Convert pound to kilopound
pound
Definition: A pound (symbol: lb) is a unit of mass used in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. The international avoirdupois pound (the common pound used today) is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms. The avoirdupois pound is equivalent to 16 avoirdupois ounces.
History/origin: The pound descended from the Roman libra, and numerous different definitions of the pound were used throughout history prior to the international avoirdupois pound that is widely used today. The avoirdupois system is a system that was commonly used in the 13th century. It was updated to its current form in 1959. It is a system that was based on a physical standardized pound that used a prototype weight. This prototype weight could be divided into 16 ounces, a number that had three even divisors (8, 4, 2). This convenience could be the reason that the system was more popular than other systems of the time that used 10, 12, or 15 subdivisions.
Current use: The pound as a unit of weight is widely used in the United States, often for measuring body weight. Many versions of the pound existed in the past in the United Kingdom (UK), and although the UK largely uses the International System of Units, pounds are still used within certain contexts, such as labelling of packaged foods (by law the metric values must also be displayed). The UK also often uses both pounds and stones when describing body weight, where a stone is comprised of 14 pounds.
kilopound
Definition: Kilopound is a measure of mass. For conversion purposes, its value is 453.59237 times the reference unit, kilogram.
pound to kilopound Conversion Table
| pound [lbs] | kilopound [kip] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 pound | 0.000010 kilopound |
| 0.10 pound | 0.000100 kilopound |
| 1 pound | 0.001000 kilopound |
| 2 pound | 0.002000 kilopound |
| 3 pound | 0.003000 kilopound |
| 5 pound | 0.005000 kilopound |
| 10 pound | 0.0100 kilopound |
| 20 pound | 0.0200 kilopound |
| 50 pound | 0.0500 kilopound |
| 100 pound | 0.1000 kilopound |
| 1000 pound | 1.00 kilopound |
How to Convert pound to kilopound
1 pound = 0.001000 kilopound
1 kilopound = 1000 pound
Example
Convert 15 pound to kilopound:
15 pound = 15 × 0.001000 kilopound = 0.015000 kilopound
