units.lib revision 1.8
1/	$NetBSD: units.lib,v 1.8 2001/10/16 12:09:04 bjh21 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/ Energy Work
203
204newton			kg-m/sec2
205nt			newton
206N			newton
207joule			nt-m
208cal			4.1868 joule
209
210/ Electrical
211
212coulomb			coul
213C			coul
214ampere			coul/sec
215amp			ampere
216watt			joule/sec
217volt			watt/amp
218ohm			volt/amp
219mho			/ohm
220farad			coul/volt
221henry			sec2/farad
222weber			volt-sec
223
224/ Light
225
226cd			candela
227lumen			cd sr
228lux			cd sr/m2
229
230/ Wall Street Journal, July 2, 1993
231
232$			dollar
233argentinapeso		$
234australiadollar		.66 $
235austriaschilling	.83 $
236bahraindinar		2.6522 $
237belgiumfranc		.028 $
238brazilcruzeiro		.000019 $
239britainpound		1.49 $
240canadadollar		.77 $
241czechkoruna		.034 $
242chilepeso		.0025 $
243chinarenminbi		.174856 $
244colombiapeso		.001495 $
245denmarkkrone		.15 $
246ecuadorsucre		.000539 $
247europeeuro		0.9142 $
248finlandmarkka		.17 $
249francefranc		.17 $
250germanymark		.58 $
251greatbritainpound	britainpound
252greecedrachma		.0043 $
253hongkongdollar		.13  $
254hungaryforint		.011 $
255indiarupee		.03211 $
256indonesiarupiah		.0004782 $
257irelandpunt		1.43 $
258israelshekel		.3642 $
259italylira		.00064 $
260japanyen		.0093 $
261jordandinar		1.4682 $
262kuwaitdinar		3.3173 $
263lebanonpound		.000578 $
264malaysiaringgit		.338 $
265maltalira		2.6042 $
266mexicopeso		.3205128 $
267netherlandsguilder	.52 $
268newzealanddollar	.539 $
269norwaykrone		.139 $
270pakistanrupee		.037 $
271perunewsol		.5065 $
272philippinespeso		.03738 $
273polandzloty		.000059 $
274portugalescudo		.00617 $
275saudiarabiariyal	.26702 $
276singaporedollar		.6157 $
277slovakkoruna		.034 $
278southamericarand	.21 $
279southkoreawon		.001 $
280spainpeseta		.007 $
281swedenkrona		.13 $
282switzerlandfranc	.66 $
283taiwandollar		.038285 $
284thailandbaht		.03962 $
285turkeylira		.0000929 $
286unitedarabdirham	.2723 $
287uruguaynewpeso		.246852 $
288venezuelabolivar	.011 $
289
290mark			germanymark
291euro			europeeuro
292bolivar			venezuelabolivar
293peseta			spainpeseta
294rand			southafricarand
295escudo			portugalescudo
296sol			perusol
297guilder			netherlandsguilder
298hollandguilder		netherlandsguilder
299peso			mexicopeso
300yen			japanyen
301lira			italylira
302rupee			indiarupee
303drachma			greecedrachma
304franc			francefranc
305markka			finlandmarkka
306sucre			ecuadorsucre
307poundsterling		britainpound
308cruzeiro		brazilcruzeiro
309
310/ computer
311
312baud			bit/sec
313byte			8 bit
314block			512 byte
315kbyte			1024 byte
316megabyte		1024 kbyte
317gigabyte		1024 megabyte
318meg			megabyte
319
320
321/ Trivia
322
323%			1|100
324admiraltyknot		6080 ft/hr
325apostilb		cd/pi-m2
326are			1e+2 m2
327arpentcan		27.52 mi
328arpentlin		191.835 ft
329astronomicalunit	au
330atmosphere		1.01325e+5 nt/m2
331atm			atmosphere
332atomicmassunit		1.66044e-27 kg fuzz
333amu			atomicmassunit
334bag			94 lb
335bakersdozen		13
336bar			1e+5 nt/m2
337barie			1e-1 nt/m2
338barleycorn		1|3 in
339barn			1e-28 m2
340barrel			42 gal
341barye			1e-1 nt/m2
342bev			1e+9 e-volt
343biot			10 amp
344blondel			cd/pi-m2
345boardfoot		144 in3
346bolt			40 yd
347bottommeasure		1|40 in
348britishthermalunit	1.05506e+3 joule fuzz
349btu			britishthermalunit
350refrigeration		12000 btu/ton-hour
351buck			dollar
352cable			720 ft
353caliber			1e-2 in
354calorie			cal
355carat			205 mg
356caratgold		1|24
357cent			centidollar
358cental			100 lb
359centesimalminute	1e-2 grade
360centesimalsecond	1e-4 grade
361century			100 year
362cfs			ft3/sec
363chain			66 ft
364circularinch		1|4 pi-in2
365circularmil		1e-6|4 pi-in2
366clusec			1e-8 mm-hg m3/s
367coomb			4 bu
368cord			128 ft3
369cordfoot		cord
370crith			9.06e-2 gm
371cubit			18 in
372cup			1|2 pt
373curie			3.7e+10 /sec
374dalton			amu
375decade			10 yr
376dipotre			/m
377displacementton		35 ft3
378doppelzentner		100 kg
379dozen			12
380drop			.03 cm3
381dyne			cm-gm/sec2
382electronvolt		e-volt
383ell			45 in
384engineerschain		100 ft
385engineerslink		100|100 ft
386equivalentfootcandle	lumen/pi-ft2
387equivalentlux		lumen/pi-m2
388equivalentphot		cd/pi-cm2
389erg			cm2-gm/sec2
390ev			e-volt
391faraday			9.652e+4 coul
392fathom			6 ft
393fermi			1e-15 m
394fifth			4|5 qt
395fin			5 dollar
396finger			7|8 in
397firkin			9 gal
398footcandle		lumen/ft2
399footlambert		cd/pi-ft2
400fortnight		14 da
401franklin		3.33564e-10 coul
402frigorie		kilocal
403furlong			220 yd
404galileo			1e-2 m/sec2
405gamma			1e-9 weber/m2
406gauss			1e-4 weber/m2
407geodeticfoot		british-ft
408geographicalmile	1852 m
409gilbert			7.95775e-1 amp
410gill			1|4 pt
411gross			144
412gunterschain		22 yd
413hand			4 in
414hectare			1e+4 m2
415hefnercandle		.92 cd
416hertz			/sec
417Hz			hertz
418hogshead		2 barrel
419hd			hogshead
420homestead		1|4 mi2
421horsepower		550 ft-lb-g/sec
422hp			horsepower
423hyl			gm force sec2/m
424hz			/sec
425imaginarycubicfoot	1.4 ft3
426jeroboam		4|5 gal
427karat			1|24
428kcal			kilocal
429kcalorie		kilocal
430kev			1e+3 e-volt
431key			kg
432khz			1e+3 /sec
433kilderkin		18 gal
434knot			nmile/hr
435lambert			cd/pi-cm2
436langley			cal/cm2
437last			80 bu
438league			3 mi
439lightyear		c-yr
440line			1|12 in
441link			66|100 ft
442longhundredweight	112 lb
443longquarter		28 lb
444lusec			1e-6 mm-hg m3/s
445mach			331.46 m/sec
446magnum			2 qt
447marineleague		3 nmile
448maxwell			1e-8 weber
449metriccarat		200 mg
450mgd			megagal/day
451mh			millihenry
452mhz			1e+6 /sec
453mil			1e-3 in
454millennium		1000 year
455minersinch		1.5 ft3/min
456minim			1|60 fldr
457mo			month
458mpg			mile/gal
459mph			mile/hr
460nail			1|16 yd
461nauticalmile		nmile
462nit			cd/m2
463noggin			1|8 qt
464nox			1e-3 lux
465ns			nanosec
466oersted			2.5e+2 pi-amp/m
467oe			oersted
468pace			36 in
469palm			3 in
470parasang		3.5 mi
471parsec			au-radian/arcsec
472pascal			nt/m2
473pc			parsec
474pennyweight		1|20 oz
475pwt			pennyweight
476percent			%
477perch			rd
478pf			picofarad
479phot			lumen/cm2
480pica			1|6 in
481pieze			1e+3 nt/m2
482pipe			4 barrel
483point			1|72 in
484poise			gm/cm-sec
485pole			rd
486poundal			ft-lb/sec2
487pdl			poundal
488proof			1|200
489psi			lb-g/in2
490quarter			9 in
491quartersection		1|4 mi2
492quintal			100 kg
493quire			25
494rackunit		1.75 in
495rad			100 erg/gm
496ream			500
497registerton		100 ft3
498rehoboam		156 floz
499rhe			10 m2/nt-sec
500rontgen			2.58e-4 curie/kg
501rood			1.21e+3 yd
502rope			20 ft
503RU			rackunit
504rutherford		1e+6 /sec
505rydberg			1.36054e+1 ev
506sabin			1 ft2
507sack			3 bu
508seam			8 bu
509section			mi2
510shippington		40 ft3
511shorthundredweight	100 lb
512shortquarter		25 lb
513siemens			/ohm
514sigma			microsec
515skein			120 yd
516skot			1e-3 apostilb
517slug			lb-g-sec2/ft
518span			9 in
519spat			4 pi sr
520spindle			14400 yd
521square			100 ft2
522stere			m3
523sthene			1e+3 nt
524stilb			cd/cm2
525stoke			1e-4 m2/sec
526stone			14 lb
527strike			2 bu
528surveyfoot		british-ft
529surveyyard		3 surveyfoot
530surveyorschain		66 ft
531surveyorslink		66|100 ft
532tablespoon		4 fldr
533teaspoon		4|3 fldr
534tesla			weber/m2
535therm			1e+5 btu
536thermie			1e+6 cal
537timberfoot		ft3
538tnt			4.6e+6 m2/sec2
539tonne			1e+6 gm
540torr			mm hg
541township		36 mi2
542tun			8 barrel
543U			rackunit
544water			gram g / cc
545wey			40 bu
546weymass			252 lb
547Xunit			1.00202e-13 m
548k			1.38047e-16 erg/degC
549
550
551degC			K
552kelvin			K
553brewster		1e-12 m2/newton
554degF			5|9 degC
555degreesrankine		degF
556degrankine		degreesrankine
557degreerankine		degF
558degreaumur		10|8 degC
559drachm			60 grain
560poncelet		100 kg m g / sec
561denier			.05|450 gram / m
562tex			.001 gram / m
563englishell		45 inch
564scottishell		37.2 inch
565flemishell		27 inch
566planck			6.626e-34 joule-sec
567hbar			1.055e-34 joule-sec
568electronmass		9.1095e-31 kg
569protonmass		1.6726e-27 kg
570neutronmass		1.6606e-27 kg
571V			volt
572eV			e V
573bohrradius		hbar2-C2/8.988e9 N m2-e2-electronmass
574becquerel		1|3.7e10 curie
575fresnel			1e12 hertz
576statcoul		1|2.99792458e9 coul
577statamp			1|2.99792458e9 amp
578statvolt		2.99792458e2 volt
579statcoulomb		statcoul
580statampere		statamp
581debye			3.336e-30 coul-m
582pulsatance		2 pi/sec
583rpm			rev/minute
584rps			rev/sec
585kilohm			kiloohm
586megohm			megaohm
587siderealyear		365.256360417 day
588siderealday		23.934469444 hour
589siderealhour		1|24 sidereal day
590lunarmonth		29.5305555 day
591synodicmonth		lunarmonth
592siderealmonth		27.32152777 day
593tropicalyear		year
594solaryear		year
595lunaryear		12 lunarmonth
596cran			37.5 brgallon
597kip			1000 lbf
598frenchfoot		16|15 ft
599frenchfeet		frenchfoot
600toise			6 frenchfeet
601sievert			8.4 rontgen
602candle			1.02 candela
603militarypace		2.5 feet
604metre			meter
605litre			liter
606gramme			gram
607iudiptheria		62.8 microgram
608iupenicillin		.6 microgram
609iuinsulin		41.67 microgram
610cottonyarncount		2520 ft/pound
611linenyarncount		900 ft/pound
612worstedyarncount	1680 ft/pound
613metricyarncount		meter/gram
614jewlerspoint		2 milligram
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