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libra

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

unidade de massa, e sistem de unidades avoirdupois

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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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Within Vinony's link graph, libra is referenced by 3,522 other articles, and connects out to kilogram, grain and pound per square inch.

It is catalogued under topics including Accuracy disputes from January 2021, Customary units of measurement in the United States and Imperial units.

Its subject is documented across 82 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Part of: imperial system of units
Named after: libra
Image: Balance ordinaire.jpg

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on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Unicode character: ℔
Commons category: Pound (mass)
conversion to SI unit: 0.45359237
measured physical quantity: mass
conversion to standard unit: 7000
unit symbol: رطل
Wikidata SPARQL query equivalent: 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)
NCI Thesaurus ID: C48531

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Article · Português

A libra avoirdupois ou libra internacional (abreviatura: "lb", ou por vezes # nos Estados Unidos), é a unidade de massa equivalente a exatamente 0,45359237 quilogramas (ou 453,59237 gramas). Oficialmente, a libra é o nome de pelo menos três unidades de massa: * a libra avoirdupois (pound avoirdupois) * a libra troy (pound troy) * a obsoleta libra imperial Existe também uma libra métrica (não oficial).

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