I found this list of units online. I think it was intended for some
computing labelling purpose and not as a dictionary of units. So it has some
duplications and oddities. There are many unit names that I had never heard
of.



m                                               !a!
kg                                              !b!
sec                                             !c!
coul                                    !d!
candela                                 !e!
dollar                                  !f!
bit                                             !h!
erlang                                  !i!
K                                               !j!



/ dimensionless

radian                                  .5 / pi
degree                                  1|180 pi-radian
circle                                  2 pi-radian
turn                                    2 pi-radian
revolution                              turn
grade                                   .9 degree
arcdeg                                  1 degree
arcmin                                  1|60 arcdeg
ccs                                             1|36 erlang
arcsec                                  1|60 arcmin

steradian                               radian2
sphere                                  4 pi-steradian

/ Time

second                                  sec
minute                                  60 sec
hour                                    60 min
day                                             24 hr
week                                    7 day
year                                    365.24219879 day
month                                   1|12 year


/ Mass

gram                                    millikg
metricton                               kilokg

/ Avoirdupois

pound                                   lb
lbf                                             lb g
oz                                              ounce
dram                                    1|16 oz
grain                                   1|7000 lb
shortton                                2000 lb
ton                                             shortton
longton                                 2240 lb

/ Apothecary

scruple                                 20 grain
apdram                                  60 grain
apounce                                 480 grain
appound                                 5760 grain
troypound                               appound

/ Length

meter                                   m
micron                                  micrometer
angstrom                                decinanometer

inch                                    2.54 cm
foot                                    12 in
yard                                    3 ft
rod                                             5.5 yd
mile                                    5280 ft

british                                 1200|3937 m/ft
nmile                                   1852 m

acre                                    4840 yd2

liter                                   kilocc

/ US Liquid

usgallon                                231 in3
usgal                                   usgallon
usquart                                 1|4 usgal
usqt                                    usquart
uspint                                  1|2 usqt
uspt                                    uspint

usfloz                                  1|16 uspt
usfldr                                  1|8 usfloz

/ US Dry

dry                                             268.8025 in3/usgallon
uspeck                                  8 dry-usquart
uspk                                    uspeck
usbushel                                4 uspeck
usbu                                    usbushel
chaldron                                36 usbushel

/ British

brgallon                                277.420 in3
brquart                                 1|4 brgallon
brpint                                  1|2 brquart
brfloz                                  1|20 brpint
brpeck                                  554.84 in3
brbushel                                4 brpeck
brfirkin                                9 brgallon

/ Energy Work

newton                                  kg-m/sec2
joule                                   nt-m
cal                                             4.1868 joule

/ Electrical

coulomb                                 coul
amp                                             ampere
watt                                    joule/sec
volt                                    watt/amp
ohm                                             volt/amp
mho                                             /ohm
farad                                   coul/volt
henry                                   sec2/farad
weber                                   volt-sec

/ Light

cd                                              candela
lumen                                   cd sr
lux                                             cd sr/m2


baud                                    bit/sec
byte                                    8 bit
block                                   512 byte


/ Trivia

admiraltyknot                   6080 ft/hr
apostilb                                cd/pi-m2
are                                             1e+2 m2
arpentcan                               27.52 mi
arpentlin                               191.835 ft
astronomicalunit                au
atmosphere                              1.01325e+5 nt/m2
atm                                             atmosphere
atomicmassunit                  1.66044e-27 kg
amu                                             atomicmassunit
bag                                             94 lb
bakersdozen                             13
bar                                             1e+5 nt/m2
barie                                   1e-1 nt/m2
barleycorn                              1|3 in
barn                                    1e-28 m2
barrel                                  42 usgal
barye                                   1e-1 nt/m2
bev                                             1e+9 e-volt
biot                                    10 amp
blondel                                 cd/pi-m2
boardfoot                               144 in3
bolt                                    40 yd
bottommeasure                   1|40 in
britishthermalunit              1.05506e+3 joule
btu                                             britishthermalunit
refrigeration                   12000 btu/ton-hour
buck                                    dollar
cable                                   720 ft
caliber                                 1e-2 in
calorie                                 cal
carat                                   205 mg
caratgold                               1|24
cent                                    centidollar
cental                                  100 lb
centesimalminute                1e-2 grade
centesimalsecond                1e-4 grade
century                                 100 year
cfs                                             ft3/sec
chain                                   66 ft
circularinch                    1|4 pi-in2
circularmil                             1e-6|4 pi-in2
clusec                                  1e-8 mm-hg m3/s
coomb                                   4 usbu
cord                                    128 ft3
cordfoot                                cord
crith                                   9.06e-2 gm
cubit                                   18 in
cup                                             1|2 uspt
curie                                   3.7e+10 /sec
dalton                                  amu
decade                                  10 yr
dipotre                                 /m
displacementton                 35 ft3
doppelzentner                   100 kg
dozen                                   12
drop                                    .03 cm3
dyne                                    cm-gm/sec2
electronvolt                    e-volt
ell                                             45 in
engineerschain                  100 ft
engineerslink                   100|100 ft
equivalentfootcandle    lumen/pi-ft2
equivalentlux                   lumen/pi-m2
equivalentphot                  cd/pi-cm2
erg                                             cm2-gm/sec2
ev                                              e-volt
faraday                                 9.652e+4 coul
fathom                                  6 ft
fermi                                   1e-15 m
fifth                                   4|5 usqt
fin                                             5 dollar
finger                                  7|8 in
usfirkin                                9 usgal
footcandle                              lumen/ft2
footlambert                             cd/pi-ft2
fortnight                               14 da
franklin                                3.33564e-10 coul
frigorie                                kilocal
furlong                                 220 yd
galileo                                 1e-2 m/sec2
gamma                                   1e-9 weber/m2
gauss                                   1e-4 weber/m2
geodeticfoot                    british-ft
geographicalmile                1852 m
gilbert                                 7.95775e-1 amp
gill                                    1|4 uspt
gross                                   144
gunterschain                    22 yd
hand                                    4 in
hectare                                 1e+4 m2
hefnercandle                    .92 cd
hertz                                   /sec
Hz                                              hertz
hogshead                                2 barrel
hd                                              hogshead
homestead                               1|4 mi2
horsepower                              550 ft-lb-g/sec
hp                                              horsepower
hubble                                  1e9 c-yr
hyl                                             gm force sec2/m
hz                                              /sec
imaginarycubicfoot              1.4 ft3
jeroboam                                4|5 usgal
karat                                   1|24
kcal                                    kilocal
kcalorie                                kilocal
kev                                             1e+3 e-volt
key                                             kg
khz                                             1e+3 /sec
kilderkin                               18 usgal
knot                                    nmile/hr
lambert                                 cd/pi-cm2
langley                                 cal/cm2
last                                    80 usbu
league                                  3 mi
light                                   c
lightyear                               c-yr
line                                    1|12 in
link                                    66|100 ft
longhundredweight               112 lb
longquarter                             28 lb
lusec                                   1e-6 mm-hg m3/s
mach                                    331.46 m/sec
magnum                                  2 usqt
marineleague                    3 nmile
maxwell                                 1e-8 weber
metriccarat                             200 mg
mgd                                             megausgal/day
mh                                              millihenry
mhz                                             1e+6 /sec
mil                                             1e-3 in
millenium                               1000 year
minersinch                              1.5 ft3/min
minim                                   1|60 usfldr
mo                                              month
mpg                                             mile/brgal
mph                                             mile/hr
nail                                    1|16 yd
nauticalmile                    nmile
nit                                             cd/m2
noggin                                  1|8 usqt
nox                                             1e-3 lux
ns                                              nanosec
oersted                                 2.5e+2 pi-amp/m
oe                                              oersted
pace                                    36 in
palm                                    3 in
parasang                                3.5 mi
parsec                                  au-radian/arcsec
pascal                                  nt/m2
pc                                              parsec
pennyweight                             1|20 oz
pwt                                             pennyweight
percent                                 %
perch                                   rd
pf                                              picofarad
phot                                    lumen/cm2
pica                                    1|6 in
pieze                                   1e+3 nt/m2
pipe                                    4 barrel
point                                   1|72 in
poise                                   gm/cm-sec
pole                                    rd
poundal                                 ft-lb/sec2
pdl                                             poundal
proof                                   1|200
psi                                             lb-g/in2
quarter                                 9 in
quartersection                  1|4 mi2
quintal                                 100 kg
quire                                   25
rad                                             100 erg/gm
ream                                    500
registerton                             100 ft3
rehoboam                                156 usfloz
rhe                                             10 m2/nt-sec
rontgen                                 2.58e-4 curie/kg
rood                                    1.21e+3 yd
rope                                    20 ft
rutherford                              1e+6 /sec
rydberg                                 1.36054e+1 ev
sabin                                   1 ft2
sack                                    3 usbu
seam                                    8 bu
section                                 mi2
shed                                    1e-52 m2
shippington                             40 ft3
shorthundredweight              100 lb
shortquarter                    25 lb
siemens                                 /ohm
sigma                                   microsec
skein                                   120 yd
skot                                    1e-3 apostilb
slug                                    lb-g-sec2/ft
span                                    9 in
spat                                    4 pi sr
spindle                                 14400 yd
square                                  100 ft2
stere                                   m3
sthene                                  1e+3 nt
stilb                                   cd/cm2
stoke                                   1e-4 m2/sec
stone                                   14 lb
strike                                  2 bu
surveyfoot                              british-ft
surveyyard                              3 surveyfoot
surveyorschain                  66 ft
surveyorslink                   66|100 ft
tablespoon                              4 usfldr
teaspoon                                4|3 usfldr
tesla                                   weber/m2
therm                                   1e+5 btu
thermie                                 1e+6 cal
timberfoot                              ft3
tnt                                             4.6e+6 m2/sec2
tonne                                   1e+6 gm
torr                                    mm hg
township                                36 mi2
tun                                             8 barrel
universe                                36 hubble
water                                   gram g / cc
wey                                             40 bu
weymass                                 252 lb
Xunit                                   1.00202e-13 m
k                                               1.38047e-16 erg/degC


degC                                    K
kelvin                                  K
brewster                                1e-12 m2/newton
degF                                    5|9 degC
degreesrankine                  degF
degrankine                              degreesrankine
degreerankine                   degF
degreaumur                              10|8 degC
drachm                                  60 grain
poncelet                                100 kg m g / sec
denier                                  .05|450 gram / m
tex                                             .001 gram / m
englishell                              45 inch
scottishell                             37.2 inch
flemishell                              27 inch
planck                                  6.626e-34 joule-sec
hbar                                    1.055e-34 joule-sec
electronmass                    9.1095e-31 kg
protonmass                              1.6726e-27 kg
neutronmass                             1.6606e-27 kg
V                                               volt
eV                                              e V
bohrradius                              hbar2-C2/8.988e9 N
m2-e2-electronmass
becquerel                               1|3.7e10 curie
fresnel                                 1e12 hertz
statcoul                                1|2.99792458e9 coul
statamp                                 1|2.99792458e9 amp
statvolt                                2.99792458e2 volt
statcoulomb                             statcoul
statampere                              statamp
debye                                   3.336e-30 coul-m
pulsatance                              2 pi/sec
rpm                                             rev/minute
rps                                             rev/sec
siderealyear                    365.256360417 day
siderealday                             23.934469444 hour
siderealhour                    1|24 sidereal day
lunarmonth                              29.5305555 day
synodicmonth                    lunarmonth
siderealmonth                   27.32152777 day
tropicalyear                    year
solaryear                               year
lunaryear                               12 lunarmonth
cran                                    37.5 brgallon
kip                                             1000 lbf
frenchfoot                              16|15 ft
frenchfeet                              frenchfoot
toise                                   6 frenchfeet
sievert                                 8.4 rontgen
candle                                  1.02 candela
militarypace                    2.5 feet
metre                                   meter
litre                                   liter
gramme                                  gram
iudiptheria                             62.8 microgram
iupenicillin                    .6 microgram
iuinsulin                               41.67 microgram
cottonyarncount                 2520 ft/pound
linenyarncount                  900 ft/pound
worstedyarncount                1680 ft/pound
metricyarncount                 meter/gram
jewellerspoint                  2 milligram


--
Terry Simpson
Human Factors Consultant
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www.connected-systems.com
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