types:
Kt,
kar.,
karaat
the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
vadem
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
matchpoint
(tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)
minuut
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
radial
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)
sr,
steradiaal
the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
a,
are
a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
bunder,
ha,
hectare
(abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
hooischuur
(physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
morgen
a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
roede
a square rod of land
harington
a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
byte
a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information
mB,
meg,
megabyte
a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
megaton
a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT
dn,
dyn,
dyne
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
N,
newton
a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes
furlong
a unit of length equal to 220 yards
mijl
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
werst
a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
li
Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
schakel
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
mijl
a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
dollar
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
atm.,
atmosfeer
a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
Pa,
pascal
a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter
mb,
mbar,
millibar
a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar
punt
a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
pica
a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
cicero
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
duim,
inch
a unit of measurement for advertising space
dB,
decibel
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
poise
a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
massagetal
the sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus
vijgenmand,
vijgenmat
the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
erg
a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
eV,
elektronvolt
a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
J,
joule,
wattseconde
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
cal,
cal.,
calorie,
gramcalorie
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
frigorie,
kC,
kcal,
kilocalorie
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
therm
a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
wattuur
a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
kWh,
kilowattuur
a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
kilogrammeter
a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter