ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS
AC |
alternating current |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing Materials |
Bq |
becquerel |
°C |
degree(s) Celsius |
cc |
cubic centimetre(s) |
cg |
centigram(s) |
cm |
centimetre(s) |
cm2 |
square centimetre(s) |
cm3 |
cubic centimetre(s) |
cN |
centinewton(s) |
DC |
direct current |
g |
gram(s) |
Hz |
hertz |
IR |
infra-red |
kcal |
kilocalorie(s) |
kg |
kilogram(s) |
kgf |
kilogram force |
kN |
kilonewton(s) |
kPa |
kilopascal(s) |
kV |
kilovolt(s) |
kVA |
kilovolt(s) - ampere(s) |
kvar |
kilovolt(s) - ampere(s) - reactive |
kW |
kilowatt(s) |
l |
litre(s) |
m |
metre(s) |
m- |
meta- |
m2 |
square metre(s) |
µCi |
microcurie |
mm |
millimetre |
mN |
millinewton(s) |
MPa |
megapascal(s) |
N |
newton(s) |
No. |
Number |
o- |
ortho- |
p- |
para- |
t |
tonne(s) |
UV |
ultra-violet |
V |
volt(s) |
vol. |
volume |
W |
watt(s) |
% |
percent |
x° |
x degree(s) |
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Examples |
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1500 g/m2 |
one thousand five hundred grams per square metre |
15 °C |
fifteen degrees Celsius |
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