. Elementary physics and chemistry: first stage . Fig. 25.—Exact size and shape of the metric standard of mass—the kilogram—made of platinum. From Aldous's Course 0/P/i_yszcs { millan). You should bear in mind that in metric measures milli- means thousandth. centi- hundredth. deci- tenth. deka- ten times. hekto- a hundred times. kilo- a thousand times. By putting these words in front of the words metre, litre, and gram, all the metric measures of length, volume, and mass are obtained, as shown in the following table :

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