Appendix:Greek number and measurement/Weights and measures
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Units of measure
[edit]Unit | Μονάδα | Symbol † | Quantity | System | Notes |
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acre | έικρ (éikr) | ac | area | Imperial | = 4840 sq.yd |
ampere, amp | αμπέρ (ampér) | A | electrical current | SI base unit | |
angstrom | άνγκστρομ (ángkstrom) | Å | length | = 10-10 metre | |
are | άριο (ário) | a | area | accepted SI | = 1/100 hectare |
astronomical unit | αστρονομική μονάδα (astronomikí monáda) | au, ua | length | astronomy | = 149.6 x 109 m |
bar | μπαρ (bar) | bar | atmospheric pressure | non-SI | 105 Pa |
becquerel | μπεκερέλ (bekerél) | Bq | radioactive activity | SI derived unit | |
cable length | ναυτικό στάδιο (naftikó stádio) | length (nautical) | international | = 185.2m = 1/10 nautical mile | |
calorie, gramcalorie | θερμίδα (thermída)γραμμοθερμίδα (grammothermída) | energy | non-SI | = 4.184 Joule | |
calorie, kilocalorie | θερμίδα (thermída)χιλιοθερμίδα (chiliothermída) | energy | non-SI | = 4.184 kJoule | |
candela | κηρίο (kirío), καντέλα (kantéla) | cd | luminous intensity | SI base unit | |
carat | καράτι (karáti) | ct | mass | = 1/5 g | |
centimetre | εκατοστόμετρο (ekatostómetro) | cm | length | CGS | = 1/100 m |
centimetre per second | εκατοστόμετρο ανά δευτερόλεπτο | cm/s | velocity | CGS | |
coulomb | κουλόμπ (koulómp) | C | electrical charge | SI derived | |
degree | μοίρα (moíra) | ° | plane angle | SI accepted | = 1/360 rotation |
degree Celsius | βαθμός Κελσίου (vathmós Kelsíou) | °C | temperature | SI derived | see also: kelvin |
degree Fahrenheit | βαθμός Φαρενάιτ (vathmós Farenáit) | °F | temperature | ||
degree Reaumur | βαθμός Ρεωμύρου (vathmós Reomýrou) | °R | temperature | ||
drachm, dram, dirham | δράμι (drámi) | ʒ, ℨ, dr | mass | Greek domestic (< 1959) | = 3.203g = 1/400 οκά |
dyne | dyne | dyn | force | CGS | |
erg | erg | erg | energy | CGS | |
farad | φαράντ (faránt) | F | electrical capacitance | SI derived | |
fathom | οργυιά (orgyiá) | length (nautical) | Imperial | = 6ft = 1.8288m | |
foot | πόδι (pódi), πους (pous) | ft | length | Imperial | = 0.3048m exactly |
gal | γκαλ (gkal) | Gal | acceleration | CGS | = 1 cm/s/s |
gallon | γαλόνι (galóni) | gal | volume | Imperial | = 4.55 litre |
gauss | γκάους (gkáous) | G, Gs | magnetic flux density | CGS | = 1x10-4 tesla |
gram | γραμμάριο (grammário) | g | mass | CGS | |
gray | γκρέυ (gkréy) | Gy | radiation: absorbed dose | SI derived unit | |
hectare | εκτάριο (ektário) | ha | area | SI accepted | = 10,000 m2 |
henry | ανρί (anrí) | H | electrical inductance | SI derived | |
hertz | χερτζ (chertz) | Hz | frequency | SI derived unit | = 1 cycle/s |
inch | ίντσα (íntsa) | in | length | Imperial | = 25.4 mm exactly |
joule | τζάουλ (tzáoul) | J | energy | SI derived | = 1x107 erg |
kartezini | καρτεζίνι (kartezíni) | mass | Greek | = 115g = 36 δράμια | |
katal | κατάλ (katál) | kat | catalytic activity | SI derived unit | = 1 mol/s |
"katostari" | κατοστάρι (katostári) | mass | Greek | = 100 δράμια (drámia) = 1/4 οκά (oká) | |
kayser | K | wavenumber | CGS | ||
kelvin | κέλβιν (kélvin) | K | thermodynamic temperature | SI base unit | |
kilogram, kilo | χιλιόγραμμο (chiliógrammo), κιλό (kiló) | kg, χγρ. (chgr.) | mass | SI | |
kilotonne | χιλιότονο (chiliótono) | kt, Tg | mass | = 1000 kg | |
kilowatt | κιλοβάτ (kilovát) | kW | electrical power | derived | |
kilowatt-hour | κιλοβατώρα (kilovatóra) | kWh | electrical energy | derived | |
knot | κόμβος (kómvos) | kn, kt | velocity | SI accepted | = 1.852 km/hr |
light year | έτος φωτός (étos fotós) | ly | length | astronomy | = 9.4607 x 1015 m |
litre | λίτρο (lítro) | l | volume | SI accepted | |
lumen | λούμεν (loúmen) | lm | luminous flux | SI derived unit | |
lux | λουξ (loux), lux | lx | illuminance | SI derived | |
maxwell | μάξγουελ (máxgouel) | Mx | magnetic flux | CGS | = 10-8 weber |
metre | μέτρο (métro) | m | length | SI base unit | |
mho (reciprocal ohm) | mho | Ω-1 | electrical conductance | obsolete | = 1 siemens |
micrometre | μικρόμετρο (mikrómetro) | μm | length | SI derived | = micron |
micron | μικρόν (mikrón) | μm, μ | length | SI derived | = micrometre |
mile | μίλι (míli) | mi | length | Imperial | = 1760yd = 1.609344km |
mina | μνα (mna) | mass | historical | = 500g approx. | |
minute | λεπτό (leptó) | m | time | SI accepted | |
μόδιο (módio) | volume/mass | used for olives | |||
mole | μολ (mol) | mol | amount of substance | SI base unit | |
nautical mile | ναυτικό μίλι (naftikó míli) | M, NM, nmi | length (nautical) | SI derived | = 1852m |
newton | νιούτον (nioúton) | N | force | SI derived | |
oersted | [Term?] | magnetising field | CGS | = 1 dyne per maxwell | |
ohm | ωμ (om) | Ω | electrical resistance | SI derived | |
oka | οκά (oká) | mass | Greek domestic (< 1959) | = 1.281kg = 400 δράμια (drámia) | |
ounce | ουγγιά (oungiá) | oz | mass | Imperial | = 28.35g |
parsec | παρσέκ (parsék) | pc | length | astronomy | = 3.0857 x 1016 m |
pascal | πασκάλ (paskál) | Pa | pressure, stress | SI derived unit | = 1 Nm-2 |
phot | ph | illuminance | CGS | = 10000 lux | |
plethron | πλέθρο (pléthro) | length | Greek historical | 1/6 stadion = 30m approx | |
poise | πουάζ (pouáz) | P | viscosity | CGS | |
pound | λίβρα (lívra) | lb | mass | Imperial | 453.58g |
radian | ακτίνιο (aktínio) | rad | angle | SI | = 360/2π = 57.3deg approx |
second | δευτερόλεπτο (defterólepto) | s | time | SI base unit, CGS | = 1/60 min |
siemens | ζήμενς (zímens) | S | electrical conductance | SI derived | |
sievert | σίβερτ (sívert) | Sv | radiation dose | SI derived unit | |
stadion | στάδιο (stádio) | length | Greek historical | = 150-200 m | |
steradian | στερακτίνιο (steraktínio) | sr | solid angle | SI derived | = sphere/4π |
stilb | sb | luminance | CGS | = 1 candela/cm2 | |
stokes | St | kinematic viscosity | CGS | ||
stremma | στρέμμα (strémma) | area | Greek | = 1/10 hectare | |
tesla | τέσλα (tésla) | T | magnetic flux density | SI derived | |
talent | τάλαντο (tálanto) | weight | historical | range = 25-60 kg | |
tonne | τόνος (tónos) | t | weight | SI derived | = 1,000 kg |
volt | βολτ (volt) | V | electrical potential | SI derived | |
watt | βατ (vat) | W | power | SI derived | |
weber | βέμπερ (vémper) | Wb | magnetic flux | SI derived | |
yard | γιάρδα (giárda) | yd | length | Imperial | = 0.9144 m |
- † In Greek technical writing it is usual to use the Roman characters.