----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: February 2, 2002 01:38 Subject: [USMA:17863] Re: Un-define non-SI (was RE: Voting for SI)
> on 2002/02/01 04.11, Duncan Bath at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > <snip> > > Would "micron" not qualify as a nik-name for a micrometre much as "litre" > > is a nik-name for cubic decimetre and "hectare" is a nik-name for square > > hectometre? > > (the "angstrom" would not qualify). > > Duncan > > Dear Duncan and All, > > Is kilo a nickname for kilogram or kilometre or kilolitre or kilotonnes? kilogram.
