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SPEED
m/s (meter per second), cm/s (centimeter per second), ft/s (feet per second),
kph (kilometer per hour), mph (mile per hour), knot (nautical miles per hour), c
(speed of light), ga (acceleration of gravity )
MASS
kg (kilogram), g (gram), Lb (avoirdupois pound), oz (ounce), slug (slug), lbt
(Troy pound), ton (short ton), tonUK (long ton), t (metric ton), ozt (Troy ounce), ct
(carat), grain (grain), u (unified atomic mass), mol (mole)
FORCE
N (newton), dyn (dyne), gf (gram-force), kip (kilopound-force), lbf (pound-
force), pdl (poundal)
ENERGY
J (joule), erg (erg), Kcal (kilocalorie), Cal (calorie), Btu (International table btu),
ft
×
lbf (foot-pound), therm (EEC therm), MeV (mega electron-volt), eV (electron-
volt)
POWER
W (watt), hp (horse power),
PRESSURE
Pa (pascal), atm (atmosphere), bar (bar), psi (pounds per square inch), torr
(torr), mmHg (millimeters of mercury), inHg (inches of mercury), inH20 (inches
of water),
TEMPERATURE
o
C (degree Celsius),
o
F (degree Fahrenheit), K (Kelvin),
o
R (degree Rankine),
ELECTRIC CURRENT (Electric measurements)
V (volt), A (ampere), C (coulomb), Ω (ohm), F (farad), W (watt), Fdy (faraday),
H (henry), mho (mho), S (siemens), T (tesla), Wb (weber )