Physics Conversions
- Astronomical Unit
- Defined as the mean distance of the Earth from the Sun.
- Atmospheric Pressure
- Atmospheric pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the atmosphere of the Earth at ground level.
- Bushel
- A dry or liquid measure equal to eight gallons.
- Carat Precious Stones
- A standard measure of weight for precious stones.
- Chain
- The chain is a unit of length.
- Charge
- The excess or deficiency of electrons resulting in the body having negative or positive charge.
- Cord
- An imperial unit of volume used mainly in the timber industry.
- Curie
- Unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7x1010Bequerels.
- Energy
- Energy is defined as the capacity of a body for doing work.
- Fathom
- An old unit of length more normally used to measure the depth of water.
- Flow Rate
- Volume per unit of time.
- Force
- A force is that which when acting on a body that is free to move accelerates the motion of the body.
- Furlong
- A distance of one-eight of a mile.
- Gauss
- A unit of magnetic field strength, 10-4 tesla.
- Grain
- An individual crystal in a poly-crystalline metal or alloy.
- Hundredweight
- Abbreviated as cwt, this is an imperial unit of mass.
- Kelvin
- The kelvin is the unit of thermodynamic temperature.
- kilopond
- Another name for kilogram force.
- kJ
- An abbreviation of kilojoule, one thousand joules. The SI unit of energy is the joule.
- Knot
- A speed of 1 nautical mile per hour.
- kp
- Abbreviation of kilopond, another name for kilogram force.
- kph
- Abbreviation of kilometres per hour, a unit of velocity used by most land based vehicles.
- l
- The abbreviation of litre, a derived SI unit of volume.
- lbf
- Abbreviation of pound-force = 4.44822 N
- Leak Rate
- The rate of gas leakage into or out of a system.
- Length
- The SI unit of length is the metre.
- Light Year
- The light year is defined as the distance travelled by electromagnetic radiation in one tropical year.
- Litre
- A derived SI unit of volume.
- Lunar Month
- 1 lunar month = 2.551444x106s
- ly
- Abbreviation of Light Year.
- Mass
- The SI unit of mass is the kilogram.
- Mass Flow Rate
- Defines the volumetric rate with which fluids flow, maintaining the equation of continuity.
- maxwell
- The CGS unit of magnetic flux, equal to 1x10-8weber.
- Megaparsec
- One million parsecs.
- Micron
- A derived SI Unit of length equal to 10-6m
- Mile
- A unit of distance most commonly used in Britain and the US.
- Miles Per Hour
- Traditional British unit of velocity used by land based vehicles.
- Moments of Inertia
- Principal axes for bodies of uniform density.
- Mpa
- Abbreviation of megapascal.
- Mpc
- Abbreviation of Megaparsec, one million parsecs.
- Nautical Mile
- The average distance on the earth's surface subtended by one minute of latitude.
- P
- The abbreviation of poise, the CGS derived unit of dynamic viscosity of a fluid.
- Parsec
- 1 Parsec = 3.2615 Light Years
- Pascal
- The SI derived unit of pressure.
- Pennyweight
- An old unit of mass equal to 24 grains.
- Pint
- A derived British unit of volume.
- Pole
- An old English unit of length or the coldest regions on a planet.
- Pound
- The unit of mass in the British system of units.
- Pound Force
- pound-force (lbf) = 4.44822 N
- Poundal
- A derived unit of force in the British system of units.
- Power
- Power is defined as the rate of doing work.
- Pressure
- Defined as the force exerted per unit area.
- Prony
- Unit of power.
- Quintal
- A hundredweight in the metric system, 100kg.
- Radian
- The radian is the plane angle between two radii of a circle which cut off on the circumference an arc equal in length to the radius.
- Rankine Temperature Scale
- An absolute scale of temperature based on degrees Farenheit.
- Reaumur Temperature Scale
- On the Reaumur temperature scale, abbreviated to R, the ice point is 0°R and the steam point is 80°R.
- Revolutions per Minute
- Unit to describe the rate of rotation of a body.
- Revolutions per Second
- Unit to describe the rate of rotation of a body.
- Reyn
- British unit of dynamic viscosity.
- Rod
- An old English unit of length.
- rpm
- Abbreviation of revolutions per minute.
- rps
- Abbreviation of revolutions per second.
- Scruple
- An old unit of weight.
- Shed
- A unit of nuclear cross-section.
- Stathenry
- The unit of inductance in the obsolete electrostatic system of units.
- Statmho
- The unit of conductane in the obsolete electrostatic system of units.
- Statohm
- The unit of resistance in the obsolete electrostatic system of units.
- Statute Mile
- A unit of distance most commonly used in Britain and the US.
- Sthene
- The unit of force in the metre-tonne-second system.
- Tablespoon
- A convenient unit of capacity.
- Teaspoon
- A convenient unit of capacity.
- Temperature
- A measure as to whether two bodies are hot or cold relative to one another.
- TOE
- Abbreviation of the unit of energy Tonne of Oil Equivalent.
- Tonne of Oil Equivalent
- A unit of energy equal to 41.868 GJ
Subjects: Physics