Dictionary of Units / Measurements

Length area volume or capacity mass temperature density, area density, line density, volume energy force torque	fuel consumption mass per unit length mass per unit area mass per unit volume power pressure speed spread rate (by mass) spread rate (by volume) stress

System International [SI] Derived Units of the S I Conventions of Usage in the S I Metric System of Measurements Metrication in the UK	The U S System of Measurements Definitions of the Seven Basic S I Units Prefixes of the S I A Brief History of Measurement The U K (Imperial) System of Measurements
List of Units / Measurements
A acres angstroms ares astronomical units atmospheres B barleycorns barrels (oil) bars british thermal units btu/hour etc. bushels C calories calories per hour etc. carats, metric celsius centigrade centigrade heat units centilitres centimetres centimetres of mercury or water centimetres per minute etc. chains (surveyors') circular inches cubic (+ any units) cubic measures per area cubits D decilitres denier drex dynes E Zlls (UK) ems (pica) ergs (energy) ergs (torque) F Fahrenheit fathoms feet feet of water feet per hour etc. fluid ounces foot pounds-force foot pounds-force per minute etc. foot poundals furlongs G gallons gallons per area gigajoules gigawatts grains grains per gallon grams gram-force centimetres grams per area grams per cm grams per (any volume) H hands hectares hides horsepower horsepower hours hundredweights I - J inches inches of mercury or water inches of rain (by mass) inches of rain (by volume) inches per minute etc. joules joules per hour etc. K kelvin kilocalories kilocalories per hour etc. kilograms-force kilogram-force metres (energy) kilogram-force metres (torque) kilogram-force metres per hour etc. kilogram-force per area kilograms kilograms per area kilograms per metre kilograms per volume kilojoules kilojoules per hour etc. kilometres kilometres per hour etc. kilometres per litre kilonewton per square metre kilonewtons kilopascals kilowatts kilowatt hours kips (force) kips per square inch knots	L leagues light years links (surveyors') litres litres per area M mach number megajoules meganewtons meganewtons per square metre megawatts metres metres of water metres per second etc. microns (=micrometres) miles miles per gallon miles per hour etc. millibars milligrams per cm milligrams per (any volume) millilitres millimetres of mercury or water millimetres of rain (by mass) millimetres of rain (by volume) N newton metres (energy) newton metres (torque) newtons (per area) newtons (force) newtons (weight) O ounces ounces per inch ounces per area ounces per volume P parsecs pascals perch (=rods or poles) picas pints points (printers') poundals poundals per square foot pounds pounds per area pounds per foot pounds per volume pounds-force pound-force inches pounds-force per area Q quarts R rankine reaumur roods S slugs (or g-pounds) stones square (+ any units) squares (of timber) sthenes T tex therms tonnes ton-force metres tonnes-force tonnes-force per area tonnes per hectare tonnes per km tonnes per volume ton-force feet tons tons-force tons-force per area tons per acre tons per mile tons per volume townships troy ounce U, V, W watt second watt hours watts X, Y, Z yards yards per hour etc.

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