Abbreviations and symbols
AC |
alternating current |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing Materials |
a.v. |
of the value |
bar |
unit for presure, 1 bar = 100 kPa (105 Pa) |
Bq or curie |
unit for radiation (becquerel and ci - including mikrocurie µCi, respectively) |
desitex |
(see tex) |
dyn/cm |
dyn per centimeter (se newton) |
ehk |
effective horsepower |
barrel |
1 barrel= 158,987dm3 (liter) |
yield point (limit) |
the tension, at which a material becomes "liquid" (tension per square unit) |
Hz |
hertz (unit for frequency)(khz = kilohertz) |
carat |
1 carat= 0,200 grams |
kcal |
kilocalorie(s) |
Kelvin |
unit for thermodynamc temperature og difference in temperatures (0°C=273,15°K) |
kgf |
kilogram force (unit for power) |
kVA |
kilovolt amperes (kvar = kilovolt - amperes - reactive) |
square foot |
1 square foot = 0,0929 m2 |
L. |
Linné (Linné-taxonomy) |
M |
mega |
m- |
meta- |
micron |
0,001 mm |
Mullen |
name of a special apparatus for measuring the burst strength of paper |
N |
newton (unit for power) (1N=1kg.m/s2 1N=105 dyn) (N/m=newton pr. m) |
number metric |
unit for thickness of yarn (nm); The number states the number x 1000 m yarn weighing 1 kg |
o- |
ortho- |
p- |
para- |
Pa |
pascal, unit for pressure and tension (1Pa = 1N/m2) |
spp. |
species lat. |
specific weight |
weight per volume unit (specific gravity) |
T |
tesla = 10 kilogauss (measure unit for magnetic flux density) |
tex |
unit for the weight of a yarn calculated on the basis of grams per 1000 m yarn, e.g., 1 tex = a yarn of a length of 1000 m weighing 1 g. 1 desitex = 1tex : 10) |
tonn/h |
tonn per hour |
var. |
varietas lat. (varietys) |
vol. |
volume |