Unit of Measure

Functions to manipulate measures

Supported units

All available units are listed, grouped by dimension

Acceleration
Symbol	Name
m/s²	meter per square second
cm/s²	centimeter per square second

Amount of substance
Symbol	Name
Tmol	teramole
Gmol	gigamole
Mmol	megamole
mymol	myriamole
kmol	kilomole
hmol	hectomole
damol	dekamole
mol	mole
dmol	decimole
cmol	centimole
mmol	millimole
µmol	micromole
nmol	nanomole
pmol	picomole
fmol	femtomole
amol	attomole

Amount of substance flow rate
Symbol	Name
kat	katal
Tmol/s	teramole per second
Tmol/min	teramole per minute
Tmol/h	teramole per hour
Tmol/day	teramole per day
Gmol/s	gigamole per second
Gmol/min	gigamole per minute
Gmol/h	gigamole per hour
Gmol/day	gigamole per day
Mmol/s	megamole per second
Mmol/min	megamole per minute
Mmol/h	megamole per hour
Mmol/day	megamole per day
mymol/s	myriamole per second
mymol/min	myriamole per minute
mymol/h	myriamole per hour
mymol/day	myriamole per day
kmol/s	kilomole per second
kmol/min	kilomole per minute
kmol/h	kilomole per hour
kmol/day	kilomole per day
hmol/s	hectomole per second
hmol/min	hectomole per minute
hmol/h	hectomole per hour
hmol/day	hectomole per day
damol/s	dekamole per second
damol/min	dekamole per minute
damol/h	dekamole per hour
damol/day	dekamole per day
mol/s	mole per second
mol/min	mole per minute
mol/h	mole per hour
mol/day	mole per day
dmol/s	decimole per second
dmol/min	decimole per minute
dmol/h	decimole per hour
dmol/day	decimole per day
cmol/s	centimole per second
cmol/min	centimole per minute
cmol/h	centimole per hour
cmol/day	centimole per day
mmol/s	millimole per second
mmol/min	millimole per minute
mmol/h	millimole per hour
mmol/day	millimole per day
µmol/s	micromole per second
µmol/min	micromole per minute
µmol/h	micromole per hour
µmol/day	micromole per day
nmol/s	nanomole per second
nmol/min	nanomole per minute
nmol/h	nanomole per hour
nmol/day	nanomole per day
pmol/s	picomole per second
pmol/min	picomole per minute
pmol/h	picomole per hour
pmol/day	picomole per day
fmol/s	femtomole per second
fmol/min	femtomole per minute
fmol/h	femtomole per hour
fmol/day	femtomole per day
amol/s	attomole per second
amol/min	attomole per minute
amol/h	attomole per hour
amol/day	attomole per day

Area
Symbol	Name
m²	square meter
sft	foot square

Area density
Symbol	Name
kg/m²	kilogram per square meter

Concentration
Symbol	Name
Tmol/mL	teramole per milliliter
Tmol/cL	teramole per centiliter
Tmol/dL	teramole per deciliter
Tmol/L	teramole per liter
Gmol/mL	gigamole per milliliter
Gmol/cL	gigamole per centiliter
Gmol/dL	gigamole per deciliter
Gmol/L	gigamole per liter
Mmol/mL	megamole per milliliter
Mmol/cL	megamole per centiliter
Mmol/dL	megamole per deciliter
Mmol/L	megamole per liter
mymol/mL	myriamole per milliliter
mymol/cL	myriamole per centiliter
mymol/dL	myriamole per deciliter
mymol/L	myriamole per liter
kmol/mL	kilomole per milliliter
kmol/cL	kilomole per centiliter
kmol/dL	kilomole per deciliter
kmol/L	kilomole per liter
hmol/mL	hectomole per milliliter
hmol/cL	hectomole per centiliter
hmol/dL	hectomole per deciliter
hmol/L	hectomole per liter
damol/mL	dekamole per milliliter
damol/cL	dekamole per centiliter
damol/dL	dekamole per deciliter
damol/L	dekamole per liter
mol/mL	mole per milliliter
mol/cL	mole per centiliter
mol/dL	mole per deciliter
mol/L	mole per liter
dmol/mL	decimole per milliliter
dmol/cL	decimole per centiliter
dmol/dL	decimole per deciliter
dmol/L	decimole per liter
cmol/mL	centimole per milliliter
cmol/cL	centimole per centiliter
cmol/dL	centimole per deciliter
cmol/L	centimole per liter
mmol/mL	millimole per milliliter
mmol/cL	millimole per centiliter
mmol/dL	millimole per deciliter
mmol/L	millimole per liter
µmol/mL	micromole per milliliter
µmol/cL	micromole per centiliter
µmol/dL	micromole per deciliter
µmol/L	micromole per liter
nmol/mL	nanomole per milliliter
nmol/cL	nanomole per centiliter
nmol/dL	nanomole per deciliter
nmol/L	nanomole per liter
pmol/mL	picomole per milliliter
pmol/cL	picomole per centiliter
pmol/dL	picomole per deciliter
pmol/L	picomole per liter
fmol/mL	femtomole per milliliter
fmol/cL	femtomole per centiliter
fmol/dL	femtomole per deciliter
fmol/L	femtomole per liter
amol/mL	attomole per milliliter
amol/cL	attomole per centiliter
amol/dL	attomole per deciliter
amol/L	attomole per liter

Density
Symbol	Name
Tg/mL	teragram per milliliter
Tg/cL	teragram per centiliter
Tg/dL	teragram per deciliter
Tg/L	teragram per liter
Gg/mL	gigagram per milliliter
Gg/cL	gigagram per centiliter
Gg/dL	gigagram per deciliter
Gg/L	gigagram per liter
t/mL	megagram per milliliter
t/cL	megagram per centiliter
t/dL	megagram per deciliter
t/L	megagram per liter
myg/mL	myriagram per milliliter
myg/cL	myriagram per centiliter
myg/dL	myriagram per deciliter
myg/L	myriagram per liter
kg/mL	kilogram per milliliter
kg/cL	kilogram per centiliter
kg/dL	kilogram per deciliter
kg/L	kilogram per liter
hg/mL	hectogram per milliliter
hg/cL	hectogram per centiliter
hg/dL	hectogram per deciliter
hg/L	hectogram per liter
dag/mL	dekagram per milliliter
dag/cL	dekagram per centiliter
dag/dL	dekagram per deciliter
dag/L	dekagram per liter
g/mL	gram per milliliter
g/cL	gram per centiliter
g/dL	gram per deciliter
g/L	gram per liter
dg/mL	decigram per milliliter
dg/cL	decigram per centiliter
dg/dL	decigram per deciliter
dg/L	decigram per liter
cg/mL	centigram per milliliter
cg/cL	centigram per centiliter
cg/dL	centigram per deciliter
cg/L	centigram per liter
mg/mL	milligram per milliliter
mg/cL	milligram per centiliter
mg/dL	milligram per deciliter
mg/L	milligram per liter
µg/mL	microgram per milliliter
µg/cL	microgram per centiliter
µg/dL	microgram per deciliter
µg/L	microgram per liter
ng/mL	nanogram per milliliter
ng/cL	nanogram per centiliter
ng/dL	nanogram per deciliter
ng/L	nanogram per liter
pg/mL	picogram per milliliter
pg/cL	picogram per centiliter
pg/dL	picogram per deciliter
pg/L	picogram per liter
fg/mL	femtogram per milliliter
fg/cL	femtogram per centiliter
fg/dL	femtogram per deciliter
fg/L	femtogram per liter
ag/mL	attogram per milliliter
ag/cL	attogram per centiliter
ag/dL	attogram per deciliter
ag/L	attogram per liter

Energy
Symbol	Name
J	joule
cal	calorie
kcal	kilocalorie

Force
Symbol	Name
N	newton

Impulse
Symbol	Name
kg·m/s	kilogram·meter per second

Kinematic viscosity
Symbol	Name
m²/s	square meter per second

Length
Symbol	Name
ft	foot
ft_survey_us	us survey foot
in	inch
ly	light year
mi	mile
nmi	nautical mile
yd	yard
Tm	terameter
Gm	gigameter
Mm	megameter
mym	myriameter
km	kilometer
hm	hectometer
dam	dekameter
m	metre
dm	decimeter
cm	centimeter
mm	millimeter
µm	micrometer
nm	nanometer
pm	picometer
fm	femtometer
am	attometer

Mass
Symbol	Name
lb	pound
oz	ounce
ton_us	ton (us)
u	unified atomic mass
Tg	teragram
Gg	gigagram
Mg	megagram
myg	myriagram
kg	kilogram
hg	hectogram
dag	dekagram
g	gram
dg	decigram
cg	centigram
mg	milligram
µg	microgram
ng	nanogram
pg	picogram
fg	femtogram
ag	attogram

Mass flow rate
Symbol	Name
kg/s	kilogram per second
Tg/s	teragram per second
Tg/min	teragram per minute
Tg/h	teragram per hour
Tg/day	teragram per day
Gg/s	gigagram per second
Gg/min	gigagram per minute
Gg/h	gigagram per hour
Gg/day	gigagram per day
t/s	megagram per second
t/min	megagram per minute
t/h	megagram per hour
t/day	megagram per day
myg/s	myriagram per second
myg/min	myriagram per minute
myg/h	myriagram per hour
myg/day	myriagram per day
kg/min	kilogram per minute
kg/h	kilogram per hour
kg/day	kilogram per day
hg/s	hectogram per second
hg/min	hectogram per minute
hg/h	hectogram per hour
hg/day	hectogram per day
dag/s	dekagram per second
dag/min	dekagram per minute
dag/h	dekagram per hour
dag/day	dekagram per day
g/s	gram per second
g/min	gram per minute
g/h	gram per hour
g/day	gram per day
dg/s	decigram per second
dg/min	decigram per minute
dg/h	decigram per hour
dg/day	decigram per day
cg/s	centigram per second
cg/min	centigram per minute
cg/h	centigram per hour
cg/day	centigram per day
mg/s	milligram per second
mg/min	milligram per minute
mg/h	milligram per hour
mg/day	milligram per day
µg/s	microgram per second
µg/min	microgram per minute
µg/h	microgram per hour
µg/day	microgram per day
ng/s	nanogram per second
ng/min	nanogram per minute
ng/h	nanogram per hour
ng/day	nanogram per day
pg/s	picogram per second
pg/min	picogram per minute
pg/h	picogram per hour
pg/day	picogram per day
fg/s	femtogram per second
fg/min	femtogram per minute
fg/h	femtogram per hour
fg/day	femtogram per day
ag/s	attogram per second
ag/min	attogram per minute
ag/h	attogram per hour
ag/day	attogram per day

Radioactivity
Symbol	Name
Bq	becquerel

Speed
Symbol	Name
ft/s	feet per second
km/h	kilometer per hour
kn	knot
m/s	meter per second
mph	mile per hour
m·s	meter·second

Temperature
Symbol	Name
K	kelvin
°F	fahrenheit
°R	rankine
℃	celsius

Time
Symbol	Name
d	day
h	hour
min	minute
mo	month
s	second
wk	week
y	year

Time conversion between different units of measure could provide an approximation, depending on what units are involved in. If a year is converted to days, it will return 365.24.

Volume
Symbol	Name
Tbsp	tablespoon
ac ft	acre-foot
bbl	barrel
cup	cup
fl dr	fluid dram
fl oz	fluid ounze
ft³	cubic foot
gal	us gallon
gal_dry_us	us dry gallon
in³	cubic inch
liq.gi	liquid gill
min_us	minim
pt	pint
tsp	teaspoon
㎥	cubic meter
TL	teraliter
GL	gigaliter
ML	megaliter
myL	myrialiter
kL	kiloliter
hL	hectoliter
daL	dekaliter
l	litre
dL	deciliter
cL	centiliter
mL	milliliter
µL	microliter
nL	nanoliter
pL	picoliter
fL	femtoliter
aL	attoliter

convert(value, source unit, target unit)

Convert between units of measure and return a measure

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
value	Yes	Number	The value to be converted
source unit	Yes	Text	Source unit of measure symbol or name
target unit	Yes	Text	Target unit of measure symbol or name

Returns
Measure

Examples

unit of measure.convert(6, "ft", "m") => "{\"unit\": \"m\", \"value\": 1.8288}"

convert(measure, unit)

Convert between units of measure and return a measure

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
measure	Yes	Measure	Source unit of measure
unit	Yes	Text	Target unit of measure symbol or name

Returns
Measure

Examples

unit of measure.convert(measure(30, "celsius"), "fahrenheit") => "{\"unit\": \"°F\", \"value\": 86}"

unit of measure.convert(measure(30, "℃"), "fahrenheit") => "{\"unit\": \"°F\", \"value\": 86}"

unit of measure.convert(measure(90, "mile per hour"), "km/h") => "{\"unit\": \"km/h\", \"value\": 144.84096}"

unit of measure.convert(measure(6, "ft"), "m") => "{\"unit\": \"m\", \"value\": 1.8288}"

convert molecular mass(value, source unit, target unit, molecular mass)

Convert between amount of substance units of measure and mass units of measure and return a measure (molecular mass is always expressed in g/mol)

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
value	Yes	Number	The value to be converted
source unit	Yes	Text	Source unit of measure symbol or name
target unit	Yes	Text	Target unit of measure symbol or name
molecular mass	Yes	Number	The molecular mass (e.g. 151.163 for Acetaminophen)

Returns
Measure

Examples

unit of measure.convert molecular mass(2, "µmol/L", "µg/mL", 151.163) => "{\"unit\": \"µg/mL\", \"value\": 0.302326}"

format with name(value, unit)

Create human readable version of the unit with name

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
value	Yes	Number	The value
unit	Yes	Text	Unit of measure symbol or name

Returns
Text

Examples

unit of measure.format with name(30, "°F") => "30 Fahrenheit"

unit of measure.format with name(null, "°F") => "null"

format with name(measure)

Create human readable version of the unit with name

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
measure	Yes	Measure	Unit of measure

Returns
Text

Examples

unit of measure.format with name(measure(30, "°F")) => "30 Fahrenheit"

unit of measure.format with name(measure(30, null)) => "null"

format with symbol(value, unit)

Create human readable version of the unit with symbol

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
value	Yes	Number	The value
unit	Yes	Text	Unit of measure name or symbol

Returns
Text

Examples

unit of measure.format with symbol(30, "fahrenheit") => "30°F"

format with symbol(measure)

Create human readable version of the unit with symbol

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
measure	Yes	Measure	Unit of measure

Returns
Text

Examples

unit of measure.format with symbol(measure(30, "fahrenheit")) => "30°F"

is convertible(measure, unit)

Allows to verify if given two units of measure can be converted

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
measure	Yes	Measure	Source unit of measure
unit	Yes	Text	Target unit of measure

Returns
Boolean

Examples

unit of measure.is convertible(measure(10, "km/h"), "mile per hour") => "true"

is convertible(source unit, target unit)

Allows to verify if given two units of measure can be converted

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
source unit	Yes	Text	Source measure name or symbol
target unit	Yes	Text	Target measure name or symbol

Returns
Boolean

Examples

unit of measure.is convertible("celsius", "kelvin") => "true"

unit of measure.is convertible("kg", "g") => "true"

unit of measure.is convertible("foot", "m") => "true"

unit of measure.is convertible("mol", "g") => "false"

unit of measure.is convertible("km/h", "mile per hour") => "true"

measure(value, unit)

Create a measure (a string can be passed as argument, formatted as value and unit, e.g. '10 Kilogram')

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
value	Yes	Number	The value
unit	Yes	Text	Unit of measure symbol or name

Returns
Measure

Examples

unit of measure.measure(30, "Fahrenheit") => "{\"unit\": \"°F\", \"value\": 30}"

measure(string)

Create a measure (a string can be passed as argument, formatted as value and unit, e.g. '10 Kilogram')

Parameters
Name	Required	Type	Description
string	Yes	Text	Unit of measure and its value

Returns
Measure

Examples

unit of measure.measure("30 Fahrenheit") => "{\"unit\": \"°F\", \"value\": 30}"

Data Types

Measure

Properties

Name	Type	Description
unit	Text	Unit (expressed as a symbol e.g. kg)
value	Number	Value (expressed as a Number)

Name

Type

Description

unit

Text

Unit (expressed as a symbol e.g. kg)

value

Number

Value (expressed as a Number)