Us lbs

sir I want to know that what is the US LBS and what is its value in the Indian standards so can you tell me the same

[Raman Vij]

Hwy buddy an avoirdupois unit of weight that is divided into 16 ounces and is equal to 0.453 592 kilograms lb. 2. a troy unit of weight divided into 12 ounces equal to 0.373 242 kilograms Abbreviation lb tr, lb t. 3. an apothecaries' unit of weight, used in the US, that is divided into 5760 grains and is equal to one pound troy.

The LBS unit is descended from the Roman libra (hence the abbreviation "lb"); the name pound is a Germanic adaptation of the Latin phrase libra pondo, "a pound by weight". Usage of the unqualified term pound reflects the historical conflation of mass and weight.

United States customary units are a system of measurements commonly used in the United States.

The U.S. customary system developed from English units which were in use in the British Empire before American independence.

Weight Units

2711/32 grains = 1 dram (dr)

16 drams = 1 oz = 4371/2 grains

16 ounces = 1 lb = 256 drams = 7,000 grains

100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt)1

20 hundredweights = 1 ton (tn) = 2,000 lbs1

In “gross” or “long” measure, the following values are recognized:

112 pounds = 1 gross or long cwt1

20 gross or long hundredweights = 1 gross or long ton

= 2,240 lbs1