What is an lbs in weight?

What is meant by lbs and kg?

Kilogram (kg) and pound (lbs) are used to measure the mass of the substance. Kilogram is used in the International System of Units, whereas pound is used in the imperial and US customary systems.

United States of America uses the customary units of measurement. Similarly, in UK the Imperial units are used. The Imperial or USA customary unit for the measurement of weight (or mass) is pound. If you have some weight figures in kilograms; and you need the same figures in equivalent pounds, you can use this converter.

What is Pound?

Pound is the imperial and USA customary unit of weight. In short form, pound is written as lb and one kilogram is equal to 2.20462262185 lbs.

One pound is divided into 16 ounces (oz).

Formula of Converting Kilograms into Pounds

To convert kilograms into pounds, just divide the kilogram figure by 0.45359237

Now let's take and example of how to convert kilograms into pounds. Let's say someone's weight is 76 kg. But that person has to fill his weight in a form in pounds. He will just need to do the following calculation:

Kilogram is the universal and most widely used unit for the measurement of weight (or mass). If you have some weight figures in pounds; and you need the same figures in equivalent kilograms, you can use this converter.

What is Kilogram?

Kilogram is the international unit for weight (mass). In short form, kilogram is written as kg.

One kilogram is divided into 1000 grams (gms).

Formula of Converting Pounds into Kilograms

To convert pounds into kilograms, just multiply the pound figure with 0.45359237

Now let's take and example of how to convert pounds into kilograms. Let's say someone's weight is 132 lbs. But that person has to fill his weight in a form in terms of kilograms. For this, he will just need to do the following calculation:

The word “pounds” does not have the letter L in it. Nor does it have a B. Yet if you see the three letters “lbs” written out, you almost certainly read it as “pounds.” Where did this seemingly random abbreviation come from?

Well, it has to do with where the word “pounds,” itself, comes from. “Pounds” derives from the name of an ancient Roman unit of measurement, Libra pondo. This Latin phrase translates to “a pound by weight.” Our word “pound” comes from pondo, and its seemingly unrelated abbreviation, “lb,” comes from the libra part. If you’re asking, “Libra like the Zodiac sign?” the answer is actually yes…sort of. The word libra means “weight” or “scales,” hence why the star sign Libra represents the scales of justice. Check out these other explanations for things you never thought about until now.

“Pound”‘s Latin origins are also the reason the symbol for the British currency, pounds, is an L—L for libra! The currency shares its name with a unit of weight because a British pound originally held the same worth as one lb of silver. We actually owe much of our modern alphabet to the ancient Romans; here’s why.

So both parts of the Latin term live on today, through the vocabularies of money- and weight-conscious individuals throughout the English-speaking world. In fact, Latin is the reason behind many more of the most confusing grammar rules in the English language. As for the “pound” symbol on your keyboard…well, that’s a whole different story. Find out the truth about its name (no, it’s not actually called a “hashtag”).

[Source: The Week, The BBC]

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Originally Published: September 25, 2019

Meghan Jones

Meghan Jones is a word nerd who has been writing for RD.com since 2017. You can find her byline on pieces about grammar, fun facts, the meanings of various head-scratching words and phrases, and more. Meghan graduated from Marist College with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 2017; her creative nonfiction piece “Anticipation” was published in the Spring 2017 issue of Angles literary magazine.

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