15 List of physical units

The following table lists all of the physical units which Pyxplot recognises by default. Each unit may be referred to by either a long or an abbreviated name, and both of these have singular and plural forms. Some units also have further alternative names: for example, units such as the meter which are spelt differently in British English may be spelt in either way.

Name

 

Full

Abbrev

Unit of

sing.

pl.

sing.

pl.

 

acre

acres

acre

acres

area

ampere

amperes

A

A

current

Also known as the amp and the amps.

angstrom

angstroms

ang

ang

length

arcminute

arcminutes

arcmin

arcmins

angle

arcsecond

arcseconds

arcsec

arcsecs

angle

are

ares

are

ares

area

astronomical_unit

astronomical_units

AU

AU

length

atmosphere

atmospheres

atm

atms

pressure

bar

bars

bar

bars

pressure

barleycorn

barleycorns

barleycorn

barleycorns

length

barn

barns

barn

barns

area

barye

baryes

Ba

Ba

pressure

bath

baths

bath

baths

volume

becquerel

becquerel

Bq

Bq

frequency

billion_electronvolts

billion_electronvolts

BeV

BeV

energy

bit

bits

bit

bits

information_content

British Thermal Unit

British Thermal Units

BTU

BTU

energy

bushel_UK

bushels_UK

bushel_UK

bushels_UK

volume (UK imperial)

bushel_US

bushels_US

bushel_US

bushels_US

volume (US customary)

byte

bytes

B

B

information_content

cable

cables

cable

cables

length

calorie

calories

cal

cal

energy

candela

candelas

cd

cd

light_intensity

candlepower

candlepower

candlepower

candlepower

light_intensity

carat

carats

CD

CDs

mass

centimetre

centimetres

cm

cm

length

chain

chains

chain

chains

length

clo

clos

clo

clos

thermal_insulation

coulomb

coulombs

C

C

charge

cubic_centimetre

cubic_centimetres

cubic_cm

cubic_cm

volume

cubic_foot

cubic_feet

cubic_ft

cubic_ft

volume

cubic_inch

cubic_inches

cubic_in

cubic_in

volume

cubic_metre

cubic_metres

cubic_m

cubic_m

volume

cubit

cubits

cubit

cubits

length

cup_US

cups_US

cup_US

cups_US

volume (US customary)

day

days

day

days

time

decimetre

decimetres

dm

dm

length

degree

degrees

deg

deg

angle

degree_celsius

degrees_celsius

oC

oC

temperature

Also known as the degree_centigrade, the degrees_centigrade, the centigrade and the celsius.

degree_fahrenheit

degrees_fahrenheit

oF

oF

temperature

Also known as the fahrenheit.

dioptre

dioptres

dioptre

dioptres

lens_power

drachm

drachms

drachm

drachms

mass

dyne

dynes

dyn

dyn

force

earth_mass

earth_masses

Mearth

Mearth

mass

earth_radius

earth_radii

Rearth

Rearth

length

electronvolt

electronvolts

eV

eV

energy

erg

ergs

erg

erg

energy

euro

euros

euro

euros

cost

farad

farad

F

F

capacitance

fathom

fathoms

fathom

fathoms

length

firkin_UK_ale

firkins_UK_ale

firkin_UK_ale

firkins_UK_ale

volume

firkin_wine

firkins_wine

firkin_UK_wine

firkins_UK_wine

volume

fluid_ounce_UK

fluid_ounce_UK

fl_oz_UK

fl_oz_UK

volume (UK imperial)

fluid_ounce_US

fluid_ounce_US

fl_oz_US

fl_oz_US

volume (US customary)

foot

feet

ft

ft

length

furlong

furlongs

furlong

furlongs

length

gallon_UK

gallons_UK

gallon_UK

gallons_UK

volume (UK imperial)

gallon_US

gallons_US

gallon_US

gallons_US

volume (US customary)

gauss

gauss

G

G

magnetic_field

gibibit

gibibits

Gib

Gib

information_content

gibibyte

gibibytes

GiB

GiB

information_content

grain

grains

grain

grains

mass

gram

grams

g

g

mass

gramme

grammes

g

g

mass

gray

gray

Gy

Gy

radiation_dose

hectare

hectares

hectare

hectares

area

henry

henry

H

H

inductance

hertz

hertz

Hz

Hz

frequency

homer

homers

homer

homers

volume

horsepower

horsepower

horsepower

horsepower

power

hour

hours

hr

hr

time

hundredweight_UK

hundredweight_UK

cwt_UK

cwt_UK

mass (UK imperial)

hundredweight_US

hundredweight_US

cwt_US

cwt_US

mass (US customary)

inch

inches

in

in

length

inch_of_mercury

inches_of_mercury

inHg

inHg

pressure

inch_of_water

inches_of_water

inAq

inAq

pressure

jansky

janskys

Jy

Jy

flux_density

joule

joules

J

J

energy

jupiter_mass

jupiter_masses

Mjupiter

Mjupiter

mass

Also known as the Mjove and the Mjovian.

jupiter_radius

jupiter_radii

Rjupiter

Rjupiter

length

Also known as the Rjove and the Rjovian.

katal

katals

kat

kat

catalytic_activity

kayser

kaysers

kayser

kaysers

wavenumber

kelvin

kelvin

K

K

temperature

kibibit

kibibits

Kib

Kib

information_content

kibibyte

kibibytes

KiB

KiB

information_content

kilderkin_UK_ale

kilderkins_UK_ale

kilderkin_UK_ale

kilderkins_UK_ale

volume

kilogram

kilograms

kg

kg

mass

kilowatt_hour

kilowatt_hours

kWh

kWh

energy

knot

knots

kn

kn

velocity

light_year

light_years

lyr

lyr

length

link

links

link

links

length

litre

litres

l

l

volume

long_ton

long_tons

ton

tons

mass (UK imperial)

lumen

lumens

lm

lm

power

lunar_distance

lunar_distances

lunar_distance

lunar_distances

length

lux

luxs

lx

lx

power

maxwell

maxwell

Mx

Mx

magnetic_flux

mebibit

mebibits

Mib

Mib

information_content

mebibyte

mebibytes

MiB

MiB

information_content

metre

metres

m

m

length

mho

mhos

mho

mhos

conductance

mile

miles

mi

mi

length

mile_per_hour

miles_per_hour

mph

mph

velocity

mina

minas

mina

minas

mass

minute

minutes

min

min

time

mole

moles

mol

mol

moles

nautical_mile

nautical_miles

nautical_mile

nautical_miles

length

newton

newtons

N

N

force

ohm

ohms

ohm

ohms

resistance

ounce

ounces

oz

oz

mass

parsec

parsecs

pc

pc

length

parts_per_billion

parts_per_billion

ppb

ppb

dimensionlessness

parts_per_million

parts_per_million

ppm

ppm

dimensionlessness

pascal

pascals

Pa

Pa

pressure

percent

percent

percent

percent

dimensionlessness

perch

perches

perch

perches

length

pica

picas

pica

picas

length

pint_UK

pints_UK

pint_UK

pints_UK

volume (UK imperial)

pint_US

pints_US

pint_US

pints_US

volume (US customary)

planck_charge

planck_charges

Q_planck

Q_planck

charge

planck_current

planck_current

I_planck

I_planck

current

planck_energy

planck_energy

E_planck

E_planck

energy

planck_force

planck_force

F_planck

F_planck

force

planck_impedence

planck_impedence

Z_planck

Z_planck

resistance

planck_length

planck_lengths

L_planck

L_planck

length

planck_mass

planck_masses

M_planck

M_planck

mass

planck_momentum

planck_momentum

p_planck

p_planck

momentum

planck_power

planck_power

P_planck

P_planck

power

planck_temperature

planck_temperature

Theta_planck

Theta_planck

temperature

planck_time

planck_times

T_planck

T_planck

time

planck_voltage

planck_voltage

V_planck

V_planck

potential

point

points

pt

pt

length

poise

poises

P

P

viscosity

pole

poles

pole

poles

length

pound

pounds

lb

lbs

mass

pound_force

pounds_force

lbf

lbf

force

pound_per_square_inch

pounds_per_square_inch

psi

psi

pressure

quart_UK

quarts_UK

quart_UK

quarts_UK

volume (UK imperial)

quart_US

quarts_US

quart_US

quarts_US

volume (US customary)

radian

radians

rad

rad

angle

rankin

rankin

R

R

temperature

revolution

revolutions

rev

rev

angle

rod

rods

rod

rods

length

roman_league

roman_leagues

roman_league

roman_leagues

length

roman_mile

roman_miles

roman_mile

roman_miles

length

rood

roods

rood

roods

area

second

seconds

s

s

time

Also known as the sec and the secs.

shekel

shekels

shekel

shekels

mass

short_ton

short_tons

short_ton

short_tons

mass (US customary)

siemens

siemens

S

S

conductance

sievert

sieverts

Sv

Sv

radiation_dose

slug

slugs

slug

slugs

mass

sol

sols

sol

sols

time

solar_luminosity

solar_luminosities

Lsun

Lsun

power

Also known as the Lsolar.

solar_mass

solar_masses

Msun

Msun

mass

Also known as the Msolar.

solar_radius

solar_radii

Rsun

Rsun

length

Also known as the Rsolar.

square_centimetre

square_centimetres

sq_cm

sq_cm

area

square_degree

square_degrees

sqdeg

sqdeg

solidangle

square_foot

square_feet

sq_ft

sq_ft

area

square_inch

square_inches

sq_in

sq_in

area

square_kilometre

square_kilometres

sq_km

sq_km

area

square_metre

square_metres

sq_m

sq_m

area

square_mile

square_miles

sq_mi

sq_mi

area

steradian

steradians

sterad

sterad

solidangle

stone

stone

stone

stone

mass

tablespoon

tablespoons

tablespoon

tablespoons

volume

talent

talents

talent

talents

mass

teaspoon

teaspoons

teaspoon

teaspoons

volume

tesla

tesla

T

T

magnetic_field

therm

therms

therm

therms

energy

tog

togs

tog

togs

thermal_insulation

tonne

tonnes

t

t

mass

Also known as the metric_tonne and the metric_tonnes.

troy_ounce

troy_ounces

oz_troy

oz_troy

mass

volt

volts

V

V

potential

watt

watts

W

W

power

weber

weber

Wb

Wb

magnetic_flux

week

weeks

week

weeks

time

yard

yards

yd

yd

length

year

years

yr

yr

time

The following units of angle are recognised:
the arcminute, the arcsecond, the degree, the radian and the revolution.

The following units of area are recognised:
the acre, the are, the barn, the hectare, the rood, the square_­centimetre, the square_­foot, the square_­inch, the square_­kilometre, the square_­metre and the square_­mile.

The following units of capacitance are recognised:
the farad.

The following units of catalytic activity are recognised:
the katal.

The following units of charge are recognised:
the coulomb and the planck_­charge.

The following units of conductance are recognised:
the mho and the siemens.

The following units of cost are recognised:
the euro.

The following units of current are recognised:
the ampere and the planck_­current.

The following units of dimensionlessness are recognised:
the parts_­per_­billion, the parts_­per_­million and the percent.

The following units of energy are recognised:
the British Thermal Unit, the billion_­electronvolts, the calorie, the electronvolt, the erg, the joule, the kilowatt_­hour, the planck_­energy and the therm.

The following units of flux density are recognised:
the jansky.

The following units of force are recognised:
the dyne, the newton, the planck_­force and the pound_­force.

The following units of frequency are recognised:
the becquerel and the hertz.

The following units of inductance are recognised:
the henry.

The following units of information content are recognised:
the bit, the byte, the gibibit, the gibibyte, the kibibit, the kibibyte, the mebibit and the mebibyte.

The following units of length are recognised:
the angstrom, the astronomical_­unit, the barleycorn, the cable, the centimetre, the chain, the cubit, the decimetre, the earth_­radius, the fathom, the foot, the furlong, the inch, the jupiter_­radius, the light_­year, the link, the lunar_­distance, the metre, the mile, the nautical_­mile, the parsec, the perch, the pica, the planck_­length, the point, the pole, the rod, the roman_­league, the roman_­mile, the solar_­radius and the yard.

The following units of lens power are recognised:
the dioptre.

The following units of light intensity are recognised:
the candela1 and the candlepower.

The following units of magnetic field are recognised:
the gauss and the tesla.

The following units of magnetic flux are recognised:
the maxwell and the weber.

The following units of mass are recognised:
the carat, the drachm, the earth_­mass, the grain, the gram, the gramme, the hundredweight_­UK, the hundredweight_­US, the jupiter_­mass, the kilogram, the long_­ton, the mina, the ounce, the planck_­mass, the pound, the shekel, the short_­ton, the slug, the solar_­mass, the stone, the talent, the tonne and the troy_­ounce.

The following units of moles are recognised:
the mole.

The following units of momentum are recognised:
the planck_­momentum.

The following units of potential are recognised:
the planck_­voltage and the volt.

The following units of power are recognised:
the horsepower, the lumen, the lux, the planck_­power, the solar_­luminosity and the watt.

The following units of pressure are recognised:
the atmosphere, the bar, the barye, the inch_­of_­mercury, the inch_­of_­water, the pascal and the pound_­per_­square_­inch.

The following units of radiation dose are recognised:
the gray and the sievert.

The following units of resistance are recognised:
the ohm and the planck_­impedence.

The following units of solidangle are recognised:
the square_­degree and the steradian.

The following units of temperature are recognised:
the degree_­celsius, the degree_­fahrenheit, the kelvin, the planck_­temperature and the rankin.

The following units of thermal insulation are recognised:
the clo and the tog.

The following units of time are recognised:
the day, the hour, the minute, the planck_­time, the second, the sol, the week and the year.

The following units of velocity are recognised:
the knot and the mile_­per_­hour.

The following units of viscosity are recognised:
the poise.

The following units of volume are recognised:
the bath, the bushel_­UK, the bushel_­US, the cubic_­centimetre, the cubic_­foot, the cubic_­inch, the cubic_­metre, the cup_­US, the firkin_­UK_­ale, the firkin_­wine, the fluid_­ounce_­UK, the fluid_­ounce_­US, the gallon_­UK, the gallon_­US, the homer, the kilderkin_­UK_­ale, the litre, the pint_­UK, the pint_­US, the quart_­UK, the quart_­US, the tablespoon and the teaspoon.

The following units of wavenumber are recognised:
the kayser.

Footnotes

  1. In the SI system, the candela is a base unit. However, its definition is 1/683 W/sterad, and since Pyxplot recognises the radian as a base unit, the candela is implemented as a derived unit.