20 окт. 2016 г. · Yes, using # to represent weight in pounds is acceptable, albeit not super common in this day and age.

17 сент. 2024 г. · It comes from the Latin libra. "33 pounds" (you need a space if you're going to write out the unit) and "33lbs" are identical in both meaning ...

22 февр. 2022 г. · Lb is an abbreviation of the Latin word libra. The primary meaning of libra was balance or scales (as in the astrological sign), but it also ...

10 сент. 2021 г. · To expand on the Roman thing, "libra pondo" is Latin for "pound of weight." So lb is the abbreviation for "libra pondo." The # sign (pound sign) ...

28 мая 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.” Our ...

11 мая 2022 г. · The word 'pounds' comes from 'libra pondo', pondo being the pound (or measure), and libra meaning 'by weight'. Libra pondo means 'a pound by ...

23 июн. 2023 г. · The abbreviation "lb" is derived from the libra part of the word.

25 авг. 2018 г. · Pounds = lbs because lb is an abbreviation for a Latin word libra, that is an astrological sign, that represents scales, therefore is related to ...

14 сент. 2019 г. · TIL that pounds are abbreviated to "lbs" because it is derived from the ancient Roman unit of measure "libra pondo", meaning "a pound by weight" ...

27 мая 2017 г. · The word 'pound' comes from Germanic *pundą, which was borrowed from the Latin phrase 'lībra pondō', "pound by weight". Germanic speakers ...