Appendix A: Conversion Categories and Units

The following table lists categories and their respective units that are available in the Unit Conversion Assistant. When the units are pasted to the entry line, underscores (_) are added before the name of each unit to differentiate them from other variables. For example:

_cm_m
_km/_hr_m/_s
_¡C_¡F

 

Category

Units

Length

Å (Angstrom)

au (astronomical unit)

cm (centimeter)

dm (decimeter)

fath (fathom)

fm (fermi)

ft (foot)

in (inch)

km (kilometer)

ltyr (light-year)

m (meter)

mm (micron)

mi (mile)

mil (1/1000 inch)

mm (millimeter)

nm (nanometer)

Nmi (nautical mile)

pc (parsec)

rod (rod)

yd (yard)

Area

acre (acre)

cm2

dm2

ft2

ha (hectare)

in2

km2

m2

mi2

mm2

yd2

Volume

cm3

cup (cup)

dm3

ft3

floz (US fluid ounce)

flozUK (British fluid ounce)

gal (US gallon)

galUK (British gallon)

in3

l (liter)

m3

ml (milliliter)

pt (pint)

qt (quart)

tbsp (tablespoon)

tsp (teaspoon)

yd3

Time

day (day)

hr (hour)

min (minute)

ms (millisecond)

ms (microsecond)

ns (nanosecond)

s (second)

week (week)

yr (year)

Velocity

ft/min

ft/s

knot (knot)

km/h

km/min

km/s

m/s

mi/h

mi/min

mi/s

Temperature

¡C (Celsius)

¡F (Fahrenheit)

K (kelvin)

¡R (Rankine)

Mass

amu (atomic mass unit)

gm (gram)

kg (kilogram)

lb (pound)

mg (milligram)

mton (metric ton)

oz (ounce)

slug (slug)

ton (ton)

tonUK (long ton)

Force

dyne (dyne)

kgf (kilogram force)

lbf (pound force)

N (newton)

tonf (ton force)

Energy

BTU (British thermal unit)

cal (calorie)

erg (erg)

eV (electron volt)

ftlb (foot-pound)

J (joule)

kcal (kilocalorie)

kJ (kilojoule)

kgf*m

kWh (kilowatt-hour)

latm (liter-atmosphere)

Power

hp (horsepower)

kW (kilowatt)

PS (metric horsepower)

W (watt)

Pressure

atm (atmosphere)

bar (bar)

inH2O (inches of water)

inHg (inches of mercury)

kPa (kilopascal)

kgf/cm2

lbf/in2

mbar (millibar)

mmH2O (millimeters of water)

mmHg (millimeters of mercury)

N/m2

Pa (pascal)

psi (pounds per square inch)

torr (millimeters of mercury)