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Abbreviations and symbols

AbbreviationExplanation
ACalternating current
ASTMAmerican Society for Testing Materials
a. v. of the value
barunit for presure, 1 bar = 100 kPa (10^5 Pa)
Bq or curieunit for radiation (becquerel and ci - including mikrocurie µCi, respectively)
desitex(see tex)
dyn/cmdyn per centimeter (se newton)
ehkeffective horsepower
barrel1 barrel= 158,987dm^3 (liter)
yield point (limit)the tension, at which a material becomes "liquid" (tension per square unit)
Hzhertz (unit for frequency)(khz = kilohertz)
carat1 carat= 0,200 grams
kcalkilocalorie(s)
Kelvinunit for thermodynamc temperature og difference in temperatures (0°C=273,15°K)
kgfkilogram force (unit for power)
kVAkilovolt amperes (kvar = kilovolt - amperes - reactive)
square foot1 square foot = 0,0929 m^2
L.Linné (Linné-taxonomy)
Mmega
m-meta-
micron0,001 mm
Mullenname of a special apparatus for measuring the burst strength of paper
Nnewton (unit for power) (1N=1kg.m/s^2 1N=10^5 dyn) (N/m=newton pr. m)
number metricunit for thickness of yarn (nm); The number states the number x 1000 m yarn weighing 1 kg
o-ortho-
p-para-
Papascal, unit for pressure and tension (1Pa = 1N/m^2)
spp.species lat.
specific weightweight per volume unit (specific gravity)
Ttesla = 10 kilogauss (measure unit for magnetic flux density)
texunit 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/htonn per hour
var.varietas lat. (varietys)
vol.volume

Updated: 13/10/2025