Although the term armlet may be technically similar, it is taken to mean an item that sits on the upper shoulder: an arm ring.The origin of the term 'bracelet' is from the Greek 'brachile' meaning 'of the arm', via the Old French 'bracel'.A bracelet is also a small brace or bracer (an arm-guard used by archers).he origin of the term 'bracelet' is from the Greek 'brachile' meaning 'of the arm', via the Old French 'bracel'. A bracelet is also a small brace or bracer (an arm-guard used by archers).
The millimeter (mm), centimeter (cm), decimeter (dm), meter (m), and kilometer (km) are metric units of length. These units are used when measuring length, height, width, depth, or distance. Key Facts 1 m = 1000mm 1 m = 100 cm 1 m = 10 dm 1 km = 1000 m.
1 A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter. 2  m-meter/meters. 3  A meter is equal to 39.37 inches, or slightly more than three feet. 4  km-kilometer/kilometers.  5 Kilo comes from the Greek word for one thousand. 6  A kilometer is one thousand meters. 7  yd-yard/yards. 8  A yard is equal to three feet, or not quite a meter.or example, one kilometer is abbreviated 1 km, and two kilometers is 2 km. Letâs take a look at the most often used measurement abbreviations and get a little insight into how these abbreviations are developed.