Antoine frame-of-reference method . . . familiar-item examples

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Examples of everyday item equivalences for metric units of length, mass, volume, and temperature

(Drawings excerpted from the book, Guide to the Use of the Metric System by Valerie Antoine, USMA Executive Director. This style guide is available from USMA. See USMA's metric supplies and training aids page.)

Unit	Equivalence
Length: 1 meter (1 m)
1 centimeter (1 cm)
1 kilometer (1 km)
Mass: 1 kilogram (1 kg)
1 gram (1 g)
Volume: 1 liter (1 L or 1 l)
1 milliliter (1 mL or 1 ml)
Temperature: degree Celsius (°C)

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