Unit of measurement supported by variables¶
Units of measurement supported
Physical quantity |
Unit of measurement |
Symbol |
Length |
centimetre |
cm |
Length |
decimetre |
dm |
Length |
foot |
ft |
Length |
inch |
in |
Length |
kilometre |
km |
Length |
millimetre |
mm |
Length |
metre |
m |
Length |
yard |
yd |
Length |
mile (statute mile) |
mile |
Length |
milli-inch |
mil |
Length |
micro-inch |
µin |
Length |
nautical mile |
n mile |
Mass |
gram |
g |
Mass |
pound |
lb |
Mass |
kilogram |
kg |
Mass |
decigram |
dg |
Mass |
decagram |
dag |
Mass |
dram (US) |
|
Mass |
grain |
gr |
Mass |
hectogram |
hg |
Mass |
ton (UK) or long ton (US) |
ton (UK) |
Mass |
microgram |
µg |
Mass |
milligram |
mg |
Mass |
stone (UK) |
st |
Mass |
ton (US) or short ton (UK/US) |
ton (US) |
Mass |
tonne (metric ton) |
t |
Temperature |
kelvin |
K |
Temperature |
degree Celsius |
°C |
Temperature |
degree Fahrenheit |
°F |
Temperature |
degree Rankine |
°R |
TimeSpan |
hour |
h |
TimeSpan |
second [unit of time] |
s |
TimeSpan |
minute [unit of time] |
min |
TimeSpan |
day |
d |
TimeSpan |
millisecond |
ms |
Area |
are |
a |
Area |
square centimetre |
cm² |
Area |
square decimetre |
dm² |
Area |
square inch |
in² |
Area |
square kilometre |
km² |
Area |
square millimetre |
mm² |
Area |
square metre |
m² |
Area |
square mile (statute mile) |
mi² |
Area |
square yard |
yd² |
Volume |
cubic centimetre |
cm³ |
Volume |
cubic decimetre |
dm³ |
Volume |
cubic kilometre |
km³ |
Volume |
million cubic metre |
Mm³ |
Volume |
cubic inch |
in³ |
Volume |
litre |
l |
Volume |
megalitre |
Ml |
Volume |
cubic millimetre |
mm³ |
Volume |
cubic metre |
m³ |
Volume |
dry barrel (US) |
bbl (US) |
Volume |
barrel (US) |
barrel (US) |
Volume |
bushel (US) |
bu (US) |
Volume |
peck |
pk (US) |
Volume |
tablespoon (US) |
tablespoon (US) |
Volume |
teaspoon (US) |
teaspoon (US) |
Volume |
dry gallon (US) |
dry gal (US) |
Volume |
gallon (US) |
gal (US) |
Volume |
pint (US) |
pt (US) |
Volume |
quart (US) |
qt (US) |
Volume |
decilitre |
dl |
Volume |
dry pint (US) |
dry pt (US) |
Volume |
liquid pint (US) |
liq pt (US) |
Volume |
dry quart (US) |
dry qt (US) |
Volume |
liquid quart (US) |
liq qt (US) |
Volume |
pint (UK) |
pt (UK) |
Electrical Current Intensity |
ampere |
A |
Electrical Current Intensity |
kiloampere |
kA |
Electrical Current Intensity |
milliampere |
mA |
Electrical Current Intensity |
microampere |
µA |
Frequency |
hertz |
Hz |
Frequency |
gigahertz |
GHz |
Frequency |
kilohertz |
kHz |
Frequency |
megahertz |
MHz |
Frequency |
revolutions per minute |
r/min |
Frequency |
revolutions per second |
r/s |
Force |
kilonewton |
kN |
Force |
meganewton |
MN |
Force |
micronewton |
µN |
Force |
millinewton |
mN |
Force |
newton |
N |
Force |
pound-force |
lbf |
Pressure |
gram per square centimetre |
g/cm² |
Pressure |
kilogram per square metre |
kg/m² |
Pressure |
pound per square inch absolute |
lb/in² |
Pressure |
standard atmosphere |
atm |
Pressure |
technical atmosphere |
at |
Pressure |
bar [unit of pressure] |
bar |
Pressure |
newton per square metre |
N/m² |
Pressure |
newton per square millimetre |
N/mm² |
Pressure |
kilogram per square centimetre |
kg/cm² |
Pressure |
gram per square metre |
g/m² |
Pressure |
milligram per square metre |
mg/m² |
Pressure |
millibar |
mbar |
Pressure |
megapascal |
MPa |
Pressure |
pascal |
Pa |
Pressure |
millipascal |
mPa |
Pressure |
gigapascal |
GPa |
Pressure |
hectopascal |
hPa |
Pressure |
micropascal |
µPa |
Pressure |
decapascal |
daPa |
Pressure |
kilopascal |
kPa |
Pressure |
pound per square inch, gauge |
lb/in² |
Density |
gram per cubic centimetre |
g/cm³ |
Density |
gram per cubic metre |
g/m³ |
Density |
milligram per cubic metre |
mg/m³ |
Density |
microgram per cubic metre |
µg/m³ |
Density |
kilogram per cubic metre |
kg/m³ |
Density |
pound per gallon (US) |
lb/gal (US) |
Speed |
centimetre per second |
cm/s |
Speed |
metre per hour |
m/h |
Speed |
kilometre per second |
km/s |
Speed |
millimetre per second |
mm/s |
Speed |
centimetre per hour |
cm/h |
Speed |
millimetre per minute |
mm/min |
Speed |
mile per hour (statute mile) |
mile/h |
Speed |
inch per second |
in/s |
Speed |
metre per second |
m/s |
Speed |
metre per minute |
m/min |
Speed |
kilometre per hour |
km/h |
Speed |
inch per minute |
in/min |
Speed |
mile per minute |
mi/min |
Speed |
mile per second |
mi/s |
Speed |
yard per second |
yd/s |
Speed |
yard per minute |
yd/min |
Speed |
yard per hour |
yd/h |
Acceleration |
metre per second squared |
m/s² |
Acceleration |
inch per second squared |
in/s² |
Acceleration |
kilometre per second squared |
km/s² |
Acceleration |
centimetre per second squared |
cm/s² |
Acceleration |
yard per second squared |
yd/s² |
Acceleration |
millimetre per second squared |
mm/s² |
Power |
watt |
W |
Power |
milliwatt |
mW |
Power |
megajoule per second |
MJ/s |
Power |
kilowatt |
kW |
Power |
megawatt |
MW |
Power |
joule per second |
J/s |
Power |
joule per minute |
J/min |
Power |
joule per hour |
J/h |
Power |
joule per day |
J/d |
Power |
kilojoule per second |
kJ/s |
Power |
kilojoule per minute |
kJ/min |
Power |
kilojoule per hour |
kJ/h |
Power |
kilojoule per day |
kJ/d |
Power |
horsepower (boiler) |
boiler hp |
Power |
horsepower (electric) |
electric hp |
Energy |
British thermal unit (international table) |
BtuIT |
Energy |
kilocalorie (international table) |
kcalIT |
Energy |
kilowatt hour |
kW·h |
Energy |
joule |
J |
Energy |
gigawatt hour |
GW·h |
Energy |
watt hour |
W·h |
Electric Potential |
volt AC |
V |
Electric Potential |
volt DC |
V |
Electric Potential |
millivolt |
mV |
Electric Potential |
megavolt |
MV |
Electric Potential |
kilovolt |
kV |
Torque |
centinewton metre |
cN·m |
Torque |
kilonewton metre |
kN·m |
Torque |
meganewton metre |
MN·m |
Torque |
micronewton metre |
µN·m |
Torque |
millinewton metre |
mN·m |
Torque |
decinewton metre |
dN·m |
Torque |
newton metre |
N·m |
Plane Angle |
rad |
rad |
Plane Angle |
radian |
rad |
Plane Angle |
degree [unit of angle] |
° |
Angular Speed |
radian per second |
rad/s |
Angular Speed |
degree per second |
°/s |
Angular Acceleration |
radian per second squared |
rad/s² |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
millilitre per second |
ml/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
millilitre per minute |
ml/min |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic centimetre per second |
cm³/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic foot per hour |
ft³/h |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic foot per minute |
ft³/min |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
litre per hour |
l/h |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
litre per second |
l/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic metre per day |
m³/d |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic metre per minute |
m³/min |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
millilitre per day |
ml/d |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
millilitre per hour |
ml/h |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic inch per hour |
in³/h |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic inch per minute |
in³/min |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic inch per second |
in³/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
gallon (US) per day |
gal (US)/d |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic decimetre per day |
dm³/d |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic decimetre per second |
dm³/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
gallon (UK) per day |
gal (UK)/d |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
gallon (UK) per hour |
gal (UK)/h |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
gallon (UK) per second |
gal (UK)/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
litre per minute |
l/min |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic metre per hour |
m³/h |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic metre per second |
m³/s |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
gallon (US) per hour |
gal/h |
Mass Flow Rate |
milligram per second |
mg/s |
Mass Flow Rate |
kilogram per second |
kg/s |
Mass Flow Rate |
kilopound per hour |
klb/h |
Mass Flow Rate |
pound per hour |
lb/h |
Default units of measurement
Physical quantity |
International System of Units |
Imperial System of Units |
Length |
metre |
yard |
Mass |
kilogram |
pound |
Temperature |
degree Celsius |
degree Fahrenheit |
TimeSpan |
second |
second |
Area |
square metre |
square yard |
Volume |
cubic metre |
gallon |
Electrical Current Intensity |
ampere |
ampere |
Frequency |
hertz |
hertz |
Force |
newton |
pound-force |
Pressure |
pascal |
pascal |
Density |
kilogram per cubic metre |
pound per gallon (US) |
Speed |
metre per second |
yard per second |
Acceleration |
metre per second squared |
yard per second squared |
Power |
watt |
horse power (electric) |
Energy |
joule |
joule |
Electric Potential |
volt AC |
volt AC |
Torque |
newton metre |
newton metre |
Plane Angle |
rad |
rad |
Angular Speed |
radian per second |
radian per second |
Angular Acceleration |
radian per second squared |
radian per second squared |
Volumetric Flow Rate |
cubic metre per second |
cubic inch |
Mass Flow Rate |
kilogram per second |
pound per hour |