The pound or pound-mass is a unit of mass used in both the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement.

A pound (usually abbreviated as lb, plural lbs) is a unit used to measure the mass of something. It is used in the imperial system and the United States ...

21 июн. 2024 г. · The word "pound" comes from ancient Rome, where the unit of measure was libra pondo, which meant "a pound by weight" in Latin.

26 июн. 2024 г. · “Pounds” derives from the name of an ancient Roman unit of measurement, Libra pondo. This Latin phrase translates to “a pound by weight.”

17 сент. 2024 г. · The abbreviation for "pound" (the unit of weight, not the currency) is "lb." This is true in all dialects of English. Why is "pounds" abbreviated as "lbs"? : r/NoStupidQuestions Is it 1 lb or 1lbs? 2 lb or 2 lbs? Pound Problem - Reddit LBS = POUNDS?! : r/NoStupidQuestions - Reddit Другие результаты с сайта www.reddit.com

Libra meant "weight" or "balance scales," and pondo meant "pound." They eventually shortened the phrase to just libra, which they abbreviated “lb."

a unit for measuring weight: One pound is approximately equal to 454 grams. One kilogram is roughly the same as 2.2 lbs. There are 16 ounces in one pound.

20 июл. 2024 г. · It's simple: one lb = one pound. To convert lbs to pounds, you have to multiply it with 1 (or just change the unit). That means the number of lbs is the exact ...

22 мар. 2024 г. · “Lb” and “lbs” are short forms for the pound, a measure of mass or weight. “Lb” means “pound” and “lbs” means “pounds.”