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Also known as lb, avoirdupois pound, pound-mass, pound mass, pound (mass), lbs, pounds, lbm

unità di massa

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A pound is a unit of measurement used to describe how heavy something is, primarily in countries like the United States and other places that use imperial or customary measurement systems. It matters because it's the standard way people in these regions weigh everyday objects, from groceries to body weight, making it essential for commerce, cooking, and daily communication.

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Named after
libra
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Unicode character
Commons category
Pound (mass)
conversion to SI unit
0.45359237
measured physical quantity
mass
conversion to standard unit
7000
unit symbol
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wd:Q100995 p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?source; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. ?item p:P2370/psn:P2370 [wikibase:quantityAmount ?target; wikibase:quantityUnit ?base]. BIND(?source / ?target as ?value)
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C48531
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Article · Italiano

La libbra (in inglese pound) è un'unità di misura di massa di origine romana. Il nome deriva dal latino libra ("bilancia"). La libbra ha avuto valori differenti in diversi paesi ed epoche; attualmente è ufficialmente in uso negli Stati Uniti e in altri paesi anglosassoni. La libbra inglese non fa parte del sistema internazionale (SI) ed è definita dal kilogrammo come segue: 1 lb = 0,45359237 kg

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