>> on 2002/02/01 04.11, Duncan Bath at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> <snip> >> > Would "micron" not qualify as a nik-name for a micrometre much as >"litre" >> > is a nik-name for cubic decimetre and "hectare" is a nik-name for >square >> > hectometre? >> > (the "angstrom" would not qualify). >> > Duncan >> >> Dear Duncan and All, >> >> Is kilo a nickname for kilogram or kilometre or kilolitre or kilotonnes? > >kilogram.
In metric countries "kilo" is a nickname for only the kilogram. "Micron" is an obsolete name for a submultiple of an SI base unit. "Litre" is a "non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI" "Hectare" is a another "non-SI unit currently accepted for use with the SI" Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
