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This dictionary of units includes information on units in use and their conversion factors.  A suite of calculators is also available for converting common units of length, temperature, density, pressure, viscosity, thermal conductance, etc.

A set of student exercises written for the calculators is available.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
General Physics
- Collections
- Measurement/Units
= Units and Dimensional Analysis
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Informal Education
- Reference Material
Appropriate Courses Categories Ratings
- Physical Science
- Physics First
- Conceptual Physics
- Algebra-based Physics
- AP Physics
- Lesson Plan
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© 2004 Frank Tapson
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measurement, physics resources, physics terms, reference, terminology, terms, units, vocabulary, vocabulary resource
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, Version 1.4 (Cleave Books, 2004), WWW Document, (http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/dictunit/).
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Dictionary of Units, Version 1.4 (Cleave Books, 2004), <http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/dictunit/>.
APA Format
Dictionary of Units. (2004, January 1). Retrieved September 15, 2024, from Cleave Books: http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/dictunit/
Chicago Format
Cleave Books. Dictionary of Units. Cleave Books, January 1, 2004. http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/dictunit/ (accessed 15 September 2024).
MLA Format
Dictionary of Units. Vers. 1.4. Cleave Books, 2004. 1 Jan. 2004. 15 Sep. 2024 <http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/dictunit/>.
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