units.lib revision 1.14
1/	$NetBSD: units.lib,v 1.14 2007/02/15 22:37:27 dogcow Exp $
2
3/ primitive units
4
5m			!a!
6kg			!b!
7sec			!c!
8coul			!d!
9candela			!e!
10dollar			!f!
11bit			!h!
12erlang			!i!
13K			!j!
14
15/ prefixes
16
17yotta-			1e24
18zetta-			1e21
19exa-			1e18
20peta-			1e15
21tera-			1e12
22giga-			1e9
23mega-			1e6
24myria-			1e4
25kilo-			1e3
26hecto-			1e2
27deka-			1e1
28deci-			1e-1
29centi-			1e-2
30milli-			1e-3
31micro-			1e-6
32nano-			1e-9
33pico-			1e-12
34femto-			1e-15
35atto-			1e-18
36zopto-			1e-21
37yocto-			1e-24
38
39semi-			.5
40demi-			.5
41
42Y-			yotta
43Z-			zetta
44E-			exa
45P-			peta
46T-			tera
47G-			giga
48M-			mega
49k-			kilo
50h-			hecto
51da-			deka
52d-			deci
53c-			centi
54m-			milli
55p-			pico
56f-			femto
57a-			atto
58z-			zopto
59y-			yocto
60
61/ constants
62
63fuzz			1
64pi			3.14159265358979323846
65c			2.99792458e+8 m/sec fuzz
66g			9.80665 m/sec2
67au			1.49597871e+11 m fuzz
68mole			6.022169e+23 fuzz
69e			1.6021917e-19 coul fuzz
70energy			c2
71force			g
72mercury			1.33322e+5 kg/m2-sec2
73hg			mercury
74
75/ dimensionless
76
77radian			.5 / pi
78degree			1|180 pi-radian
79circle			2 pi-radian
80turn			2 pi-radian
81revolution			turn
82rev			turn
83grade			.9 degree
84arcdeg			1 degree
85arcmin			1|60 arcdeg
86ccs			1|36 erlang
87arcsec			1|60 arcmin
88
89steradian		radian2
90sphere			4 pi-steradian
91sr			steradian
92
93/ Time
94
95second			sec
96s			sec
97minute			60 sec
98min			minute
99hour			60 min
100hr			hour
101day			24 hr
102da			day
103week			7 day
104year			365.24219879 day fuzz
105yr			year
106month			1|12 year
107ms			millisec
108us			microsec
109
110/ Mass
111
112gram			millikg
113gm			gram
114mg			milligram
115metricton		kilokg
116
117/ Avoirdupois
118
119lb			.45359237 kg
120pound			lb
121lbf			lb g
122ounce			1|16 lb
123oz			ounce
124dram			1|16 oz
125dr			dram
126grain			1|7000 lb
127gr			grain
128shortton		2000 lb
129ton			shortton
130longton			2240 lb
131
132/ Apothecary
133
134scruple			20 grain
135apdram			60 grain
136apounce			480 grain
137appound			5760 grain
138troypound		appound
139
140/ Length
141
142meter			m
143cm			centimeter
144mm			millimeter
145km			kilometer
146nm			nanometer
147micron			micrometer
148angstrom		decinanometer
149
150inch			2.54 cm
151in			inch
152foot			12 in
153feet			foot
154ft			foot
155yard			3 ft
156yd			yard
157rod			5.5 yd
158rd			rod
159mile			5280 ft
160mi			mile
161
162british			1200|3937 m/ft
163nmile			1852 m
164
165acre			4840 yd2
166
167cc			cm3
168liter			kilocc
169ml			milliliter
170
171/ US Liquid
172
173gallon			231 in3
174imperial		1.20095
175gal			gallon
176quart			1|4 gal
177qt			quart
178pint			1|2 qt
179pt			pint
180
181floz			1|16 pt
182fldr			1|8 floz
183
184/ US Dry
185
186dry			268.8025 in3/gallon fuzz
187peck			8 dry-quart
188pk			peck
189bushel			4 peck
190bu			bushel
191chaldron		36 bushel
192
193/ British
194
195brgallon		277.420 in3 fuzz
196brquart			1|4 brgallon
197brpint			1|2 brquart
198brfloz			1|20 brpint
199brpeck			554.84 in3 fuzz
200brbushel		4 brpeck
201
202/ Bottles
203
204bottle			750 milliliter
205/bottle			fifth
206
207miniature		100 milliliter
208split			1|4 bottle
209half			1|2 bottle
210magnum			2 bottle
211jeroboam		4 bottle
212rehoboam		6 bottle
213methuselah		8 bottle
214salmanazar		12 bottle
215balthazar		16 bottle
216nebuchadnezzar		20 bottle
217sovereign		34 bottle
218
219/ Bottles - alternate names and spellings
220
221pony			split
222fillette		half
223tappit-hen		3 imperial
224rheoboam		rehoboam
225shalmaneser		salmanazar
226
227/ Energy Work
228
229newton			kg-m/sec2
230nt			newton
231N			newton
232joule			nt-m
233cal			4.1868 joule
234
235/ Electrical
236
237coulomb			coul
238C			coul
239ampere			coul/sec
240amp			ampere
241watt			joule/sec
242volt			watt/amp
243ohm			volt/amp
244mho			/ohm
245farad			coul/volt
246henry			sec2/farad
247weber			volt-sec
248
249/ Light
250
251cd			candela
252lumen			cd sr
253lux			cd sr/m2
254
255/ Wall Street Journal, July 2, 1993
256
257$			dollar
258argentinapeso		$
259australiadollar		.66 $
260bahraindinar		2.6522 $
261brazilcruzeiro		.000019 $
262britainpound		1.49 $
263canadadollar		.77 $
264czechkoruna		.034 $
265chilepeso		.0025 $
266chinarenminbi		.174856 $
267colombiapeso		.001495 $
268denmarkkrone		.15 $
269ecuadorsucre		.000539 $
270europeeuro		0.9142 $
271greatbritainpound	britainpound
272hongkongdollar		.13  $
273hungaryforint		.011 $
274indiarupee		.03211 $
275indonesiarupiah		.0004782 $
276israelshekel		.3642 $
277japanyen		.0093 $
278jordandinar		1.4682 $
279kuwaitdinar		3.3173 $
280lebanonpound		.000578 $
281malaysiaringgit		.338 $
282maltalira		2.6042 $
283mexicopeso		.3205128 $
284newzealanddollar	.539 $
285norwaykrone		.139 $
286pakistanrupee		.037 $
287perunewsol		.5065 $
288philippinespeso		.03738 $
289polandzloty		.000059 $
290saudiarabiariyal	.26702 $
291singaporedollar		.6157 $
292slovakkoruna		.034 $
293southamericarand	.21 $
294southkoreawon		.001 $
295swedenkrona		.13 $
296switzerlandfranc	.66 $
297taiwandollar		.038285 $
298thailandbaht		.03962 $
299turkeylira		.0000929 $
300unitedarabdirham	.2723 $
301uruguaynewpeso		.246852 $
302venezuelabolivar	.011 $
303
304/ The following currencies are locked to the Euro:
305/ <URL:http://www.ecb.int/change/conversion.htm>
306belgiumfranc		1|40.3399 euro
307germanymark		1|1.95583 euro
308spainpeseta		1|166.386 euro
309francefranc		1|6.55957 euro
310irelandpunt		1|.787564 euro
311italylira		1|1936.27 euro
312luxembourgfranc		1|40.3399 euro
313netherlandsguilder	1|2.20371 euro
314austriaschilling	1|13.7603 euro
315portugalescudo		1|200.482 euro
316finlandmarkka		1|5.94573 euro
317greecedrachma		1|340.750 euro
318
319mark			germanymark
320euro			europeeuro
321bolivar			venezuelabolivar
322peseta			spainpeseta
323rand			southafricarand
324escudo			portugalescudo
325sol			perusol
326guilder			netherlandsguilder
327hollandguilder		netherlandsguilder
328peso			mexicopeso
329yen			japanyen
330lira			italylira
331rupee			indiarupee
332drachma			greecedrachma
333franc			francefranc
334markka			finlandmarkka
335sucre			ecuadorsucre
336poundsterling		britainpound
337cruzeiro		brazilcruzeiro
338
339/ computer
340
341baud			bit/sec
342byte			8 bit
343block			512 byte
344kbyte			1024 byte
345megabyte		1024 kbyte
346gigabyte		1024 megabyte
347meg			megabyte
348
349
350/ Trivia
351
352%			1|100
353admiraltyknot		6080 ft/hr
354apostilb		cd/pi-m2
355are			1e+2 m2
356arpentcan		27.52 mi
357arpentlin		191.835 ft
358astronomicalunit	au
359atmosphere		1.01325e+5 nt/m2
360atm			atmosphere
361atomicmassunit		1.66044e-27 kg fuzz
362amu			atomicmassunit
363bag			94 lb
364bakersdozen		13
365bar			1e+5 nt/m2
366barie			1e-1 nt/m2
367barleycorn		1|3 in
368barn			1e-28 m2
369barrel			42 gal
370barye			1e-1 nt/m2
371bev			1e+9 e-volt
372biot			10 amp
373blondel			cd/pi-m2
374boardfoot		144 in3
375bolt			40 yd
376bottommeasure		1|40 in
377britishthermalunit	1.05506e+3 joule fuzz
378btu			britishthermalunit
379refrigeration		12000 btu/ton-hour
380buck			dollar
381cable			720 ft
382caliber			1e-2 in
383calorie			cal
384carat			205 mg
385caratgold		1|24
386cent			centidollar
387cental			100 lb
388centesimalminute	1e-2 grade
389centesimalsecond	1e-4 grade
390century			100 year
391cfs			ft3/sec
392chain			66 ft
393circularinch		1|4 pi-in2
394circularmil		1e-6|4 pi-in2
395clusec			1e-8 mm-hg m3/s
396coomb			4 bu
397cord			128 ft3
398cordfoot		cord
399crith			9.06e-2 gm
400cubit			18 in
401cup			1|2 pt
402curie			3.7e+10 /sec
403dalton			amu
404decade			10 yr
405diopter			/m
406displacementton		35 ft3
407doppelzentner		100 kg
408dozen			12
409drop			.03 cm3
410dyne			cm-gm/sec2
411electronvolt		e-volt
412ell			45 in
413engineerschain		100 ft
414engineerslink		100|100 ft
415equivalentfootcandle	lumen/pi-ft2
416equivalentlux		lumen/pi-m2
417equivalentphot		cd/pi-cm2
418erg			cm2-gm/sec2
419ev			e-volt
420faraday			9.652e+4 coul
421fathom			6 ft
422fermi			1e-15 m
423fifth			4|5 qt
424fin			5 dollar
425finger			7|8 in
426firkin			9 gal
427footcandle		lumen/ft2
428footlambert		cd/pi-ft2
429fortnight		14 da
430franklin		3.33564e-10 coul
431frigorie		kilocal
432furlong			220 yd
433galileo			1e-2 m/sec2
434gamma			1e-9 weber/m2
435gauss			1e-4 weber/m2
436geodeticfoot		british-ft
437geographicalmile	1852 m
438gilbert			7.95775e-1 amp
439gill			1|4 pt
440gross			144
441gunterschain		22 yd
442hand			4 in
443hectare			1e+4 m2
444hefnercandle		.92 cd
445hertz			/sec
446Hz			hertz
447hogshead		63 gallon
448hd			hogshead
449homestead		1|4 mi2
450horsepower		550 ft-lb-g/sec
451hp			horsepower
452hyl			gm force sec2/m
453hz			/sec
454imaginarycubicfoot	1.4 ft3
455karat			1|24
456kcal			kilocal
457kcalorie		kilocal
458kev			1e+3 e-volt
459key			kg
460khz			1e+3 /sec
461kilderkin		18 gal
462knot			nmile/hr
463lambert			cd/pi-cm2
464langley			cal/cm2
465last			80 bu
466league			3 mi
467lightyear		c-yr
468line			1|12 in
469link			66|100 ft
470longhundredweight	112 lb
471longquarter		28 lb
472lusec			1e-6 mm-hg m3/s
473mach			331.46 m/sec
474marineleague		3 nmile
475maxwell			1e-8 weber
476metriccarat		200 mg
477mgd			megagal/day
478mh			millihenry
479mhz			1e+6 /sec
480mil			1e-3 in
481millennium		1000 year
482minersinch		1.5 ft3/min
483minim			1|60 fldr
484mo			month
485mpg			mile/gal
486mph			mile/hr
487nail			1|16 yd
488nauticalmile		nmile
489nit			cd/m2
490noggin			1|8 qt
491nox			1e-3 lux
492ns			nanosec
493oersted			2.5e+2 pi-amp/m
494oe			oersted
495pace			36 in
496palm			3 in
497parasang		3.5 mi
498parsec			au-radian/arcsec
499pascal			nt/m2
500pc			parsec
501pennyweight		1|20 oz
502pwt			pennyweight
503percent			%
504perch			rd
505pf			picofarad
506phot			lumen/cm2
507pica			1|6 in
508pieze			1e+3 nt/m2
509pipe			4 barrel
510point			1|72 in
511poise			gm/cm-sec
512pole			rd
513poundal			ft-lb/sec2
514pdl			poundal
515proof			1|200
516psi			lb-g/in2
517quarter			9 in
518quartersection		1|4 mi2
519quintal			100 kg
520quire			25
521rackunit		1.75 in
522rad			100 erg/gm
523ream			500
524registerton		100 ft3
525rhe			10 m2/nt-sec
526rontgen			2.58e-4 curie/kg
527rood			1.21e+3 yd
528rope			20 ft
529RU			rackunit
530rutherford		1e+6 /sec
531rydberg			1.36054e+1 ev
532sabin			1 ft2
533sack			3 bu
534score			20
535seam			8 bu
536section			mi2
537shed			1e-24 barn
538shippington		40 ft3
539shorthundredweight	100 lb
540shortquarter		25 lb
541siemens			/ohm
542sigma			microsec
543skein			120 yd
544skot			1e-3 apostilb
545slug			lb-g-sec2/ft
546smoot			67 in
547span			9 in
548spat			4 pi sr
549spindle			14400 yd
550square			100 ft2
551stere			m3
552sthene			1e+3 nt
553stilb			cd/cm2
554stoke			1e-4 m2/sec
555stone			14 lb
556strike			2 bu
557surveyfoot		british-ft
558surveyyard		3 surveyfoot
559surveyorschain		66 ft
560surveyorslink		66|100 ft
561tablespoon		4 fldr
562teaspoon		4|3 fldr
563tesla			weber/m2
564therm			1e+5 btu
565thermie			1e+6 cal
566timberfoot		ft3
567tnt			4.6e+6 m2/sec2
568tonne			1e+6 gm
569torr			mm hg
570township		36 mi2
571tun			8 barrel
572U			rackunit
573water			gram g / cc
574wey			40 bu
575weymass			252 lb
576Xunit			1.00202e-13 m
577k			1.38047e-16 erg/degC
578
579
580degC			K
581kelvin			K
582brewster		1e-12 m2/newton
583degF			5|9 degC
584degreesrankine		degF
585degrankine		degreesrankine
586degreerankine		degF
587degreaumur		10|8 degC
588drachm			60 grain
589poncelet		100 kg m g / sec
590denier			.05|450 gram / m
591tex			.001 gram / m
592englishell		45 inch
593scottishell		37.2 inch
594flemishell		27 inch
595planck			6.626e-34 joule-sec
596hbar			1.055e-34 joule-sec
597electronmass		9.1095e-31 kg
598protonmass		1.6726e-27 kg
599neutronmass		1.6606e-27 kg
600V			volt
601eV			e V
602bohrradius		hbar2-C2/8.988e9 N m2-e2-electronmass
603becquerel		1|3.7e10 curie
604fresnel			1e12 hertz
605statcoul		1|2.99792458e9 coul
606statamp			1|2.99792458e9 amp
607statvolt		2.99792458e2 volt
608statcoulomb		statcoul
609statampere		statamp
610debye			3.336e-30 coul-m
611pulsatance		2 pi/sec
612rpm			rev/minute
613rps			rev/sec
614kilohm			kiloohm
615megohm			megaohm
616siderealyear		365.256360417 day
617siderealday		23.934469444 hour
618siderealhour		1|24 sidereal day
619lunarmonth		29.5305555 day
620synodicmonth		lunarmonth
621siderealmonth		27.32152777 day
622tropicalyear		year
623solaryear		year
624lunaryear		12 lunarmonth
625cran			37.5 brgallon
626kip			1000 lbf
627frenchfoot		16|15 ft
628frenchfeet		frenchfoot
629toise			6 frenchfeet
630sievert			8.4 rontgen
631candle			1.02 candela
632militarypace		2.5 feet
633metre			meter
634litre			liter
635gramme			gram
636iudiptheria		62.8 microgram
637iupenicillin		.6 microgram
638iuinsulin		41.67 microgram
639cottonyarncount		2520 ft/pound
640linenyarncount		900 ft/pound
641worstedyarncount	1680 ft/pound
642metricyarncount		meter/gram
643jewlerspoint		2 milligram
644
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