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NAME

Physics::Unit::UnitsByType

DESCRIPTION

This document lists the units provided by Physics::Unit sorted by type. Since the POD standard does not do tables, they are formatted as HTML tables, therefore this is best viewed in a browser-based POD renderer. Note that the physics-unit script can produce a very similar HTML file in the location of your choosing should this be more convenient.

UNITS

Unit Value Expanded
unknown
g 6.6720e-11 m^3 / kg s^2 6.672e-014 m^3 gm^-1 s^-2
gravitational-constant 6.6720e-11 m^3 / kg s^2 6.672e-014 m^3 gm^-1 s^-2
na 6.022169/mol 6.022169 mol^-1
prefix (dimensionless)
yocto 1e-024 1e-024
zepto 1e-021 1e-021
atto 1e-018 1e-018
femto 1e-015 1e-015
pico 1e-012 1e-012
nano 1e-009 1e-009
micro 1e-006 1e-006
milli 0.001 0.001
centi 0.01 0.01
deci 0.1 0.1
demi 0.5 0.5
semi 0.5 0.5
kibi 8 8
deca 10 10
deka 10 10
mebi 22 22
gibi 28 28
tebi 42 42
pebi 48 48
exbi 62 62
hecto 100 100
kilo 1000 1000
mega 1000000 1000000
giga 1000000000 1000000000
tera 1000000000000 1000000000000
peta 1e+015 1e+015
exa 1e+018 1e+018
zetta 1e+021 1e+021
yotta 1e+024 1e+024
Acceleration
earth-gravity 9.80665 m/s^2 9.80665 m s^-2
g0 9.80665 m/s^2 9.80665 m s^-2
Area
barn 1e-28 square meters 1e-028 m^2
barns 1e-28 square meters 1e-028 m^2
are 100 square meters 100 m^2
ares 100 square meters 100 m^2
acre 43560 square feet 4046.8564224 m^2
acres 43560 square feet 4046.8564224 m^2
hectare 100 ares 10000 m^2
hectares 100 ares 10000 m^2
Capacitance
pf picofarads 1e-015 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
statfarad 1.113e-12 farad 1.113e-015 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
statfarads 1.113e-12 farad 1.113e-015 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
uf microfarad 1e-009 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
f amp^2 s^4 / kg m^2 0.001 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
farad amp^2 s^4 / kg m^2 0.001 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
farads amp^2 s^4 / kg m^2 0.001 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
abfarad giga farad 1000000 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
abfarads giga farad 1000000 m^-2 gm^-1 s^4 amp^2
Charge
elementary-charge 1.6021892e-19 coulomb 1.6021892e-019 s amp
eq 1.6021892e-19 coulomb 1.6021892e-019 s amp
statcoul 3.336e-10 coulomb 3.336e-010 s amp
statcoulomb 3.336e-10 coulomb 3.336e-010 s amp
statcoulombs 3.336e-10 coulomb 3.336e-010 s amp
coul ampere second s amp
coulomb ampere second s amp
coulombs ampere second s amp
abcoul 10 coulomb 10 s amp
abcoulomb 10 coulomb 10 s amp
abcoulombs 10 coulomb 10 s amp
Conductance
mho 1/ohm 0.001 m^-2 gm^-1 s^3 amp^2
mhos 1/ohm 0.001 m^-2 gm^-1 s^3 amp^2
siemens amp^2 s^3 / kg m^2 0.001 m^-2 gm^-1 s^3 amp^2
Current
statamp 3.336e-10 amps 3.336e-010 amp
statampere 3.336e-10 amps 3.336e-010 amp
statamperes 3.336e-10 amps 3.336e-010 amp
statamps 3.336e-10 amps 3.336e-010 amp
ua microamp 1e-006 amp
ma milliamp 0.001 amp
amp ampere amp
ampere ampere amp
amperes ampere amp
amps ampere amp
abamp 10 amps 10 amp
abampere 10 amps 10 amp
abamperes 10 amps 10 amp
abamps 10 amps 10 amp
Data
bit bit bit
bits bit bit
byte 8 bits 8 bit
bytes 8 bits 8 bit
Dimensionless
quintillionth 1e-18 1e-018
quadrillionth 1e-15 1e-015
trillionth 1e-12 1e-012
billionth 1e-9 1e-009
millionth 1e-6 1e-006
arcsec arcmin / 60 4.84813681109536e-006
arcsecond arcmin / 60 4.84813681109536e-006
arcseconds arcmin / 60 4.84813681109536e-006
arcmin deg / 60 0.000290888208665722
arcminute deg / 60 0.000290888208665722
arcminutes deg / 60 0.000290888208665722
thousandth 0.001 0.001
% 0.01 0.01
hundredth 0.01 0.01
percent 0.01 0.01
deg pi radians / 180 0.0174532925199433
degree pi radians / 180 0.0174532925199433
degrees pi radians / 180 0.0174532925199433
tenth 0.1 0.1
fourth 0.25 0.25
fourths 0.25 0.25
third 1/3 0.333333333333333
thirds 1/3 0.333333333333333
half 0.5 0.5
halves 0.5 0.5
cycle 1 1
cycles 1 1
one 1 1
ones 1 1
radian 1 1
radians 1 1
revolution 1 1
revolutions 1 1
sr 1 1
steradian 1 1
steradians 1 1
unity 1 1
two 2 2
twos 2 2
e 2.7182818284590452354 2.71828182845905
three 3 3
threes 3 3
pi 3.1415926535897932385 3.14159265358979
four 4 4
fours 4 4
five 5 5
fives 5 5
six 6 6
sixes 6 6
seven 7 7
sevens 7 7
eight 8 8
eights 8 8
nine 9 9
nines 9 9
ten 10 10
tens 10 10
eleven 11 11
elevens 11 11
doz 12 12
dozen 12 12
twelve 12 12
twelves 12 12
thirteen 13 13
thirteens 13 13
fourteen 14 14
fourteens 14 14
fifteen 15 15
fifteens 15 15
sixteen 16 16
sixteens 16 16
seventeen 17 17
seventeens 17 17
eighteen 18 18
eighteens 18 18
nineteen 19 19
nineteens 19 19
twenties 20 20
twenty 20 20
thirties 30 30
thirty 30 30
forties 40 40
forty 40 40
fifties 50 50
fifty 50 50
sixties 60 60
sixty 60 60
seventies 70 70
seventy 70 70
eighties 80 80
eighty 80 80
nineties 90 90
ninety 90 90
hundred 100 100
hundreds 100 100
gross 144 144
thousand 1000 1000
thousands 1000 1000
million 1e6 1000000
millions 1e6 1000000
billion 1e9 1000000000
billions 1e9 1000000000
trillion 1e12 1000000000000
trillions 1e12 1000000000000
quadrillion 1e15 1e+015
quadrillions 1e15 1e+015
quintillion 1e18 1e+018
quintillions 1e18 1e+018
Distance
a 1e-10 m 1e-010 m
angstrom 1e-10 m 1e-010 m
angstroms 1e-10 m 1e-010 m
nm nanometer 1e-009 m
micron 1e-6 m 1e-006 m
microns 1e-6 m 1e-006 m
um 1e-6 m 1e-006 m
mil in/1000 2.54e-005 m
mils in/1000 2.54e-005 m
point pica/12 0.000352777777777778 m
pica in/6 0.00423333333333333 m
cm centimeter 0.01 m
in ft/12 0.0254 m
inch ft/12 0.0254 m
inches ft/12 0.0254 m
feet .3048 m 0.3048 m
foot .3048 m 0.3048 m
ft .3048 m 0.3048 m
yard 3 ft 0.9144 m
yards 3 ft 0.9144 m
m meter m
meter meter m
meters meter m
metre meter m
metres meter m
fathom 2 yards 1.8288 m
fathoms 2 yards 1.8288 m
perch 1 rod 5.0292 m
perches 1 rod 5.0292 m
pole 1 rod 5.0292 m
poles 1 rod 5.0292 m
rod 5.5 yards 5.0292 m
rods 5.5 yards 5.0292 m
furlong 40 rods 201.168 m
furlongs 40 rods 201.168 m
km kilometer 1000 m
mi 5280 ft 1609.344 m
mile 5280 ft 1609.344 m
miles 5280 ft 1609.344 m
nautical-mile 1852 m 1852 m
nautical-miles 1852 m 1852 m
nauticalmile 1852 m 1852 m
nauticalmiles 1852 m 1852 m
nmi 1852 m 1852 m
rp 6356912 m 6356912 m
re 6378388 m 6378388 m
astronomical-unit 1.49598e11 m 149598000000 m
au 1.49598e11 m 149598000000 m
light-year 9.46e15 m 9.46e+015 m
light-years 9.46e15 m 9.46e+015 m
lightyear 9.46e15 m 9.46e+015 m
lightyears 9.46e15 m 9.46e+015 m
ly 9.46e15 m 9.46e+015 m
parsec 3.083e16 m 3.083e+016 m
parsecs 3.083e16 m 3.083e+016 m
Dose
rad gray / 100 0.01 m^2 s^-2
rem sievert / 100 0.01 m^2 s^-2
gray joule / kg m^2 s^-2
gy joule / kg m^2 s^-2
sievert joule / kg m^2 s^-2
sv joule / kg m^2 s^-2
Electric_potential
abvolt 1e-8 volt 1e-005 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
abvolts 1e-8 volt 1e-005 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
uv microvolt 0.001 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
mv millivolt m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
v kg m^2 / amp s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
volt kg m^2 / amp s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
volts kg m^2 / amp s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
statvolt 299.8 volt 299800 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
statvolts 299.8 volt 299800 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-1
Energy
electron-volt 1.60217733e-19 joule 1.60217733e-016 m^2 gm s^-2
electron-volts 1.60217733e-19 joule 1.60217733e-016 m^2 gm s^-2
electronvolt 1.60217733e-19 joule 1.60217733e-016 m^2 gm s^-2
electronvolts 1.60217733e-19 joule 1.60217733e-016 m^2 gm s^-2
ev 1.60217733e-19 joule 1.60217733e-016 m^2 gm s^-2
mev mega electron-volt 1.60217733e-010 m^2 gm s^-2
gev giga electron-volt 1.60217733e-007 m^2 gm s^-2
erg 1.0e-7 joule 0.0001 m^2 gm s^-2
ergs 1.0e-7 joule 0.0001 m^2 gm s^-2
tev tera electron-volt 0.000160217733 m^2 gm s^-2
j kg m^2 / s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2
joule kg m^2 / s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2
joules kg m^2 / s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2
cal 4.184 joules 4184 m^2 gm s^-2
calorie 4.184 joules 4184 m^2 gm s^-2
calories 4.184 joules 4184 m^2 gm s^-2
british-thermal-unit 1055.056 joule 1055056 m^2 gm s^-2
british-thermal-units 1055.056 joule 1055056 m^2 gm s^-2
britishthermalunit 1055.056 joule 1055056 m^2 gm s^-2
britishthermalunits 1055.056 joule 1055056 m^2 gm s^-2
btu 1055.056 joule 1055056 m^2 gm s^-2
btus 1055.056 joule 1055056 m^2 gm s^-2
kcal kilocalorie 4184000 m^2 gm s^-2
kwh kilowatt hour 3600000000 m^2 gm s^-2
Force
dyne gm cm / s^2 0.01 m gm s^-2
dynes gm cm / s^2 0.01 m gm s^-2
gram-force gm g0 9.80665 m gm s^-2
gram-weight gm g0 9.80665 m gm s^-2
ounce-force pound-force / 16 278.013850953781 m gm s^-2
ozf pound-force / 16 278.013850953781 m gm s^-2
newton kg m / s^2 1000 m gm s^-2
newtons kg m / s^2 1000 m gm s^-2
nt kg m / s^2 1000 m gm s^-2
lb slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
lbf slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
lbs slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
pound slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
pound-force slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
pound-weight slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
pounds slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
pounds-force slug foot / s^2 4448.2216152605 m gm s^-2
kgf kilo gram-force 9806.65 m gm s^-2
Frequency
rpm revolutions per minute 0.0166666666666667 s^-1
becquerel 1 hz s^-1
bq 1 hz s^-1
hertz 1/sec s^-1
hz 1/sec s^-1
Inductance
abhenry nano henry 1e-006 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
abhenrys nano henry 1e-006 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
uh microhenry 0.001 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
mh millihenry m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
henry kg m^2 / amp^2 s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
henrys kg m^2 / amp^2 s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
stathenry 8.987e11 henry 898700000000000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
stathenrys 8.987e11 henry 898700000000000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-2
Luminosity
candela candela cd
candelas candela cd
candle candela cd
candles candela cd
cd candela cd
Magnetic_field
gauss 1e-4 tesla 0.1 gm s^-2 amp^-1
tesla kg / amp sec^2 1000 gm s^-2 amp^-1
teslas kg / amp sec^2 1000 gm s^-2 amp^-1
Magnetic_flux
maxwell 1e-8 weber 1e-005 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-1
maxwells 1e-8 weber 1e-005 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-1
wb kg m^2 / amp s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-1
weber kg m^2 / amp s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-1
webers kg m^2 / amp s^2 1000 m^2 gm s^-2 amp^-1
Mass
amu 1.6605402e-27 kg 1.6605402e-024 gm
atomic-mass-unit 1.6605402e-27 kg 1.6605402e-024 gm
atomic-mass-units 1.6605402e-27 kg 1.6605402e-024 gm
u 1.6605402e-27 kg 1.6605402e-024 gm
ug microgram 1e-006 gm
mg milligram 0.001 gm
cg centigram 0.01 gm
grain .0648 gm 0.0648 gm
grains .0648 gm 0.0648 gm
dg decigram 0.1 gm
carat 200 milligrams 0.2 gm
carats 200 milligrams 0.2 gm
karat 200 milligrams 0.2 gm
karats 200 milligrams 0.2 gm
j-point 2 carats 0.4 gm
gm gram gm
gram gram gm
grams gram gm
scruple 1.296 gm 1.296 gm
scruples 1.296 gm 1.296 gm
pennyweight 1.555 gm 1.555 gm
pennyweights 1.555 gm 1.555 gm
dram ounce / 16 1.7718451953125 gm
drams ounce / 16 1.7718451953125 gm
dag decagram 10 gm
ounce lbm/16 28.349523125 gm
ounces lbm/16 28.349523125 gm
oz lbm/16 28.349523125 gm
ounce-troy 31.103 gm 31.103 gm
ounces-troy 31.103 gm 31.103 gm
troy-ounce 31.103 gm 31.103 gm
troy-ounces 31.103 gm 31.103 gm
hg hectogram 100 gm
troy-pound 0.373 kg 373 gm
troy-pounds 0.373 kg 373 gm
lbm 0.45359237 kg 453.59237 gm
lbms 0.45359237 kg 453.59237 gm
pound-mass 0.45359237 kg 453.59237 gm
pounds-mass 0.45359237 kg 453.59237 gm
kg kilogram 1000 gm
stone 14 lbm 6350.29318 gm
stones 14 lbm 6350.29318 gm
slug lbm g0 s^2/ft 14593.9029372064 gm
slugs lbm g0 s^2/ft 14593.9029372064 gm
hundredweight 100 lbms 45359.237 gm
hundredweights 100 lbms 45359.237 gm
short-ton 2000 lbms 907184.74 gm
short-tons 2000 lbms 907184.74 gm
ton 2000 lbms 907184.74 gm
tons 2000 lbms 907184.74 gm
metric-ton 1000 kg 1000000 gm
metric-tons 1000 kg 1000000 gm
tonne 1000 kg 1000000 gm
tonnes 1000 kg 1000000 gm
long-ton 2240 lbms 1016046.9088 gm
long-tons 2240 lbms 1016046.9088 gm
Money
$ us-dollar $
dollar us-dollar $
dollars us-dollar $
us-dollar us-dollar $
us-dollars us-dollar $
Power
h 6.626196e-34 j/s 6.626196e-031 m^2 gm s^-3
w kg m^2 / s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3
watt kg m^2 / s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3
watts kg m^2 / s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3
horsepower 550 foot pound-force / s 745699.87158227 m^2 gm s^-3
hp 550 foot pound-force / s 745699.87158227 m^2 gm s^-3
Pressure
pa newton / m^2 1000 m^-1 gm s^-2
pascal newton / m^2 1000 m^-1 gm s^-2
torr (101325 / 760) pascal 133322.368421053 m^-1 gm s^-2
psi pounds per inch^2 6894757.29316836 m^-1 gm s^-2
bar 1e5 pascal 100000000 m^-1 gm s^-2
bars 1e5 pascal 100000000 m^-1 gm s^-2
atm 101325 pascal 101325000 m^-1 gm s^-2
atmosphere 101325 pascal 101325000 m^-1 gm s^-2
Resistance
abohm nano ohm 1e-006 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
abohms nano ohm 1e-006 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
ohm kg m^2 / amp^2 s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
ohms kg m^2 / amp^2 s^3 1000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
kilohm kilo ohm 1000000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
kilohms kilo ohm 1000000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
megohm mega ohm 1000000000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
megohms mega ohm 1000000000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
statohm 8.987e11 ohm 898700000000000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
statohms 8.987e11 ohm 898700000000000 m^2 gm s^-3 amp^-2
Speed
knot nm/hr 2.77777777777778e-013 m s^-1
knots nm/hr 2.77777777777778e-013 m s^-1
kph km/hr 0.277777777777778 m s^-1
fps ft/s 0.3048 m s^-1
mph mi/hr 0.44704 m s^-1
mps meter/s m s^-1
kps km/s 1000 m s^-1
c 2.99792458e8 m/sec 299792458 m s^-1
speed-of-light 2.99792458e8 m/sec 299792458 m s^-1
Substance
mol mole mol
mole mole mol
moles mole mol
Temperature
degree-rankine 5/9 * kelvin 0.555555555555556 k
degrees-rankine 5/9 * kelvin 0.555555555555556 k
degree-kelvin kelvin k
degree-kelvins kelvin k
degrees-kelvin kelvin k
k kelvin k
kelvin kelvin k
kelvins kelvin k
Time
ps picosecond 1e-012 s
psec picosecond 1e-012 s
psecs picosecond 1e-012 s
ns nanosecond 1e-009 s
nsec nanosecond 1e-009 s
nsecs nanosecond 1e-009 s
us microsecond 1e-006 s
usec microsecond 1e-006 s
usecs microsecond 1e-006 s
ms millisecond 0.001 s
msec millisecond 0.001 s
msecs millisecond 0.001 s
s second s
sec second s
second second s
seconds second s
secs second s
min 60 s 60 s
mins 60 s 60 s
minute 60 s 60 s
minutes 60 s 60 s
hour 60 min 3600 s
hours 60 min 3600 s
hr 60 min 3600 s
hrs 60 min 3600 s
day 24 hr 86400 s
days 24 hr 86400 s
week 7 days 604800 s
weeks 7 days 604800 s
wk 7 days 604800 s
fortnight 2 week 1209600 s
fortnights 2 week 1209600 s
mon year / 12 2629800 s
mons year / 12 2629800 s
month year / 12 2629800 s
months year / 12 2629800 s
year 365.25 days 31557600 s
years 365.25 days 31557600 s
yr 365.25 days 31557600 s
yrs 365.25 days 31557600 s
score 20 yr 631152000 s
scores 20 yr 631152000 s
centuries 100 yr 3155760000 s
century 100 yr 3155760000 s
millenia 1000 yr 31557600000 s
millenium 1000 yr 31557600000 s
Torque
foot-pound foot pound-force 1355.8179483314 m^2 gm s^-2
foot-pounds foot pound-force 1355.8179483314 m^2 gm s^-2
footpound foot pound-force 1355.8179483314 m^2 gm s^-2
footpounds foot pound-force 1355.8179483314 m^2 gm s^-2
ft-lb foot pound-force 1355.8179483314 m^2 gm s^-2
ftlb foot pound-force 1355.8179483314 m^2 gm s^-2
Volume
minim 0.059194 cc 5.9194e-008 m^3
minims 0.059194 cc 5.9194e-008 m^3
cc cubic centimeter 1e-006 m^3
ml cubic centimeter 1e-006 m^3
fluidram 3.5516 cc 3.5516e-006 m^3
fluidrams 3.5516 cc 3.5516e-006 m^3
teaspoon tablespoon / 3 4.92892159375e-006 m^3
teaspoons tablespoon / 3 4.92892159375e-006 m^3
tsp tablespoon / 3 4.92892159375e-006 m^3
cl centiliter 1e-005 m^3
tablespoon fluid-ounce / 2 1.478676478125e-005 m^3
tablespoons fluid-ounce / 2 1.478676478125e-005 m^3
tbsp fluid-ounce / 2 1.478676478125e-005 m^3
floz cup/8 2.95735295625e-005 m^3
fluid-ounce cup/8 2.95735295625e-005 m^3
fluid-ounces cup/8 2.95735295625e-005 m^3
fluidounce cup/8 2.95735295625e-005 m^3
fluidounces cup/8 2.95735295625e-005 m^3
dl deciliter 0.0001 m^3
gill 4 fluid-ounces 0.00011829411825 m^3
gills 4 fluid-ounces 0.00011829411825 m^3
cup pint/2 0.0002365882365 m^3
cups pint/2 0.0002365882365 m^3
pint quart/2 0.000473176473 m^3
pints quart/2 0.000473176473 m^3
pt quart/2 0.000473176473 m^3
fifth gallon/5 0.0007570823568 m^3
fifths gallon/5 0.0007570823568 m^3
qt gallon/4 0.000946352946 m^3
quart gallon/4 0.000946352946 m^3
quarts gallon/4 0.000946352946 m^3
l m^3/1000 0.001 m^3
liter m^3/1000 0.001 m^3
liters m^3/1000 0.001 m^3
gal 3.785411784 liter 0.003785411784 m^3
gallon 3.785411784 liter 0.003785411784 m^3
gallons 3.785411784 liter 0.003785411784 m^3
peck 8 quarts 0.007570823568 m^3
pecks 8 quarts 0.007570823568 m^3
bushel 4 pecks 0.030283294272 m^3
bushels 4 pecks 0.030283294272 m^3