====== unit ====== Unit identifier; the enumerated list is basically English unit names in lowercase, with a few upper case exceptions, e.g., 32F, mmHg, pH. ^ Value ^ Description ^ | 0C_cm_Hg | | | 32F_in_Hg | | | 39F_btu | | | 39F_ft_water | | | 39F_in_water | | | 4C_cm_water | | | 59F_btu | | | 60F_btu | | | 60F_in_Hg | | | 60F_in_water | | | abampere | | | abcoulomb | | | abfarad | | | abhenry | | | abmho | | | abohm | | | abvolt | | | abwatt | | | ampere | The base unit of electric current in the SI system. | | angstrom | | | apothecaries_dram | | | arc_degree | An arc degree (°) is a unit of angular measurement, equal to 1/360th of a full rotation. | | arc_minute | An arc minute (′) is a unit of angular measurement, equal to 1/60th of a degree. | | arc_second | An arc second (″) is a unit of angular measurement, equal to 1/60th of an arc minute. | | are | | | astronomical_unit | | | atomic_unit_of_1st_hyperpolarizablity | | | atomic_unit_of_2nd_hyperpolarizablity | | | atomic_unit_of_action | | | atomic_unit_of_charge | | | atomic_unit_of_charge_density | | | atomic_unit_of_current | | | atomic_unit_of_electric_dipole_moment | | | atomic_unit_of_electric_field | | | atomic_unit_of_electric_field_gradient | | | atomic_unit_of_electric_polarizablity | | | atomic_unit_of_electric_potential | | | atomic_unit_of_electric_quadrupole_moment | | | atomic_unit_of_energy | | | atomic_unit_of_force | | | atomic_unit_of_length | | | atomic_unit_of_magnetic_dipole_moment | | | atomic_unit_of_magnetic_flux_density | | | atomic_unit_of_magnetizability | | | atomic_unit_of_mass | | | atomic_unit_of_momentum | | | atomic_unit_of_permittivity | | | atomic_unit_of_time | | | atomic_unit_of_velocity | | | bar | | | barn | | | barye | | | becquerel | The becquerel (Bq) is the SI unit of radioactivity, defined as one disintegration per second. | | bel | A logarithmic unit used to measure ratios, primarily in acoustics and electronics; 1 bel equals 10 decibels. | | boiler_horsepower | | | candela | The base unit of luminous intensity in the SI system. | | carat | A unit of mass used for gemstones, equivalent to 200 milligrams. | | circular_mil | A unit of area used in electrical engineering to represent wire cross-sectional area, equal to the area of a circle with a diameter of one mil (1/1000 inch). | | cm_Hg | | | cm_water | | | computer_pica | | | computer_point | | | coulomb | The coulomb (C) is the SI unit of electric charge, defined as the amount of charge transported by a constant current of one ampere in one second. | | curie | | | darcy | | | day | A day (d) is a unit of time equal to 24 hours. | | debye | | | degree_Celsius | The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature, defined relative to the Kelvin scale, where 0°C corresponds to 273.15 K. | | degree_Fahrenheit | | | degree_Rankine | | | denier | | | denier | A unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers, defined as the mass in grams per 9,000 meters of fiber. | | dram | | | dyne | | | ec_therm | | | electric_horsepower | | | electronvolt | | | erg | | | farad | The farad (F) is the SI unit of electrical capacitance, defined as the ability of a capacitor to store one coulomb of charge with a potential difference of one volt. | | foot | | | footcandle | A unit of illuminance, representing the amount of light that falls on a surface one foot away from a standard candle source. | | footlambert | A unit of luminance, defined as 1/π candela per square foot. | | ft_Hg | | | ft_water | | | gal | | | gauss | | | gilbert | | | gon | A unit of angular measure where one full rotation is divided into 400 gons, commonly used in surveying. | | grain | | | gram | The base unit of mass in the SI system, defined as one-thousandth of a kilogram. | | gray | The gray (Gy) is the SI unit of absorbed radiation dose, defined as the absorption of one joule of radiation energy per kilogram of matter. | | gross_hundredweight | | | hectare | | | henry | The henry (H) is the SI unit of inductance, defined as the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is induced when the current changes at a rate of one ampere per second. | | hertz | The SI unit of frequency, defined as one cycle per second. | | horsepower | | | hour | An hour (h) is a unit of time equal to 60 minutes or 3600 seconds. | | hundredweight | | | imperial_gallon | | | imperial_gill | | | imperial_ounce | | | imperial_pint | | | imperial_quart | | | in_Hg | | | in_water | | | inch | | | joule | The SI unit of energy, defined as one newton-meter. | | katal | The katal (kat) is the SI unit of catalytic activity, defined as the amount of enzyme activity that converts one mole of substrate per second. | | kayser | | | kelvin | The base unit of thermodynamic temperature in the SI system. | | kilogram_force | | | kip | | | knot | | | lambert | | | light_year | | | liter | | | long_ton | | | lumen | The lumen (lm) is the SI unit of luminous flux, defined as the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source per unit time. | | lux | The lux (lx) is the SI unit of illuminance, defined as one lumen per square meter. | | maxwell | | | mean_btu | | | meter | The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). | | metric_horsepower | | | metric_ton | | | mile | | | minute | A minute (min) is a unit of time equal to 60 seconds. | | mm_Hg | | | mm_water | | | mole | The base unit of amount of substance in the SI system. | | nato_mil | A unit of angular measure used in military applications, where 1 NATO mil equals 1/6400 of a circle. | | natural_unit_of_action | | | natural_unit_of_action_in_eV_s | | | natural_unit_of_energy | | | natural_unit_of_energy_in_MeV | | | natural_unit_of_length | | | natural_unit_of_mass | | | natural_unit_of_momentum | | | natural_unit_of_momentum_in_MeV_per_c | | | natural_unit_of_time | | | natural_unit_of_velocity | | | nautical_mile | | | neper | A logarithmic unit used to express ratios, mainly in signal processing and acoustics, based on natural logarithms. | | newton | The SI unit of force, defined as the force required to accelerate a one-kilogram mass by one meter per second squared. | | oersted | | | ohm | The ohm (Ω) is the SI unit of electrical resistance, defined as the resistance between two points of a conductor when a voltage of one volt produces a current of one ampere. | | ounce | | | pH | A unitless measure of acidity or alkalinity of a solution, defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. | | parsec | | | pascal | The SI unit of pressure, defined as one newton per square meter. | | pennyweight | | | petro_barrel | A unit of volume used for crude oil and petroleum products, equal to 42 US gallons (approximately 159 liters). | | phot | | | poise | | | pound | | | pound_force | | | pound_mole | A unit of amount of substance in which the quantity is expressed in pounds rather than grams per mole. | | poundal | | | printers_pica | | | printers_point | | | rad | | | radian | The derived SI unit of angular measure, equal to the angle subtended at the center of a circle by an arc whose length is equal to the circle’s radius. | | rem | | | rhe | | | roentgen | | | scruple | | | second | The base unit of time in the SI system. | | shake | | | short_ton | | | sidereal_day | | | sidereal_hour | | | sidereal_minute | | | sidereal_second | | | sidereal_year | | | siemens | The siemens (S) is the SI unit of electrical conductance, defined as the reciprocal of resistance in ohms. | | sievert | The sievert (Sv) is the SI unit of equivalent radiation dose, used to measure the biological effects of radiation. | | slug | | | standard_atmosphere | | | statampere | | | statcoulomb | | | statfarad | | | stathenry | | | statmho | | | statohm | | | stattesla | | | statvolt | | | statwatt | | | statweber | | | steradian | The SI unit of solid angle measure. | | stilb | | | stokes | | | table_btu | | | table_calorie | | | table_kg_calorie | | | technical_atmosphere | | | tesla | The tesla (T) is the SI unit of magnetic flux density, defined as one weber per square meter. | | tex | | | tex | A unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers, defined as the mass in grams per 1,000 meters of fiber. | | thermo_btu | | | thermo_calorie | | | thermo_kg_calorie | | | ton_force | | | ton_refrigeration | A unit of power used in refrigeration and air conditioning, defined as the rate of heat transfer needed to freeze 1 short ton (2,000 lb) of water at 32°F in 24 hours. | | tons_of_tnt | | | torr | | | tropical_year | | | troy_ounce | | | troy_pound | | | uk_horsepower | | | unified_atomic_mass_unit | | | us_acre | | | us_bushel | | | us_cup | | | us_dry_pint | | | us_dry_quart | | | us_fill | | | us_fluid_dram | | | us_fluid_ounce | | | us_gallon | | | us_label_cup | | | us_label_fluid_ounce | | | us_label_ounce | | | us_label_tablespoon | | | us_label_teaspoon | | | us_minim | | | us_peck | | | us_pint | | | us_quart | | | us_survey_chain | | | us_survey_fathom | | | us_survey_foot | | | us_survey_furlong | | | us_survey_inch | | | us_survey_link | | | us_survey_mile | | | us_survey_rod | | | us_survey_yard | | | us_tablespoon | | | us_teaspoon | | | us_therm | | | volt | The volt (V) is the SI unit of electric potential and electromotive force, defined as the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere dissipates one watt of power. | | water_horsepower | | | watt | The SI unit of power, defined as one joule per second. | | weber | The weber (Wb) is the SI unit of magnetic flux, defined as the flux that produces an electromotive force of one volt in a circuit with one turn when reduced to zero at a uniform rate in one second. | | yard | | | year_365 | | ^ Schema version | 3.2.0 | ^ Schema location | unitsmlSchema_lite-0.9.18.xsd | ^ Namespace | urn:oasis:names:tc:unitsml:schema:xsd:UnitsMLSchema_lite-0.9.18 | ^ Created | 2026-09-09T11:33:00Z |