1 libra (Argentinian) =0.4594 kg

libra (Brazilian)

M mass M mass

libra (Maltese)

Obsolete Argentinian traditional unit of Argentinian mass used before 1887. 1 libra (Argentinian) =16 onza (Argentinian) (E) Obsolete Brazilian traditional unit of mass 1 libra (Brazilian) =0.45905 kg Brazilian used before 1874. 1 libra (Brazilian) = 1/32 arroba (Brazilian) (E) Obsolete Maltese traditional unit of mass 1 libra (Maltese) =0.453594285714 kg Maltese used before 1921. 1 libra (Maltese) = 16 ounces (Maltese) (E)

libra (Portuguese) libra (Roman pound)

mass mass

M M

1 libra (Portuguese) = 0.459 kg 1 libra (Roman pound) = 327 x 10"3kg

Obsolete Portuguese unit of mass. Obsolete Roman unit of mass used in ancient times. 1 libra (Roman pound) = 12 unciae (Roman) (E) Obsolete Spanish unit of mass.

Portuguese Roman

libra (Spanish) libra mayor (Balearic) liespfund (Latvian)

mass mass

M M

1 libra (Spanish) = 0.460093 kg 1 libra mayor (Balearic) = 1.224 kg

Spanish

Obsolete Balearic traditional unit of mass. Balearic 1 libra mayor (Balearic) = 3 rottolo (Balearic) (E) Obsolete Latvian traditional unit of mass. 1 liespfund (Latvian) = 20 pfund (Latvian) (E) Latvian

mass

1 liespfund (Latvian) =8.38 kg

liespfund (Estonian)

mass

1 liespfund (Estonian) =9.20 kg

Obsolete traditional Estonian unit of mass Estonian used before 1900. 1 liespfund (Estonian) = 20 pfund (Estonian) (E) Obsolete Icelandic traditional unit of mass Icelandic used before 1907. 1 liespund (Icelandic) = 64 pund (Icelandic) (E) Obsolete Swedish unit of weight. 1 liespund (Swedish) = 20 skalpund (Swedish) (E) Swedish

liespund (Icelandic)

mass

1 liespund (Icelandic) =32 kg (E)

liespund (Swedish)

mass

1 liespund (Swedish) = 8.501594048 kg

lieue (Artois, Maine, Poitou) lieue (Beauce, Gatinais) lieue (Bourbonnais) lieue (Bourgogne)

length, distance length, distance length, distance length, distance

L L L L

1 lieue (Artois, Maine, Poitou) = 3964 Obsolete French unit of length used before French m the French Revolution in 1789. 1 lieue (Beauce, Gatinais) =3268 m 1 lieue (Bourbonnais) = 4826 m 1 lieue (Bourgogne) =5121 m Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789.

Unit (synonym, acronym) lieue (Bretagne, Anjou)

Symbol

Physical quantity length, distance length, distance

Dimension L L

Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit) 1 lieue (Bretagne, Anjou) =4581 m

Notes, definitions, other conversion factors Obsolete French unit of length used before the French Revolution in 1789.

System French French

lieue (de Paris) length, distance lieue (de Poste) lieue (French, marine) lieue (French, mean) lieue (French, vieille) lieue (metric) (French metric league) lieue marine (French nautical league) length, distance length, distance length, distance length, distance L L L L L

1 lieue (de Paris) = 4443.80322046 m Obsolete French unit of length used before the French Revolution in 1789. 1 lieue (de Paris) = 2280 toises (de Perou) (E) 1 lieue (de Poste) = 3898.073 m Obsolete French unit of length used before the French Revolution (1789). 1 lieue (de Poste) = 2000 toises (de Paris) (E) Obsolete French unit of length used before the French Revolution in 1789.

French

1 lieue (French, marine) = 5564.9 m 1 lieue (French, mean) = 5008.4 m 1 lieue (French, vieille) =4451.9 m 1 lieue (metric) = 4000 m (E)

French

Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete French metric unit of length used French in Francefrom1812 to 1840. 1 lieue (metric) = 2000 toises (metric) (E) 1 lieue (metric) = 12000 pieds (metric) (E) Obsolete French unit of length used in navigation before the French Revolution (1789). 1 lieue marine = 3000 toises (de Perou) (E) 1 lieue marine = 3 milles (E) 1 lieue marine = 30 encablures 1 lieue marine = 3600 brasses (E) French

length, distance

1 lieue marine = 5847.1095006 m

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lieue (Provence, Gascogne) lieue (Sologne et Touraine) lieue (Swiss) length, distance lieue de 20 au degre length, distance lieue de 25 au degre lmin, cmin length, distance L L 1 lieue de 25 au degre = 4445 m 1 light-minute = 1.7987547480 xlO 1 0 m(E) L 1 lieue de 20 au degre = 5556 m length, distance length, distance length, distance L L L 1 lieue (Swiss) =4800 m (E) 1 lieue (Provence, Gascogne) = 5849 m 1 lieue (Sologne et Touraine) = 3933 m Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete French unit of length used before French the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete traditional Swiss unit of length used before 1877. 1 lieue (Swiss) = 16 000 fuss (Swiss) (E) Swiss

Obsolete French unit of length used in the French Navy before the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete French unit of length used m land French surveying before the French Revolution in 1789. Obsolete unit of distance used in astronomy. 1 light-minute = 1 c-min (E) 1 light-minute = 60 light-seconds (E) 1 light-minute = (10~V5.256) light-year (E) 1 light-minute = 17.987547480 Gm (E) Obsolete unit of distance used in astronomy. 1 light-second = 1 c-sec (E) 1 light-second =(1/60) light-minute (E) 1 light-second = (10"7/3.1536) light-year (E) 1 light-second =0.299792458 Gm (E) Unit of distance employed in astronomy and astrophysics. The light-year corresponds to the distance travelled in one tropical year by electromagnetic radiation in vacuum.

light-minute

light-second

lsec, csec

length, distance

1 light-second =2.99792458 xlO 8 m (E)

light-year (annee-lumiere)

length, distance (AL,al)

1Iy = 9.46052973 x 1015 m