Abbreviations and symbols
| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| AC | alternating current |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials |
| a. v. | of the value |
| bar | unit for presure, 1 bar = 100 kPa (10^5 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= 158,987dm^3 (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 m^2 |
| 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/s^2 1N=10^5 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/m^2) |
| 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 |
Updated: 27/11/2024