Built-in Units by Quantity

Column meanings:

  • Canonical name: long built-in unit name.

  • Symbol: primary unit symbol.

  • Symbol aliases: accepted alternate symbols/aliases.

Absorbed Dose

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

gray

Gy

—

Activity Referred To A Radionuclide

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

becquerel

Bq

—

Amount Of Heat

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

british_thermal_unit

Btu

—

calorie

cal

—

joule

J

—

kilowatt_hour

kWh

—

quad

quad

—

Amount Of Substance

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

mole

mol

—

Area

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

acre

ac

—

hectare

ha

—

square_foot

ft²

—

square_inch

in²

—

square_kilometre

km²

—

square_metre

m²

—

square_mile

mi²

—

square_millimetre

mm²

—

square_yard

yd²

—

Capacitance

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

farad

F

—

Catalytic Activity

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

katal

kat

—

Dose Equivalent

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

sievert

Sv

—

Electric

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

ampere

A

—

coulomb

C

—

ohm

Ω

—

siemens

S

—

volt

V

—

Energy

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

electronvolt

eV

—

hartree_energy_unit

Eh

—

joule

J

—

kilowatt_hour

kWh

—

Force

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

newton

N

—

Frequency

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

hertz

Hz

—

revolution_per_minute

rpm

—

Illuminance

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

lux

lx

—

Inductance

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

henry

H

—

Information

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

bit

b

—

byte

B

—

hartley

Hart

—

nat

nat

—

Kerma

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

gray

Gy

—

Length

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

angstrom

Å

—

astronomical_unit

au

—

fathom

fathom

—

foot

ft

—

furlong

fur

—

inch

Inch

—

lightminute

lmin

—

lightsecond

ls

—

lightyear

ly

—

metre

m

—

mile

mi

—

nautical_mile

nmi

—

parsec

pc

—

rod

rd

—

yard

yd

—

Luminous Flux

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

lumen

lm

—

Luminous Intensity

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

candela

cd

—

Magnetic Flux

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

weber

Wb

—

Magnetic Flux Density

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

tesla

T

—

Mass

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

atomic_mass_unit

u

—

carat

ct

—

dalton

Da

—

grain

gr

—

gram

g

—

karat

Kt

—

kilogram

kg

—

long_ton

long_ton

—

ounce

oz

—

pound

lb

—

short_ton

tn

—

stone

st

—

tonne

t

—

Plane Angle

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

arcminute

′

arcmin

arcsecond

″

arcsec

degree

°

deg, ˚

gradian

gon

—

microarcsecond

µas

uas

milliarcsecond

mas

—

radian

rad

—

revolution

rev

—

turn

tr

pla

Power

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

horsepower

hp

—

watt

W

—

Pressure

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

atmosphere

atm

—

bar

bar

—

millimetre_of_mercury

mmHg

—

pascal

Pa

—

pounds_per_sqinch

psi

—

torr

Torr

—

Radiant Flux

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

watt

W

—

Solid Angle

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

steradian

sr

—

Speed

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

kilometre_per_hour

kph

—

knot

kn

—

mile_per_hour

mph

—

Stress

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

pascal

Pa

—

Temperature

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

degree_celsius

°C

ºC, oC, degC, Cel, ˚C

degree_fahrenheit

°F

ºF, oF, degF, Fah, ˚F

kelvin

K

—

Time

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

day

d

—

hour

h

—

minute

min

—

second

s

—

week

wk

—

century_julian

cy_jul

—

year_julian

a_jul

—

year_sidereal

a_sid

—

year_tropical

a_trop

—

Velocity

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

kilometre_per_hour

kph

—

knot

kn

—

mile_per_hour

mph

—

Volume

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

barrel_beer_us

bbl_beer

—

barrel_oil

bbl_oil

—

cubic_centimetre

cm³

cc

cubic_decimetre

dm³

—

cubic_foot

ft³

—

cubic_inch

in³

—

cubic_kilometre

km³

—

cubic_metre

m³

—

cubic_mile

mi³

—

cubic_millimetre

mm³

—

cubic_yard

yd³

—

cup

cup

—

cup_imp

cup_imp

—

cup_jp

cup_jp

—

cup_us

cup_us

—

dessert_spoon

dsp

—

fluid_dram_imp

fldr_imp

—

fluid_dram_us

fldr_us

—

fluid_ounce_imp

floz_imp

—

fluid_ounce_us

floz_us

—

gallon_imp

gal_imp

—

gallon_us

gal_us

—

gill_imp

gill_imp

—

gill_us

gill_us

—

litre

L

l

pint_imp

pt_imp

—

pint_us

pt_us

—

quart_imp

qt_imp

—

quart_us

qt_us

—

tablespoon

tbsp

—

tablespoon_au

tbsp_au

—

tablespoon_imp

tbsp_imp

—

tablespoon_us

tbsp_us

—

teaspoon

tsp

—

teaspoon_imp

tsp_imp

—

teaspoon_us

tsp_us

—

Work

Canonical name

Symbol

Symbol aliases

joule

J

—

kilowatt_hour

kWh

—