Dimensions and Measurements

the height – die Höhe
high – hoch
the length – die Länge
long – lang
the width – die Breite
wide – breit
the depth – die Tiefe
deep – tief
the weight – das Gewicht
to weigh – wiegen
the volume – das Volumen
area – Fläche
square metre – Quadratmeter
cubic metre – Kubikmeter
diameter – Durchmesser
radius – Radius
circumference – Umkreis

The height is 1.5m.
The box is 1.5m high.
The length is 2m.
The box is 2m long.
The width is 1m.
The box is 1m wide.

5m x 5m = 25m² (five metres times five metres equals 25 square meters)
The area is 25m².
It has an area of 25m².

4m x 4m x 4m = 64m³ (four metres times four metres times four meters equals sixty four cubic meters).
The volume is 64m³.
It has a volume of 64m³.

The circle has a diameter of 4cm.
The circle has a radius of 2cm.
The circle has a circumference of 12cm.

METRIC – NON–METRIC
Length
centimetre (cm) – inch (in)
metre (m) – yard (yd)
kilometre (km) – mile
Surface of Area
square centimetre (cm²) – square inch (in²)
square metre (m²) – square yard (yd²)
square kilometre (km²) – square mile (mile²)
Volume and Capacity
cubic cm (cm³) – cubic inch (in³)
cubic metre (m³) – cubic yard (yd³)
litre (l) – pint (pt)
hectrolitre (hl) (100 l) – gallon (gal)
Weight
gram (g) – ounce (oz)
Kilogram (kg) – pound (lb)
tone (t) – ton

LENGTHS (Längen)
1 cm = 0.3937 inch
1 m = 39.37 inch
1 km = 0.62137 mile
1 inch (1”) = 2.54 cm
1 foot (1′) = 30.48 cm (12 inches = 1 foot)
1 yard = 91.44 cm (3 feet = 1 yard)
1 mile = 1.609 km (1000 yards = 1 mile)
AREA (Fläche)
1 cm² = 0.155 square inches
1 m² = 10.764 square feet
1 km² = 0.3861 square miles
1 square inch = 6.45 cm²
1 square foot = 0.093 m²
1 square mile = 2.59 km²
VOLUME (Volumen)
1 cm³ = 0.061 cubic inch
1 m³ = 35.315 cubic feet
1 litre = 1.76 pints / 0.22 gallons
1 cubic inch = 16.387 cm³
1 pint = 0.57 litres
1 gallon = 4.546 litres
1 US gallon = 3.785 litres
WEIGHTS (Gewicht)
1 ounce = 28.3495 g
1 pound = 0.453 kg
1 ton = 1016 kg