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Chapter 7. Units and Measurements

7.1. Volume, Weight, Length
7.2. Power, Temperature, Electricity
7.3. Time Units
7.4. Information Units

The Republic of India adopted the metric system on April 1, 1957. So basic measurement units for weight is gram/kilogram, length is meter/kilometer, liquid volume is milliliter/liter. It is the correct and accepted way for Hindi as well. However, other units are still prevalent but particularly for technical translation, we need to follow the metric system. Except for measuring body temperature, generally temperature in India is measured in Celsius. So for Hindi translation, it should be changed in Celsius if in source language, it is in different units.

7.1. Volume, Weight, Length

English

Hindi

Hindi (Abbreviated)

Meter

मीटर

मी

Kilometer

किलोमीटर

कि॰मी॰

Gram

ग्राम

ग्रा॰

Kilogram

किलोग्राम

कि॰ग्रा॰/किलो

Liter

लीटर

ली

Milliliter

मिलीलीटर

मि॰ली॰

Centimeter

सेंटीमीटर

सें॰मी॰

Millimeter

मिलीमीटर

मि॰मी॰