Company Writer's Guide

Symbols for Units in General Use (Cont’d)

Unit

Symbol

Notes

 

 

 

 

 

called degree kelvin and assigned it the symbol K

 

 

(without the symbol °).

 

 

 

kilo

k

SI prefix for 103.

 

 

 

kilogauss

kG

Deprecated (see ANSI Z210.1-1976).

 

 

 

kilogram

kg

SI unit of mass.

 

 

 

kilogram-force

kgf

Deprecated (see ANSI Z210.1-1976). In some

 

 

countries, the name kilopond (kp) has been used

 

 

for this unit.

 

 

 

kilohertz

kHz

 

 

 

 

kilohm

kΩ

 

 

 

 

kilometer

km

 

 

 

 

kilometer per hour

km/h

 

 

 

 

kilopound-force

klbf

Kilopound-force should not be misinterpreted as

 

 

kilopond (see kilogram-force).

 

 

 

kilovar

kvar

 

 

 

 

kilovolt

kV

 

 

 

 

kilovoltampere

kVA

 

 

 

 

kilowatt

kW

 

 

 

 

kilowatthour

kWh

Also kW•h

 

 

 

knot

kn

1 kn = 1 nmi/h

 

 

 

lambert

L

1 L = (1/Π) cd/cm2. A CGS unit of luminance.

 

 

One lumen per square centimeter leaves a

 

 

surface whose luminance is one lambert in all

 

 

directions within a hemisphere. Deprecated

 

 

(see ANSI Z210.1-1976).

 

 

 

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