Engineering Formulas Interactive: Conversions, Definitions & Tables

Abbreviations and Unit Symbols

?

atto (10 ?18)

A

ampere

angstrom

acfm

actual cubic feet per minute

A-h

ampere-hour

apoth

apothecary

A-s

ampere-second

atm

atmosphere

avdp

avoirdupois

B

bel

bbl

barrel

BHN

Brinell Hardness Number

bhp

brake horsepower

Btu

British thermal unit

BWG

Birmingham Wire Gauge

c

centi(10 ?2)

c

cycle

C

Celsius

C

coulomb

C P

specific heat (constant pressure)

C V

specific heat (constant volume)

C

degree Celsius (temperature)

cal

calorie

cd

candela (preferred to candle)

cfm

cubic feet per minute

cfs

cubic feet per second

cg

center of gravity

cg

centigram

cgs

centimeter-gram-second

cl

centiliter

cm

centimeter

cmil

circular mil

cP

centipoise

cSt

centistoke

d

day

d

deci (10 ?1)

da

deka (10)

dag

dekagram

dal

dekaliter

dam

dekameter

das

dekastere

dB

decibel

deg

degree

dg

decigram

dl

deciliter

dm

decimeter

dr

dram

ds

decistere

dwt

pennyweight

dyn

dyne

eff

efficiency

emf

electromotive force

eV

electronvolt

f

femto (10 ?15)

F

Fahrenheit

F

farad

F

degree Fahrenheit (temperature)

fpm

foot per minute

fps

foot per second

ft

foot, feet

ft-lb

foot-pound

ft/min

foot per minute

ft/s

foot per second

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