types:
quilate
the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
radián
the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)
sextante
a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
acre
a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
a,
área
a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
hectárea
(abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
byte,
octeto
a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
gigabyte
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
kilotón
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of 1000 tons of TNT
megatón
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT
dina
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
machaca,
machacadora
(used only in combination) something weighing a given number of pounds
pulgada
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
pie,
pies
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
yarda
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
estadio
a unit of length equal to 220 yards
milla
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
cable
a nautical unit of depth
dedo
the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
dólar
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
franco
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
pa,
pascal
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
milibar
a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar
cícero
a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
dB,
decibel,
decibelio
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
wélter
a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
erg,
ergio
a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
electronvoltio
a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
J,
joule,
julio
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
caloría
unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
kilocaloría
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
BTU
a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories
termia
a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
kilovatio-hora
a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour