Pounds to Grams - Convert lbs to g

Pounds (lbs) Conversion

A pound is a traditional unit of mass or weight used in the imperial, United States customary systems of measurement. The symbol lb originates from the Latin word for the unit – libra. The pound has several definitions, however, the most well-known today is the avoirdupois pound, which is officially defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and which is divided into 16 avoirdupois ounces.

Grams (g) Conversion

A gram is a unit of mass (commonly used as weight) in the metric system. It was originally defined to be the mass of one cubic centimeter of pure water. However, the newer definition refers to the gram as the one one-thousandth of a kilogram, which is an SI base unit.