| In English | Symbol | In italiano |
SI base units |
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| meter | m | metro |
| kilogram | kg | chilogrammo (o kilogrammo) |
| second | s | secóndo |
| ampere | A | ampere |
| kelvin | K | kelvin
[o grado termometrico assoluto] |
| mole | mol | móle (fem.) |
| candela | cd | candéla (fem.) |
SI derived units with special names |
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| hertz | Hz | hertz |
| newton | N | newton |
| pascal | Pa | pascal |
| joule | J | joule |
| watt | W | watt |
| coulomb | C | coulomb |
| volt | V | volt |
| farad | F | farad |
| ohm | ![[Omega]](omega.gif){kind=small} |
ohm |
| siemens | S | siemens |
| weber | Wb | weber |
| tesla | T | tesla |
| henry | H | henry |
| degree Celsius | °C | grado Celsius |
| lumen | lm | lumen |
| lux | lx | lux |
| becquerel | Bq | becquerel |
| gray | Gy | gray |
| sievert | Sv | sievert |
| radian | rad | radiante |
| steradian | sr | steradiante |
SI special name |
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| liter | l* | litro |
SI prefixes |
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| yotta | Y | yotta |
| zetta | Z | zetta |
| exa | E | exa |
| peta | P | peta |
| tera | T | tera |
| giga | G | giga |
| mega | M | mega |
| kilo | k | chilo o kilo |
| hecto | h | etto |
| deka | da | dèca |
| deci | d | déci |
| centi | c | centi |
| milli | m | milli |
| micro | µ | micro |
| nano | n | nano |
| pico | p | pico |
| femto | f | femto |
| atto | a | atto |
| zepto | z | zepto |
| yocto | y | yocto |
For your convenience, the following infomation is supplied;
you may see these metric (but non-SI) units used in some literature:
| In English (equivalent) | Symbol | In italiano |
| (1 m2) | ca | centiara (fem.) |
| are (100 m2) | a | ara (fem.) |
| hectare (10 000 m2) | ha | èttaro
[raro: ettàra (fem.)] |
| carat (200 mg) | ct | carato |
| (10 kg) | Mg** | Miriagrammo (antiquato, fuori uso) |
| (100 kg) | q | quintale |
| tonne, metric ton (1000 kg) | t | tonnellata (fem.) |
Translation tips:
Contributor: Leonardo Boselli(Dipartimento Ingegneria Civile, Università di Firenze)
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