Table 7.5 -- Units whose label begins with M-Z
Label | Symbol | Quantity / Definition | EQ label | Code | References |
METRE | m | length (SI base unit); The length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 / 299 792 458 of a second. | LENGTH | 138 | ISO 31-0, Table 1; ISO 31-1, 1-3.a; ISO 31-2, 2-5.a; ISO 31-6, 6-3.a; ISO 31-6, 6-45.a; ISO 31-7, 7-5.a; ISO 31-7, 7-10.a; ISO 31-8, 8-38.a; ISO 31-9, 9-8.a; ISO 31-9, 9-17.a; ISO 31-9, 9-26.a; ISO 31-9, 9-27.a; ISO 31-10, 10-17.a; ISO 31-10, 10-21.a; ISO 31-10, 10-33.a; ISO 31-10, 10-39.a; ISO 31-10, 10-41.a; ISO 31-13, 13-1.a; ISO 31-13, 13-3.a; ISO 31-13, 13-7.a; ISO 31-13, 13-8.a; ISO 31-13, 13-16.a; ISO 31-13, 13-34.a; ISO 31-13, 13-39.a |
METRE_FOURTH_POWER | m4 | second moment of area, second polar moment of area, second axial moment of area; The second axial moment of area of a plane area (section) about an axis in its plane is the sum (integral) of the products of its elements of area and the squares of their distances from the axis or point. | SECOND_MOMENT_AREA | 139 | ISO 31-3, 3-20.a |
METRE_KELVIN | m · K | second radiation constant; The constant c2 in the expression for the spectral concentration of the radiant exitance of a full radiator (black body). | SECOND_RADIATION_CONSTANT | 140 | ISO 31-6, 6-20.a |
METRE_PER_HOUR | m/h | velocity; 1 m/h = 1 / 3,6 x 10-3 m/s (exactly) | VELOCITY | 141 | ISO 31-1, 1-10.a; ISO 31-2, 2-8.a; ISO 31-5, 5-32.a; ISO 31-6, 6-6.a; ISO 31-7, 7-11.a; ISO 31-7, 7-14.a; ISO 31-10, 10-30.a; ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.3 |
METRE_PER_SEC | m/s | velocity; Distance divided by time. | VELOCITY | 142 | ISO 31-1, 1-10.a; ISO 31-2, 2-8.a; ISO 31-5, 5-32.a; ISO 31-6, 6-6.a; ISO 31-7, 7-11.a; ISO 31-7, 7-14.a; ISO 31-10, 10-30.a |
METRE_PER_SEC_SQD | m/s2 | acceleration; Change in velocity divided by time. | ACCELERATION | 143 | ISO 31-1, 1-11.a; ISO 31-7, 7-12.a |
MINUTE | min | time; 1 min = 60 s (exactly) | TIME | 146 | ISO 31-0, Table 4; ISO 31-1, 1-7.b |
MINUTE_ARC | ' | plane angle; The angle between two half-lines terminating at the same point is defined as the ratio of the length of the included arc of the circle (with its centre at that point) to the radius of that circle. 1' = (1 / 60)º = (π / 10 800) rad (exactly) |
PLANE_ANGLE | 147 | ISO 31-0, Table 4; ISO 31-1, 1-1.c |
MOLE | mol | amount of substance (SI base unit); The amount of substance in a system which contains as many elementary entities as there are atoms in 0,012 kilogram of carbon 12. When the mole is used, the elementary entities must be specified, and may be atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, other particles, or specified groups of such particles. |
AMOUNT_SUBSTANCE | 148 | ISO 31-0, Table 1; ISO 31-8, 8-3.a; ISO 31-8, 8-29.a |
MOLE_PER_CUBIC_M | mol/m3 | concentration, amount-of-substance concentration; Amount of substance divided by the volume of the mixture. | CONCENTRATION | 149 | ISO 31-8, 8-13.a |
MOLE_PER_KG | mol/kg | molality of solute, ionic strength; Amount of substance of solute in a solution divided by the mass of the solvent. | MOLALITY_SOLUTE | 150 | ISO 31-8, 8-16.a; ISO 31-8, 8-46.a |
MOLE_PER_LITRE | mol/l, mol/L | concentration, amount-of-substance concentration; Amount of substance divided by the volume of the mixture. 1 mol/l = 103 mol/m3 (exactly) |
CONCENTRATION | 151 | ISO 31-8, 8-13.b |
MOLE_PER_MOLE | mol/mol | mole fraction; dimensionless 1 mol/mol = 1 |
MOLE_FRACTION | 152 | ISO 31-8, 8-14.a; ISO 31-0, 2.3.3 |
NEPER | Np | field quantity ratio (level), power quantity ratio (level); Natural logarithm of a power quantity ratio, or twice the natural logarithm of a field quantity ratio. 1 Np is the level of a power quantity when 1/2 ln (P/P0) = 1 where P and P0 represent two powers of the same kind, P0 being a reference power. 1 Np is also the level of a field quantity when ln (F/F0) = 1 where F and F0 represent two amplitudes of the same kind, F0 being a reference amplitude. |
FIELD_OR_POWER_LEVEL | 154 | ISO 31-2, 2-9.a; ISO 31-2, 2-10.a; ISO 31-2, 2-12.a; ISO 31-7, 7-25.a |
NEPER_PER_SECOND | Np/s | damping coefficient; Sometimes used instead of 1/s in the measurement of periodic and acoustic phenomena. | DAMPING_COEFFICIENT | 155 | ISO 31-2, 2-11.b; ISO 31-7, 7-23.b |
NEWTON | N | force; 1 N = 1 (m · kg)/s2 | FORCE | 156 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-3, 3-9.a |
NEWTON_M_SQD_PER_KG_SQD | (N · m2)/kg2 | gravitational force between two particles; 1 N · m2/kg2 = 1 m3/(kg · s2) | GRAVITATIONAL_FORCE | 157 | ISO 31-3, 3-14.a |
NEWTON_METRE | N · m | moment of force; 1 N · m = 1 (m2 · kg2)/s2 | MOMENT_FORCE | 158 | ISO 31-3, 3-12.a |
NEWTON_METRE_SECOND | N · m · s | angular impulse; 1 N · m · s = 1 (m2 · kg2)/s | ANGULAR_IMPULSE | 159 | ISO 31-3, 3-13.a |
NEWTON_PER_METRE | N/m | surface tension; 1 N/m = 1 kg/s2 | SURFACE_TENSION | 160 | ISO 31-3, 3-25.a |
NEWTON_PER_SQ_M | N/m2 | pressure, stress; 1 N/m2 = 1 Pa = 1 kg/(m · s2) | PRESSURE | 161 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-3, 3-15.a; ISO 31-3, 3-18.a; ISO 31-7, 7-9.a; ISO 31-8, 8-19.a; ISO 31-8, 8-20.a; ISO 31-8, 8-26.a |
NEWTON_SECOND | N · s | impulse; 1 N · s = 1 (m · kg)/s | IMPULSE | 162 | ISO 31-3, 3-10.a |
NEWTON_SECOND_PER_METRE | (N · s)/m | mechanical impedance; At a surface (or at a point), the complex representation of total force divided by the complex representation of average particle velocity at that surface (or of particle velocity at that point) in the direction of the force. 1 (N · s)/m = 1 kg/s |
MECHANICAL_IMPEDANCE | 163 | ISO 31-7, 7-19.a |
OCTAVE | none | frequency interval; The numerical value of a frequency interval in octaves is given by lb (f2/f1), when f2 is greater than f1. The frequency interval between f1 and f2 is one octave if f2/f1 = 2 |
FREQUENCY_INTERVAL | 164 | ISO 31-7, 7-3.a |
OHM | Ω | electrical resistance; Electric potential difference divided by current when there is no electromotive force in the conductor. 1 Ω = 1 V/A = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s3 · A2) |
RESISTANCE | 165 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-5, 5-33.a; ISO 31-5, 5-44.a |
OHM_METRE | Ω · m | resistivity; 1 Ω · m = 1 (m3 · kg)/(s3 · A2) | RESISTIVITY | 166 | ISO 31-5, 5-36.a; ISO 31-13, 13-18.a |
PASCAL | Pa | pressure, stress; 1 Pa = 1 N/m2 = 1 kg/(m · s2) | PRESSURE | 168 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-3, 3-15.a; ISO 31-3, 3-18.a; ISO 31-7, 7-9.a; ISO 31-8, 8-19.a; ISO 31-8, 8-20.a; ISO 31-8, 8-26.a |
PASCAL_PER_KELVIN | Pa/K | pressure coefficient; 1 Pa/K = 1 kg/(m · s2 · K) | PRESSURE_COEFFICIENT | 169 | ISO 31-4, 4-4.a |
PASCAL_PER_SEC | Pa/s | pressure change rate; 1 Pa/s = 1 kg/(m · s3) | PRESSURE_CHANGE_RATE | 170 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.2 (derived) |
PASCAL_SEC | Pa · s | dynamic viscosity; 1 Pa · s = 1 kg/(m · s) | DYNAMIC_VISCOSITY | 171 | ISO 31-3, 3-23.a |
PASCAL_SEC_PER_CUBIC_METRE | (Pa · s)/m3 | acoustic impedance; At a surface, the complex representation of sound pressure divided by the complex representation of volume flow rate. 1 (Pa · s)/m3 = 1 kg/(m4 · s) |
ACOUSTIC_IMPEDANCE | 172 | ISO 31-7, 7-18.a |
PASCAL_SEC_PER_METRE | (Pa · s)/m | surface density of mechanical impedance, characteristic impedance of a medium; At a surface, or at a point in a medium and for a plane progressive wave, the complex representation of sound pressure divided by the complex representation of particle velocity. 1 (Pa · s)/m = 1 kg/(m2 · s) |
SURFACE_DENSITY_MECH_IMPED | 173 | ISO 31-7, 7-20.a |
PHON | none | loudness level; 1 phon is the loudness level when 2 lb (peff/p0)1 kHz = 0,1 , where peff is the root-mean-square value of the sound pressure of a pure tone of 1 kHz, which is judged by a normal observer under standardized listening conditions as being as loud as the sound under investigation, and where p0 = 20 μPa. For a pure tone of frequency 1 kHz, 1 phon is approximately 1 dB. |
LOUDNESS_LEVEL | 175 | ISO 31-7, 7-31.a |
RADIAN | rad | plane angle; dimensionless. The angle between two half-lines terminating at the same point is defined as the ratio of the length of the included arc of the circle (with its centre at that point) to the radius of that circle. 1 rad = 1 m/m = 1 A complete angle (full circle) is 2π rad. |
PLANE_ANGLE | 181 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-1, 1-1.a; ISO 31-5, 5-43.a; ISO 31-5, 5-48.a; ISO 31-8, 8-51.a; ISO 31-13, 13-4.a |
RADIAN_PER_METRE | rad/m | angular repetency, angular wave number; The reciprocal of the wavelength or the number of waves per unit angle along the direction of propagation. | ANGULAR_REPETENCY | 182 | ISO 31-2, 2-7.a; ISO 31-6, 6-5.a; ISO 31-7, 7-7.a; ISO 31-13, 13-10.a |
RADIAN_PER_SEC | rad/s | angular velocity; Change in angular position divided by time. | ANGULAR_VELOCITY | 183 | ISO 31-1, 1-8.a; ISO 31-2, 2-4.a; ISO 31-5, 5-42.a; ISO 31-6, 6-2.a; ISO 31-7, 7-4.a; ISO 31-9, 9-14.a; ISO 31-9, 9-15.a; ISO 31-13, 13-11.a |
RADIAN_PER_SEC_SQD | rad/s2 | angular acceleration; Change in angular velocity divided by time. | ANGULAR_ACCELERATION | 184 | ISO 31-1, 1-9.a |
SECOND | s | time (SI base unit); The duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium-133 atom. | TIME | 187 | ISO 31-0, Table 1; ISO 31-1, 1-7.a; ISO 31-2, 2-1.a; ISO 31-2, 2-2.a; ISO 31-7, 7-1.a; ISO 31-7, 7-24.a; ISO 31-7, 7-30.a; ISO 31-9, 9-31.a; ISO 31-9, 9-37.a; ISO 31-10, 10-48.a; ISO 31-13, 13-33.a |
SECOND_ARC | " | plane angle; 1" = (1 / 3 600)º = (π / 648 000) rad (exactly) | PLANE_ANGLE | 188 | ISO 31-0, Table 4; ISO 31-1, 1-1.d |
SECOND_PER_CUBIC_M_RADIAN | s/(m3 · rad) | spectral concentration of vibrational modes (in terms of angular frequency); Number of vibrational modes in an infinitesimal interval of angular frequency, divided by the size of that interval and by volume. 1 s/(m3 · rad) = 1 s/m3 (exactly) |
SPECTRAL_CONC_VIBRAT_MODES | 189 | ISO 31-13, 13-13.a |
SECOND_PER_CUBIC_METRE | s/m3 | spectral concentration of vibrational modes (in terms of angular frequency); Number of vibrational modes in an infinitesimal interval of angular frequency (dimensionless), divided by the size of that interval and by volume. | SPECTRAL_CONC_VIBRAT_MODES | 190 | ISO 31-13, 13-13.b |
SEIMENS_M_SQD_PER_MOLE | (S · m2)/mol | molar conductivity; Conductivity divided by the amount-of-substance concentration. 1 (S · m2)/mol = 1 (s3 · A2)/(kg · mol) |
MOLAR_CONDUCTIVITY | 191 | ISO 31-8, 8-49.a |
SIEMENS | S | electrical conductance; 1 S = 1 Ω-1 = 1 (s3 · A2)/(m2 · kg) | ELECTRIC_CONDUCTANCE | 192 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-5, 5-34.a; ISO 31-5, 5-45.a |
SIEMENS_PER_METRE | S/m | electrical conductivity; Electrolytic current density divided by the electric field strength. 1 S/m = 1 (s3 · A2)/(m3 · kg) |
ELECTRIC_CONDUCTIVITY | 193 | ISO 31-5, 5-37.a; ISO 31-8, 8-48.a |
SIEVERT | Sv | dose equivalent (ionizing radiation); 1 Sv = 1 J/kg = 1 m2/s2 | DOSE_EQUIVALENT | 194 | ISO 31-0, Table 3; ISO 31-10, 10-52.a |
SONE | none | loudness; A normal observer's auditory estimate of the ratio between the strength of the sound considered and that of a reference sound having a loudness level of 40 phons. A standard relation between loudness in sones and loudness level in phons has been adopted for practical use and is given in ISO 131. |
LOUDNESS | 195 | ISO 31-7, 7-32.a |
SQ_METRE | m2 | area | AREA | 196 | ISO 31-1, 1-5.a; ISO 31-7, 7-29.a; ISO 31-9, 9-16.a; ISO 31-10, 10-3.a; ISO 31-10, 10-16.a; ISO 31-10, 10-40.a |
SQ_METRE_AMP_PER_JOULE_SEC | (m2 · A)/(J · s) | gyromagnetic coefficient, (gyromagnetic ratio); The ratio of the magnetic moment to the intrinsic angular momentum of a spinning particle. 1 (m2 · A)/(J · s) = 1 (s · A)/kg |
GYROMAGNETIC_COEFFICIENT | 197 | ISO 31-9, 9-12.a |
SQ_METRE_AMPERE | m2 · A | magnetic moment, electromagnetic moment; Vector quantity, the vector product of which with the magnetic flux density of a homogeneous field is equal to the torque. | MAGNETIC_MOMENT | 198 | ISO 31-5, 5-27.a; ISO 31-9, 9-11.a |
SQ_METRE_KELVIN_PER_WATT | (m2 · K)/W | thermal insulance, coefficient of thermal insulation; Temperature difference divided by areic heat flow rate. 1 (m2 · K)/W = 1 (s3 · K)/kg |
THERMAL_INSULANCE | 199 | ISO 31-4, 4-11.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_JOULE | m2/J | spectral cross-section; Cross-section for a process in which the energy of the ejected or scattered particle is in an element of energy, divided by this element. 1 m2/J = 1 s2/kg |
SPECTRAL_CROSS_SECTION | 200 | ISO 31-10, 10-5.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_JOULE_SR | m2/(J · sr) | spectral angular cross-section; Cross-section for ejecting or scattering a particle into an element of solid angle with energy in an element of energy, divided by the product of these two elements. 1 m2/(J · sr) = 1 s2/(kg · sr) |
SPECTRAL_ANGULAR_CROSS_SECT | 201 | ISO 31-10, 10-6.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_KG | m2/kg | mass attenuation coefficient; The linear attenuation coefficient divided by the volumic mass of the substance. mass energy transfer coefficient |
MASS_ATTENUATION_COEFF | 202 | ISO 31-10, 10-14.a; ISO 31-10, 10-57.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_MOLE | m2/mol | molar absorption coefficient, molar attenuation coefficient; The linear attenuation coefficient divided by the volumic amount of the substance. | MOLAR_ABSORPTION_COEFF | 203 | ISO 31-6, 6-43.a; ISO 31-10, 10-15.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_SECOND | m2/s | kinematic viscosity diffusion coefficient, thermal diffusion coefficient, thermal diffusivity |
KINEMATIC_VISCOSITY | 204 | ISO 31-3, 3-24.a; ISO 31-4, 4-14.a; ISO 31-8, 8-39.a; ISO 31-8, 8-41.a; ISO 31-10, 10-32.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_STERADIAN | m2/sr | angular cross-section; Cross-section for ejecting or scattering a particle into an element of solid angle, divided by this element. | ANGULAR_CROSS_SECTION | 205 | ISO 31-10, 10-4.a |
SQ_METRE_PER_VOLT_SECOND | m2/(V · s) | mobility; Average drift velocity imparted to a charged particle in a medium by an electric field, divided by the field strength. 1 m2/(V · s) = 1 (s2 · A)/kg |
MOBILITY | 206 | ISO 31-10, 10-26.a |
SQ_METRE_RADIAN_PER_KG | (m2 · rad)/kg | massic optical rotatory power, specific optical rotatory power; The cross-sectional area of a linearly polarized light beam times its angle of optical rotation, divided by the mass of the optically active component in the path. | MASSIC_OPTICAL_ROT_POWER | 207 | ISO 31-8, 8-53.a |
SQ_METRE_RADIAN_PER_MOLE | (m2 · rad)/mol | molar optical rotatory power; The cross-sectional area of a linearly polarized light beam times its angle of optical rotation, divided by the amount of substance of the optically active component in the path. | MOLAR_OPTICAL_ROT_POWER | 208 | ISO 31-8, 8-52.a |
STERADIAN | sr | solid angle; dimensionless The solid angle of a cone is defined as the ratio of the area cut out on a spherical surface (with its centre at the apex of that cone) to the square of the radius of the sphere. 1 sr = 1 m2/m2 = 1 A complete angle over all space (full sphere) is 4π sr. |
SOLID_ANGLE | 209 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-1, 1-2.a |
TEC | none | total electron count, areal electron density; At a given point in space, the number of electrons incident on a small sphere, divided by the cross-sectional area of that sphere. 1 TEC = 1016 1/m2 (exactly) |
AREAL_ENTITY_DENSITY | 210 | ISO 31-6, 6-28.a; ISO 31-10, 10-8.a |
TESLA | T | magnetic flux density; 1 T = 1 Wb/m2 = 1 kg/(s2 · A) | MAGNETIC_FLUX_DENSITY | 211 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-5, 5-19.a; ISO 31-5, 5-29.a; ISO 31-13, 13-37.a |
TONNE | t | mass; In the English language also called the metric ton. 1 t = 1 000 kg (exactly) |
MASS | 213 | ISO 31-0, Table 4; ISO 31-3, 3-1.b |
TONNE_PER_CUBIC_METRE | t/m3 | volumic mass, mass density, density; Mass divided by volume. In the English language also called metric ton per cubic metre. 1 t/m3 = 103 kg/m3 (exactly) |
VOLUMIC_MASS | 214 | ISO 31-3, 3-2.b |
UNIFIED_AMASS_UNIT | u | mass (molecular); Its value is determined experimentally and is equal to (1 / 12) of the mass of an atom of the nuclide 12C; 1 u = 1,660 540 x 10-27 kg (approximately) | MASS | 215 | ISO 31-0, Table 6; ISO 31-8, 8-31.b; ISO 31-9, 9-4.b; ISO 31-9, 9-5.b; ISO 31-9, 9-28.b |
UNITLESS | 1 (often omitted) | special, pure number; dimensionless | PURE_NUMBER | 216 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.3 |
VOLT | V | electric potential, potential difference, tension, electromotive force; Energy supplied by a source divided by the electric charge transported through the source. 1 V = 1 W/A = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s3 · A) |
ELECTRIC_POTENTIAL | 217 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-5, 5-6.a; ISO 31-13, 13-21.a; ISO 31-13, 13-23.a |
VOLT_AMP | V · A | apparent power; In electric power technology, active power is expressed in watts (W), apparent power in volt amperes (V · A) and reactive power in vars (var). 1 V · A = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s3 · A) |
APPARENT_POWER | 218 | ISO 31-5, 5-50.a; ISO 1000, Annex A 5-49 |
VOLT_PER_KELVIN | V/K | Seebeck coefficient; The thermoelectromotive force between two substances divided by the temperature of their hot junction. Thomson coefficient; Thomson heat power developed divided by the electric current and temperature difference. 1 V/K = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s3 · A · K) |
SEEBECK_COEFFICIENT | 219 | ISO 31-13, 13-22.a, ISO 31-13, 13-24.a |
VOLT_PER_METRE | V/m | electric field strength; Force, exerted by electric field on an electric point charge, divided by the electric charge. 1 V/m = 1 N/C = 1 (m · kg)/(s3 · A) |
ELECTRIC_FIELD_STRENGTH | 220 | ISO 31-5, 5-5.a |
VOLT_SQD_PER_KELVIN_SQD | V2/K2 | Lorenz coefficient; The thermal conductivity divided by the electrical conductivity and the thermodynamic temperature. 1 V2/K2 = 1 (m4 · kg2)/(s6 · A2 · K2) |
LORENZ_COEFFICIENT | 221 | ISO 31-13, 13-19.a |
WATT | W | power; Rate of energy transfer. 1 W = 1 J/s = 1 (m2 · kg)/s3 |
POWER | 222 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-3, 3-27.a; ISO 31-4, 4-7.a; ISO 31-5, 5-35.a; ISO 31-5, 5-49.a; ISO 31-6, 6-10.a; ISO 31-7, 7-16.a |
WATT_HOUR | W · h | active energy; Especially electrical energy. 1 W · h = 3 600 J (exactly) | ENERGY | 223 | ISO 31-5, 5-52.b |
WATT_PER_KELVIN | W/K | thermal conductance; Reciprocal thermal resistance. 1 W/K = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s3 · K) |
THERMAL_CONDUCTANCE | 224 | ISO 31-4, 4-13.a |
WATT_PER_METRE_K | W/(m · K) | thermal conductivity; Areic heat flow rate divided by temperature gradient. 1 W/(m · K) = 1 (m · kg)/(s3 · K) |
THERMAL_CONDUCTIVITY | 225 | ISO 31-4, 4-9.a |
WATT_PER_SQ_CM_SEC | W/(cm2 · s) | radiant exitance rate; At a point on a surface, the radiant energy flux leaving the element of the surface over an interval of time, divided by the area of that element and that time. 1 W/(cm2 · s) = 10-4 W/(m2 · s) (exactly) |
RADIANT_EXITANCE_RATE | 226 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.3 (derived) |
WATT_PER_SQ_M_HZ | W/(m2 · Hz) | flux density (frequency dependent); 1 W/(m2 · Hz) = 1 kg/s2 | FLUX_DENSITY | 227 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 (derived) |
WATT_PER_SQ_M_K_FOURTH_PWR | W/(m2 · K4) | Stefan-Boltzmann constant; The constant relating the power per unit area emitted by a radiating black body to its thermodynamic temperature. 1 W/(m2 · K4) = 1 kg/(s3 · K4) |
STEFAN_BOLTZMAN_CONSTANT | 228 | ISO 31-6, 6-18.a |
WATT_PER_SQ_METRE | W/m2 | irradiance, flux density; At a point on a surface, the radiant energy flux incident on (or leaving an) an element of the surface, divided by the area of that element. areic heat flow rate; Heat flow rate divided by area. 1 W/m2 = 1 kg/s3 |
IRRADIANCE | 229 | ISO 31-4, 4-8.a; ISO 31-5, 5-31.a; ISO 31-6, 6-12.a; ISO 31-6, 6-15.a; ISO 31-6, 6-16.a; ISO 31-7, 7-17.a; ISO 31-10, 10-11.a |
WATT_PER_SQ_METRE_K | W/(m2 · K) | coefficient of heat transfer; Heat flow rate divided by area. 1 W/(m2 · K) = 1 kg/(s3 · K) |
COEFFICIENT_HEAT_TRANSFER | 230 | ISO 31-4, 4-10.a |
WATT_PER_SQ_METRE_MICRON | W/(m2 · μm) | integrated spectral radiance, spectral sterance; At a point on a surface and integrated over all directions, the radiant intensity of an element of the surface, divided by the area of the orthogonal projection of this element on a plane perpendicular to the given direction, as a function of radiant wavelength. 1 W/(m2 · μm) = 1 kg/(s3 · μm) |
SPECTRAL_RADIANCE_INTEGRATE | 231 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.2 (derived) |
WATT_PER_SQ_METRE_SEC | W/(m2 · s) | radiant exitance rate; At a point on a surface, the radiant energy flux leaving the element of the surface over an interval of time, divided by the area of that element and that time. 1 W/(m2 · s) = 1 kg/s4 |
RADIANT_EXITANCE_RATE | 232 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.2 (derived) |
WATT_PER_SQ_METRE_SR | W/(m2 · sr) | total radiance; At a point on a surface and in a given direction, the spectrally integrated radiant intensity of an element of the surface, divided by the area of the orthogonal projection of this element on a plane perpendicular to the given direction. 1 W/(m2 · sr) = 1 kg/(s3 · sr) |
RADIANCE | 233 | ISO 31-6, 6-14.a |
WATT_PER_SQ_METRE_SR_MICRON | W/(m2 · sr · μm) | spectral radiance, spectral sterance; At a point on a surface and in a given direction, the radiant intensity of an element of the surface, divided by the area of the orthogonal projection of this element on a plane perpendicular to the given direction, as a function of radiant wavelength. 1 W/(m2 · sr · μm) = 1 kg/(s3 · sr · μm) |
SPECTRAL_RADIANCE | 234 | ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.2 (derived) |
WATT_PER_STERADIAN | W/sr | radiant intensity; In a given direction from a source, the radiant energy flux leaving the source, or an element of the source, in an element of solid angle containing the given direction, divided by that element of solid angle. 1 W/sr = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s3 · sr) |
RADIANT_INTENSITY | 235 | ISO 31-6, 6-13.a |
WATT_SECOND | W · s | active energy; especially electrical energy. 1 W · s = 1 J (exactly) | ENERGY | 236 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-0, 2.3.2.2 (derived) |
WATT_SQ_METRE | W · m2 | first radiation constant; The constant c1 in the expression for the spectral concentration of the radiant exitance of a full radiator (black body). 1 W · m2 = 1 (m4 · kg)/s3 |
FIRST_RADIATION_CONSTANT | 237 | ISO 31-6, 6-19.a |
WEBER | Wb | magnetic flux; Across a surface element, the scalar product of the magnetic flux density and the surface element. 1 Wb = 1 V · s = 1 (m2 · kg)/(s2 · A) |
MAGNETIC_FLUX | 238 | ISO 31-0, Table 2; ISO 31-5, 5-20.a; ISO 31-13, 13-41.a |
WEBER_PER_METRE | Wb/m | magnetic vector potential; Vector quantity, the rotation (curl) of which is equal to the magnetic flux density. 1 Wb/m = 1 (m · kg)/(s2 · A) |
MAGNETIC_VECTOR_POTENTIAL | 239 | ISO 31-5, 5-21.a |