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Notes, definitions, other conversionfactorsObsolete Paraguayan traditional unit oflength 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)Obsolete unit of land surface area used bysurveyors in the Southwest US states.1 legua (Texas) = 25 labors (Texas) (E)1 legua (Texas) =4428 acres (E)Obsolete Venezuelan traditional unit oflength used before 1857.1 legua (Venezuelan) = 6280 vara(Venezuelan) (E)Ancient Bohemian unit used in mining inCentral 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 kinematicviscosity used between 1920 and 1940.1 lentor=l stokes (E)1 lentor=l cm^s"1 (E)Obsolete unit.Obsolete unit of electrical resistancedefined in 1838. It is the resistance of awire gauge no. 11 copper wire one foot inlength.1 lenz"1 =798.459936995 S

Conversion factor (SI equivalentunit)1 legua (Paraguayan) = 4330 m

1 legua (Spanish) = 4179.525 m

1 legua (Texas)= 1.79194802338 x 107 m2

1 legua (Venezuelan) = 5024 m

1 lehen (Bohemian) = 12.8016 m

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

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

Dimension

L

L

L 2

L

L

IL "1ML2T-3I"2

Physical quantity

length, distance

length, distance

surface area

length, distance

length, distance

kinematic viscosity

magnetic field strengthelectric resistance

Symbol

lentorSt

Unit (synonym,acronym)legua (Paraguayan)

legua (Spanish)

legua (Texas)

legua (Venezuelan)

lehen (Bohemian)

lentor (Stokes)

lenzlenz (resistance)

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Obsolete metric unit of acceleration.Anecdotal.1 leo = l dam.s~2 (E)gn=0.980665leo(E)Obsolete Egyptian unit of capacity used inancient times. Measured by weight.1 letech (Egyptian) = 135/32 khar (E)Dimensionless unit used in pharmacologyto express the amount of a dose of thesubstance (e.g.* drug, pesticide, chemical)being studied which killed a certainpercentage x of a given population. Thepercentage x is often given as a subscript.For instance, the amount of the substancewhich kills 50% of the test population isLD50.Obsolete Annameseian traditional unit ofmass used before 1914.1 Ii (Annamese)= 1/100 dong (Annamese) (E)Obsolete Chinese unit of length.1 Ii = 1800 tchi (E)Obsolete Chinese unit of mass.1 hang (Chinese) = 1/16 jin (E)Obsolete Chilean traditional unit of massused before 1865.1 libbra (Chilean)= 1/25 arroba (Chilean) (E)Obsolete Colombian traditional unit ofmass used before 1854.1 libbra (Venezuelan) = 16 onza(Venezuelan) (E)Obsolete Italian unit of mass.

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

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

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

1 Ii (Chinese) = 576 m

1 hang (Chinese) = 37.301 x 10~3 kg

1 libbra (Chilean) =0.460093 kg

1 libbra (Colombian) =0.500 kg

1 libbra (Italian) = 0.307 kg

LT-2

L 3

nil

M

M

M

M

M

acceleration

capacity, volume

percentage of a populationkilled by a dose of drug orchemical

mass

length, distance

mass

mass

mass

mass

LD x

leo

letech (Egyptian)

lethal dose at xpercent

Ii (Annamese)

Ii (Chinese)liang (Chinese)

libbra (Chilean)

libbra (Colombian)

libbra (Italian)

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Notes, definitions, other conversionfactorsObsolete Mexican traditional unit of massused before 1896.1 libbra (Mexican) = 16 onza (Mex ican)(E )Obsolete Paraguayan traditional unit ofmass used before 1899.1 libbra (Paraguayan) =16 once(Paraguayan) (E )Obsolete Paraguayan traditional unit ofmass used before 1899.1 libbra (Paraguayan, old) = 16 once(Paraguayan, old) (E)Obsolete Peruvian traditional unit of massused before 1869.1 libbra (Peruvian) = 1/25 arroba(Peruvian) (E )Obsolete Venezuelan traditional unit ofmass used before 1914.1 libbra (Venezuelan) = 16 onza(Venezuelan) (E )Obsolete Argentinian traditional unit ofmass used before 1887.1 libra (Argentinian) =16 onza(Argentinian) (E )Obsolete Brazilian traditional unit of massused before 1874.1 libra (Brazilian) = 1/32 arroba (Brazilian)(E )Obsolete Maltese traditional unit of massused before 1921.1 libra (Maltese) = 16 ounces (Maltese) (E)

Conversion factor (SI equivalentunit)

1 libbra (Mexican) =0.46024634 kg

1 libbra (Paraguayan) =0.459 kg1 libbra (Paraguayan, old)= 0.46008 kg

1 libbra (Peruvian) =0.46009 kg

1 libbra (Venezuelan) =0.500 kg

1 libra (Argentinian) =0.4594 kg

1 libra (Brazilian) =0.45905 kg

1 libra (Maltese) =0.453594285714 kg

Dimension

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Physical quantity

mass

mass

mass

mass

mass

mass

mass

mass

Symbolnit (synonym,acronym)

libbra (Mexican)

libbra (Paraguayan)libbra (Paraguayan,old)

libbra (Peruvian)

libbra (Venezuelan)

libra (Argentinian)

libra (Brazilian)

libra (Maltese)

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Obsolete Portuguese unit of mass.Obsolete Roman unit of mass used inancient times.1 libra (Roman pound)= 12 unciae (Roman) (E)Obsolete Spanish unit of mass.Obsolete Balearic traditional unit of mass.1 libra mayor (Balearic) = 3 rottolo(Balearic) (E)Obsolete Latvian traditional unit of mass.1 liespfund (Latvian)= 20 pfund (Latvian) (E)Obsolete traditional Estonian unit of massused before 1900.1 liespfund (Estonian) = 20 pfund(Estonian) (E)Obsolete Icelandic traditional unit of massused before 1907.1 liespund (Icelandic) = 64 pund(Icelandic) (E)Obsolete Swedish unit of weight.1 liespund (Swedish) = 20 skalpund(Swedish) (E)Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.

1 libra (Portuguese) = 0.459 kg1 libra (Roman pound)= 327 x 10"3kg

1 libra (Spanish) = 0.460093 kg1 libra mayor (Balearic) = 1.224 kg

1 liespfund (Latvian) =8.38 kg

1 liespfund (Estonian) =9.20 kg

1 liespund (Icelandic) =32 kg (E)

1 liespund (Swedish)= 8.501594048 kg

1 lieue (Artois, Maine, Poitou) = 3964m1 lieue (Beauce, Gatinais) =3268 m

1 lieue (Bourbonnais) = 4826 m

1 lieue (Bourgogne) =5121 m

MM

MM

M

M

M

M

L

LL

L

massmass

massmass

mass

mass

mass

mass

length, distance

length, distancelength, distance

length, distance

libra (Portuguese)libra(Roman pound)

libra (Spanish)libra mayor(Balearic)

liespfund (Latvian)

liespfund (Estonian)

liespund (Icelandic)

liespund (Swedish)

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

lieue (Bourgogne)

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Notes, definitions, other conversionfactorsObsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.1 lieue (de Paris)= 2280 toises (de Perou) (E)Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution (1789).1 lieue (de Poste)= 2000 toises (de Paris) (E)Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French metric unit of length usedin Francefrom1812 to 1840.1 lieue (metric) = 2000 toises (metric) (E)1 lieue (metric) = 12000 pieds (metric) (E)Obsolete French unit of length used innavigation before the French Revolution(1789).1 lieue marine= 3000 toises (de Perou) (E)1 lieue marine = 3 milles (E)1 lieue marine = 30 encablures1 lieue marine = 3600 brasses (E)

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

1 lieue (de Paris) = 4443.80322046 m

1 lieue (de Poste) = 3898.073 m

1 lieue (French, marine) = 5564.9 m1 lieue (French, mean) = 5008.4 m

1 lieue (French, vieille) =4451.9 m

1 lieue (metric) = 4000 m (E)

1 lieue marine = 5847.1095006 m

Dimension

LL

L

LLLL

L

Physical quantity

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distancelength, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

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

lieue (de Paris)

lieue (de Poste)lieue (French,marine)lieue (French, mean)

lieue (French, vieille)lieue (metric)(French metricleague)

lieue marine(French nauticalleague)

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Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete French unit of length used beforethe French Revolution in 1789.Obsolete traditional Swiss unit of lengthused before 1877.1 lieue (Swiss) = 16 000 fuss (Swiss) (E)Obsolete French unit of length used in theNavy before the French Revolution in1789.Obsolete French unit of length used m landsurveying before the French Revolution in1789.Obsolete unit of distance used inastronomy.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 inastronomy.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 astronomyand astrophysics. The light-yearcorresponds to the distance travelled inone tropical year by electromagneticradiation in vacuum.

1 lieue (Provence, Gascogne)= 5849 m1 lieue (Sologne et Touraine) = 3933m

1 lieue (Swiss) =4800 m (E)

1 lieue de 20 au degre = 5556 m

1 lieue de 25 au degre = 4445 m1 light-minute = 1.7987547480 x lO 1 0m(E)

1 light-second =2.99792458 x lO 8 m(E )

1 I y = 9.46052973 x 1015 m

LL

L

L

L

L

L

L

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

length, distance

lmin, c-min

lsec, c-sec

(AL,al)

lieue (Provence,Gascogne)lieue (Sologne etTouraine)

lieue (Swiss)

lieue de 20 au degre

lieue de 25 au degre

light-minute

light-second

light-year(annee-lumiere)

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