units of measurement
A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude (mathematics), magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can ...
have been used in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
to measure length, mass, volume, etc. The
metric system
The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the Decimal, decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in French Revolution, France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the d ...
has been compulsory there since 1914.
System before metric system
Length
Several units were used to measure length. One muoi (or mot thuoc) was equal to 1 metre. Some other units are given below:.
1 phyeam = 2 muoi = 2 m
1 sen = 20 phyeam = 40 muoi = 40 m
1 yoch = 400 sen = 16,000 muoi = 16 km
Cham am
The cham am is a unit of length, used during the 18th–20th century in Cambodia. It is equivalent to 12 ''thneap'' or .
Thneap
The thneap is a unit of length, used during 18th – 20th century in Cambodia. It is equal to ''cham am'', cm or about 20.8333 mm.World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statisticians.
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Weight
Several units were used to measure mass. One muoi (mot dong can tay) was equal to 0.600 kg. Some other units are given below:
1 lin = muoi = 22.5 g
1 hun = 10 lin = muoi = 225 g
1 chin = 10 hun = muoi = 2.25 kg
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Some other units are given below:
1 muoi (vuong mot ba tay) = sesep = 1 L
1 kantang = sesep = 7.5 L
1 tao = 2 kantang = sesep = 15 L
1 thang = 2 tao = sesep = 30 L
Metric system
Length
Metric system has been compulsory with the name muoi mètre for meter.
Mass
Metric system has been compulsory with the following names:
1 muoi gramme = 1 g
1 hocsep = 60 kg.
Capacity
Metric system has been compulsory with the following names:
1 muoi litre = 1 L
1 sêsep litre = 40 L.
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...