Thomas Davidson,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908…
(1908)
“ SQUARE MEASURE. The ARE, the unit of surface measure, is a square the side of which is ten mètres long. 1 Are=100Square mètres. 1 Decare=10ares. 1 Hectare=100 " 1 Déciare=1⁄10thof an are. 1 Centiare=1⁄100thof an are, or, mètre carré (square mètre) . MEASURES OF WEIGHT. The GRAMME, the unit of weight, is the weight of a cubic centimètre of distilled water at 4° Centigrade. ”
Thomas Davidson,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908…
(1908)
“ MEASURES OF LENGTH. The MÈTRE, the unit of length, is the ten-millionth part of a line drawn from the Pole to the Equator. 1 Mètre=as above. 1 Décamètre=10mètres. 1 Hectomètre=100" 1 Kilomètre=1000" 1 Myriamètre=10,000" 1 Decimètre=1⁄10thof a mètre. ”
Thomas Davidson,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908…
(1908)
“ MEASURES OF CAPACITY, DRY AND LIQUID. The LITRE, the unit of the measures of capacity, dry and liquid, is the volume of a cubic decimètre. 1 Litre=as above. 1 Décalitre=10litres. 1 Hectolitre=100" 1 Décilitre=1⁄10thof a litre. 1 Centilitre=1⁄100th" 1 Millilitre=1⁄1000th" MONEY. 1 Franc=100centimes. ”
