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jungfru (Swedish) capacity, volume L3 1 jungfru (Swedish) = 8.17863100281 x 10" 5 In 3 1 junkfra (Swedish) dry) = 8.17863100281 x 10"5 m3 1 kaban (Philippine) = 99.90 xlO" 3 m3 Obsolete Swedish unit of capacity for liquid substances. 1 jungfru (Swedish) = 1/32 kanna (E) Obsolete Swedish unit of capacity for dry substances. 1 junkfra (Swedish, dry) = 1/32 kanna (E) Obsolete Philippine traditional unit of capacity used before 1906. 1 kaban (Philippine) = 25 000 chupa (Philippine) (E) Obsolete Thai traditional unit of length used before 1923. 1 kabiet (Thai) = 1/384 wah (Thai) (E) Swedish

junkfra (Swedish, dry) kaban (Philippine)

capacity, volume

L3

Swedish

capacity, volume

L3

Philippine

kabiet (Thai)

length, distance

1 kabiet (Thai) = 5.208333333333 XlO" 3 m 1 kadam (Egyptian) =0.290 m

Thai

kadam (Egyptian)

length, distance

Egyptian Obsolete Egyptian traditional unit of length used before 1891. 1 kadam (Egyptian) = 1/2 diraa (Egyptian) (E) Obsolete Thai traditional unit of capacity used before 1923. 1 kam meu (Thai) = 1/8 tanan (Thai) (E) Obsolete traditional Polish unit of mass used before 1919. lkamian (Polish) =25 funt (Polish) (E) Obsolete Indonesian traditional unit of capacity used before 1923. 1 kan (Indonesian) = 100/4199 picul (Indonesian) (E) Obsolete Thai traditional unit of capacity used before 1923. 1 kanahm (Thai) = 1/20 sat (Thai) (E) Thai

kam meu (Thai)

capacity, volume

L3

1 kam meu (Thai) = 125 x 10~6 m3

kamian (Polish)

mass

1 kamian (Polish) = 10.13760 kg

Polish

kan (Indonesian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 kan (Indonesian) = 1.5751 xlO"3 m3

Indonesian

kanahm (Thai)

capacity, volume

L3

1 kanahm (Thai) = 1 xlO" 3 m3

Thai

Unit (synonym, acronym) kande (Danish, Uq.)

Symbol

Physical quantity capacity, volume

Dimension L3

Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit) 1 kande (Danish, Uq.) = 1.93230409850 xUT3 m3

Notes, definitions, other conversion factors Obsolete Danish traditional unit of capacity used for liquids before 1912. 1 kande (Danish, liq.) = 2 pott (Danish, Uq.) (E) 1 kande (Danish, Uq.) = 1/16 cubic fod (Danish, Uq.) (E)

System Danish

kani (Indian) kanna (Swedish)

surface area capacity, volume

L2 L3 L3 L3 L3 L3

1 kani (Indian) = 307.5 m2 1 kanna (Swedish) = 2.61716192090 x 10"3 m3 1 kanna (Swedish, dry) = 2.61716192090 xlO- 3 m 3 lkanne=10- 3 m 3 (E)

kanna (Swedish, dry)

capacity, volume

Obsolete Indian traditional unit of surface Indian used in land measurements before 1920. Obsolete Swedish unit of capacity for Swedish liquid substances. 1 kanna = 1/10 kubikfot (E) Obsolete Swedish unit of capacity for dry Swedish substances. 1 kanna= 1/10 kubikfot (E) Name proposed for the litre. Anecdotal interest 1 kanne=l dm 3 (E)

kanne

capacity, volume

kanne (Latvian)

capacity, volume

Latvian 1 kanne (Latvian) =2.5504 xl0~3 m3 Obsolete Latvian traditional unit of capacity. 1 kanne (Latvian) = 2 stoof (Latvian) (E) 1 kannor (Finnish) = 2.59507936508 x 10~3 m3 1 kantang (Cambodian) =73 m3 Obsolete Finnish traditional unit of capacity used for Uq uids before 1892. 1 kannor (Finnish) = 1/63 tunna (Finnish) (E) Obsolete Cambodian traditional unit of capacity used before 1914. 1 kantang (Cambodian) = 15/2 muoi (Cambodian) (E) Finnish

kannor (Finnish)

capacity, volume

kantang (Cambodian)

capacity, volume

L3

Cambodian

kantar (Cypriot)

mass

1 kantar (Cypriot) = 55.8825799840 kg

Obsolete Cypriot traditional unit of mass used before 1972. 1 kantar (Cypriot) = 100 rottolo (Cypriot) (E)

Cypriot

kantar (Egyptian)

mass

1 kantar (Egyptian) =44.9280 kg

Obsolete Egyptian traditional unit of mass Egyptian used before 1891. 1 kantar (Egyptian) = 36 oke (Egyptian) (E) Obsolete Guinean traditional unit of mass used before 1906. 1 kantar (Guinean) = 15 218 benda (Guinean) (E) Obsolete traditional Moroccan unit of mass used before 1923. 1 kantar (Moroccan) = 100 rotal (Moroccan) (E) Obsolete Saudi Arabian traditional unit of mass used before 1962. 1 kantar (Saudi Arabian) = 50 maund (Saudi Arabian) (E) Guinean

kantar (Guinean)

mass

1 kantar (Guinean) =976.9956 kg

kantar (Moroccan)

mass

1 kantar (Moroccan) =50.75 kg

Moroccan

kantar (Saudi Arabian)

mass

1 kantar (Saudi Arabian) =67.50 kg

Saudi Arabian

kantar (Turkish)

mass

1 kantar (Turkish) =56.452 kg

Obsolete Turkish traditional unit of mass Turkish used before 1933. 1 kantar (Turkish) =44 oka (Turkish) (E) Obsolete Latvian traditional unit of surface Latvian area used in land measurements. 1 kapp (Latvian) = 1/35 tonnstelle (Latvian) (E) Obsolete British and American unit of magneticfluxnamed after G. Kapp. 1 kapp line = 6000 Mx (E) Obsolete Swedish unit of capacity for dry substances. 1 kappar (Swedish, dry) = 7/4 kanna (E) UK, US

kapp (Latvian)

surface area

L2

1 kapp (Latvian) = 148.64 m2

kapp line

magnetic induction flux

ML2T-2I"1

lkappline = 6 x 10" 5 Wb(E)

kappar (Swedish, dry)

capacity, volume

1 kappar (Swedish, dry) = 4.58003336158 x 10"3 m3

Swedish

Unit (synonym, acronym) kappland (Swedish)

Symbol

Physical quantity surface area

Dimension L2

Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit) 1 kappland (Swedish) = 154.261817500 m2

Notes, definitions, other conversion factors Obsolete traditional Swedish unit of surface area used after a decree of 1665. 1 kappland (Swedish) = 1750 kvardratfot (E)

System Swedish

karch (Austrian)

mass

1 karch (Austrian) = 224.004 kg

Obsolete Austrian unit of mass for general Austrian uses. 1 karch (Austrian) = 400 pfund (E) Cypriot

kartos (Cypriot)

capacity, volume

L3

1 kartos (Cypriot) =5.1142 xlO~ 3 m3 Obsolete Cypriot traditional unit of capacity used before 1972. 1 kartos (Cypriot) =4 oke (Cypriot) (E) 1 karus hiri-ichi-da (Japanese) = 67.5 kg (E) Obsolete Japanese unit of mass. 1 karus hiri-ichi-da (Japanese) = 18 kwan (E) Obsolete Persian traditional unit of mass used before 1933. 1 karvar (Persian) = 64 000 dirhem (Persian) (E) Obsolete Ethiopian traditional unit of mass used before 1963. 1 kasm (Ethiopian) =1/2 mutagalla(Ethiopian) (E) Obsolete Egyptian traditional unit of length used before 1891. 1 kassabah (Egyptian) = 6 diraa (Egyptian) (E)

karus hiri-ichi-da (Japanese)

mass

Japanese

mass karvar (Persian)

M 1 karvar (Persian) = 588.80 kg

Persian

mass kasm (Ethiopian)

M 1 kasm (Ethiopian) = 3.9 x 10~3 kg

Ethiopian

length, distance kassabah (Egyptian) 1 kassabah (Egyptian) = 3.480 m NT"1

Egyptian

kat katal

enzymatic activity

SI derived unit 1 kat=l mols"1 (E)

SI derived unit with special name adopted SI at the 21st CGPM (1999). Employed in biochemistry to describe enzymatic activity. 1 katal is equal to the amount of enzyme

which transforms 1 mole of substrate per second at T= 298 K (25C). kayser

Ky

wavenumber

1 Ky= 102HT1 (E)

Obsolete wavenumber unit adopted in 1952 and used in spectroscopy. The unit is named after J.H.G. Kayser (1853-1940). 1 K y = I cm"1 (E) Obsolete Egyptian traditional unit of capacity used before 1891. 1 keddah (Egyptian) = 1/2 maloua (Egyptian) (E) Obsolete Egyptian unit of mass used in ancient times. 1 kedet=10debens (E) Egyptian

keddah (Egyptian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 keddah (Egyptian) = 2.06250 x 10"3 m3

kedet (Egyptian)

mass

lkedet= 136.5 x 10"3 kg

Egyptian

keel (UK)

mass

1 keel (UK) = 21.43858978 X l O 3 kg (E)

UK Obsolete British unit of mass measuring the amount of coal carried by a Tyne and Wear lighter in northern England. After considerable local variations, it was standardized in 1695, as 21 long tons and 4 hundredweights (i.e., 21.2 long tons) and extensively used in the coal mining industry. The name came from the Dutch, kieU for shipping barges. 1 keel (UK, coal) =8 Newcastle chaldrons (E) 1 keel (UK, coal) = 21 Ig tons 4 cwt (E) Obsolete British unit of mass (1750) used UK in the coal mining industry. It was equal to the mass of coal carried by a Tyne & Wear lighter. 1 keel (UK, coal) = 8 Newcastle chaldrons (E) 1 keel (UK, coal) = 21 Ig tons 4 cwt (E) Obsolete American unit of volume used for US measuring the capacity of liquids. 1 keg (US, Hq.) = 12 gallons (US, liq.) (E)

keel (UK, coal)

mass

1 keel (UK1 coal) = 21.54019446667 XlO 3 kg

keg (US, Hq.)

capacity, volume

L3

1 keg (US, liq.) = 45.424941408 x 10"3 m3 (E)

Unit (synonym, acronym) keg (US, nail)

Symbol

Physical quantity mass

Dimension M

Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit) 1 keg (US, nail) =45.359237 kg (E)

Notes, definitions, other conversion factors Obsolete American unit of mass used to weigh nails. 1 keg (US, nail) = 100 pounds (E)

System US

keila (Egyptian)

capacity, volume

L3

Obsolete Egyptian traditional unit of 1 keila (Egyptian) = 16.50 xlO" 3 m3 capacity used before 1891. 1 keila (Egyptian) =8 keddah (Egyptian) (E) 1 kele (Libyan) =23.886 xlO" 3 m3 Obsolete Libyan traditional unit of capacity used for dry substances before 1927. 1 kele (Libyan) =3 orba (Libyan) (E)

Egyptian

kele (Libyan)

capacity, volume

L3

Libyan

kella (Saudi Arabian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 kella (Saudi Arabian) = 35.41666667 x Hr 3 m 3

Obsolete Saudi Arabian traditional unit of Saudi capacity used for dry substances before Arabian 1962. 1 kella (Saudi Arabian) =5/12 teman (Saudi Arabian) (E) SI, MKSA The kelvin, unit of thermodynamic temperature, is thefraction1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water [13th CGPM (1967), Resolution 4]. The unit is named after the British scientist Sir W. Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907). Obsolete British name for the kilowatthour. Anecdotal. 1 kelvin = 3.6 MJ (E) 1 kelvin = ! kWh (E) UK

kelvin

absolute thermodynamic temperature

SI base unit

kelvin

energy, work, heat

ML2T"2

1 kelvin = 3.6 x 106J (E)

kelvin per pascal

K.Pa"1

Joule-Thomson coefficient M"!LT20

SI derived unit

SI

kelvin per watt ken (Japanese)

K.W~ !

thermal resistance length, distance

M- 1 L- 2 T 3 G> L

SI derived unit 1K.W- ! = 1 kg-'.nrV.K (E) 1 ken (Japanese) = 1.818181 m Obsolete Japanese unit of length. 1 ken = 6shaku(E) lken = (20/ll)m(E) Obsolete Thai traditional unit of length used before 1923. 1 ken (Thai) = 1/2 wah (Thai) (E) Obsolete Ethiopian traditional unit of length used before 1963. 1 kend (Ethiopian) =98/5 tat (Ethiopian) (E)

SI Japanese

ken (Thai)

length, distance

L 1 ken (Thai) = 1 m

Thai

kend (Ethiopian)

length, distance

L 1 kend (Ethiopian) = 0.49 m

Ethiopian

keramion (Egyptian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 keramion (Egyptian) = 34 x HT3 mr (of water) 1 kerma = 1 JJcg"1 (E)

Obsolete Egyptian unit of capacity used in Egyptian ancient times. Measured by weight. 1 keramion (Egyptian) = 1 khar (E) The kerma is a unit employed in radiology. It corresponds to the kinetic energy transferred by neutral particles to charged particles per unit of mass of matter. The name of the unit is derived from the acronym of kinetic energy released in material. Obsolete Thai traditional unit of length used before 1923. 1 keup (Thai) = 1/8 wah (Thai) (E) Obsolete Indian traditional unit of capacity used before 1920. 1 khahoon (Indian) = 1280 raik (Indian) (E) Obsolete Egyptian traditional unit of capacity used before 1891. 1 khanoubah (Egyptian) = 1/16 keddah (Egyptian) (E) Thai

kerma

radiation absorbed dose, specific energy, kerma, index of absorbed dose

L2T"2

keup (Thai)

length, distance

1 keup (Thai) =0.250 m

khahoon (Indian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 khahoon (Indian) = 1.7616 m3

Indian

khanoubah (Egyptian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 khanoubah (Egyptian) = 128.906250 x 10"6 m3

Egyptian

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Unit (synonym, acronym) khar (Egyptian) kharouba (Libyan) Symbol Physical quantity capacity, volume mass Dimension L3 M Conversion factor (SI equivalent unit) 1 khar (Egyptian) = 34 x 10"3 m3 (of water) 1 kharouba (Libyan) = 200.3125 XlO" 3 kg Notes, definitions, other conversion factors System

Obsolete Egyptian unit of capacity used in Egyptian ancient times. Measured by weight Obsolete Libyan traditional unit of mass used before 1927. 1 kharouba (Libyan) = 1/2560 rottolo (Libyan) (E) Libyan

kharsha (Indian)

mass

1 kharsha (Indian) = 14.10 x 1(T3 kg Obsolete Indian unit of mass used in ancient times. 1 kharsha (Indian) = 3/10 pala (E) 1 kho (Chinese) = 1.03544 x 10"4 m3 Obsolete Chinese unit of capacity used in ancient times. 1 kho (Chinese) = 1/10 cheng (E) 1 khoonke (Indian) = 86.0156250 x HT6 m3

Indian

kho (Chinese)

capacity, volume

L3

Chinese

khoonke (Indian)

capacity, volume

L3

Obsolete Indian traditional unit of capacity Indian used before 1920. 1 khoonke (Indian) = 1/16 raik (Indian) (E) Obsolete traditional Algerian unit of capacity used before 1843. 1 khoul (Algerian) =40/761 caffiso (Algerian) (E) Obsolete Arabic unit of capacity used in ancient times. Measured by weight 1 khoul (Arabic) = 1/2 cafiz (E) Algerian

khoul (Algerian)

capacity, volume

L3

1 khoul (Algerian) = 0.876005256240 x 10~3 m3

khoul (Arabic) (woebe) khous (Greek gallon)

capacity, volume

L3

1 khoul (Arabic) . = 16.32 x 10"3 m3 (of water) 1 khous (Greek gallon) = 3.24 x 10"3my

Arabic

capacity, volume

L3

Obsolete Greek unit of volume employed Attic in ancient times. It was used for capacity measurements of liquids. 1 khous (Greek gallon) = 12 cotyles (E) (E)