Machinery's Handbook, 27th Edition

The Greek letters are frequently used in mathematical expressions and formulas. The Greek alphabet is given below.
| A | ? | Alpha | H | ? | Eta | N | ? | Nu | T | ? | Tau |
| B | ? | Beta | ? | ? ? | Theta | ? | ? | Xi | ? | ? | Upsilon |
| ? | ? | Gamma | I | ? | Iota | O | o | Omicron | ? | ? | Phi |
| ? | ? | Delta | K | ? | Kappa | ? | ? | Pi | X | ? | Chi |
| E | ? | Epsilon | ? | ? | Lambda | R | ? | Rho | ? | ? | Psi |
| Z | ? | Zeta | M | ? | Mu | ? | ? ? | Sigma | ? | ? | Omega |
| Absolute | abs | Decibel | dB |
| Alternating current | ac | Degree | deg or |
| Ampere | amp | Degree Centigrade | C |
| Ampere-hour | amp hr | Degree Fahrenheit | F |
| Angstrom unit | A | Degree Kelvin | K |
| Antilogarithm | analog | Diameter | dia |
| Arithmetical average | aa | Direct current | dc |
| Atmosphere | atm | Dozen | doz |
| Atomic weight | at wt | Dram | dr |
| Avoirdupois | avdp | Efficiency | eff |
| Barometer | baro | Electric | elec |
| Board feet (feet board measure) | fbm | Electromotive force | emf |
| Boiler pressure | bopress | Elevation | el |
| Boiling point | bp | Engine | eng |
| Brinell hardness number | Bhn | Engineer | engr |
| British thermal unit | Btu or B | Engineering | engrg |
| Bushel | bu | Equation | eq |
| Calorie | cal | External | ext |
| Candle | cd | Fluid | fl |
| Center to center | c to c | Foot | ft |
| Centimeter | cm | Foot-candle | fc |
| Centimeter-gram-second (system) | cgs | Foot-Lambert | fL or fl |
| Chemical | chem | Foot per minute | fpm |
| Chemically pure | cp | Foot per second | fps |
| Circular | circ | Foot-pound | ft lb |
| Circular mil | cmil |