# length units RubyUnits::Unit.define('inch') do |inch| inch.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('254/10000 meter') inch.aliases = %w{in inch inches "} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('foot') do |foot| foot.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('12 inches') foot.aliases = %w{ft foot feet '} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('survey-foot') do |sft| sft.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1200/3937 meter') sft.aliases = %w{sft sfoot sfeet} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('yard') do |yard| yard.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('3 ft') yard.aliases = %w{yd yard yards} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('mile') do |mile| mile.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('5280 ft') mile.aliases = %w{mi mile miles} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('naut-mile') do |naut| naut.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1852 m') naut.aliases = %w{nmi M NM} end # on land RubyUnits::Unit.define('league') do |league| league.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('3 miles') league.aliases = %w{league leagues} end # at sea RubyUnits::Unit.define('naut-league') do |naut_league| naut_league.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('3 nmi') naut_league.aliases = %w{nleague nleagues} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('furlong') do |furlong| furlong.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/8 mile') furlong.aliases = %w{fur furlong furlongs} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('rod') do |rod| rod.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('33/2 feet') rod.aliases = %w{rd rod rods} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('fathom') do |fathom| fathom.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('6 ft') fathom.aliases = %w{fathom fathoms} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('mil') do |mil| mil.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/1000 inch') mil.aliases = %w{mil mils} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('angstrom') do |ang| ang.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/10 nm') ang.aliases = %w{ang angstrom angstroms} end # typesetting RubyUnits::Unit.define('pica') do |pica| pica.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/72 ft') pica.aliases = %w{P pica picas} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('point') do |point| point.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/12 pica') point.aliases = %w{point points} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('dot') do |dot| dot.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') dot.aliases = %w{dot dots} dot.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('pixel') do |pixel| pixel.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') pixel.aliases = %w{px pixel pixels} pixel.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('ppi') do |ppi| ppi.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 pixel/inch') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('dpi') do |dpi| dpi.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 dot/inch') end # Mass avagadro_constant = RubyUnits::Unit.new('6.02214129e23 1/mol') RubyUnits::Unit.define('AMU') do |amu| amu.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('0.012 kg/mol') / (12 * avagadro_constant) amu.aliases = %w{u AMU amu} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('dalton') do |dalton| dalton.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 amu') dalton.aliases = %w{Da dalton daltons} end standard_gravitation = RubyUnits::Unit.new('9.80665 m/s^2') RubyUnits::Unit.define('metric-ton') do |mton| mton.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1000 kg') mton.aliases = %w{tonne} end # defined as a rational number to preserve accuracy and minimize round-off errors during # calculations RubyUnits::Unit.define('pound') do |pound| pound.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(Rational(45359237,1e8), 'kg') pound.aliases = %w{lbs lb lbm pound-mass pound pounds #} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('ounce') do |ounce| ounce.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/16 lbs') ounce.aliases = %w{oz ounce ounces} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('gram') do |gram| gram.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/1000 kg') gram.aliases = %w{g gram grams gramme grammes} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('short-ton') do |ton| ton.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('2000 lbs') ton.aliases = %w{tn ton tons short-tons} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('carat') do |carat| carat.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/5000 kg') carat.aliases = %w{ct carat carats} end # time RubyUnits::Unit.define('minute') do |min| min.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('60 seconds') min.aliases = %w{min minute minutes} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('hour') do |hour| hour.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('60 minutes') hour.aliases = %w{h hr hrs hour hours} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('day') do |day| day.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('24 hours') day.aliases = %w{d day days} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('week') do |week| week.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('7 days') week.aliases = %w{wk week weeks} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('fortnight') do |fortnight| fortnight.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('2 weeks') fortnight.aliases = %w{fortnight fortnights} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('year') do |year| year.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('31556926 seconds') # works out to 365.24219907407405 days year.aliases = %w{y yr year years annum} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('decade') do |decade| decade.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('10 years') decade.aliases = %w{decade decades} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('century') do |century| century.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('100 years') century.aliases = %w{century centuries} end # area RubyUnits::Unit.define('hectare') do |hectare| hectare.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('10000 m^2') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('acre') do |acre| acre.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 mi')**2 / 640 acre.aliases = %w{acre acres} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('sqft') do |sqft| sqft.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 ft^2') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('sqin') do |sqin| sqin.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 in^2') end # volume RubyUnits::Unit.define('liter') do |liter| liter.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/1000 m^3') liter.aliases = %w{l L liter liters litre litres} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('gallon') do |gallon| gallon.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('231 in^3') gallon.aliases = %w{gal gallon gallons} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('quart') do |quart| quart.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/4 gal') quart.aliases = %w{qt quart quarts} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('pint') do |pint| pint.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/8 gal') pint.aliases = %w{pt pint pints} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('cup') do |cup| cup.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/16 gal') cup.aliases = %w{cu cup cups} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('fluid-ounce') do |floz| floz.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/128 gal') floz.aliases = %w{floz fluid-ounce fluid-ounces} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('tablespoon') do |tbsp| tbsp.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/2 floz') tbsp.aliases = %w{tbs tbsp tablespoon tablespoons} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('teaspoon') do |tsp| tsp.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/3 tablespoon') tsp.aliases = %w{tsp teaspoon teaspoons} end ## # The board-foot is a specialized unit of measure for the volume of lumber in # the United States and Canada. It is the volume of a one-foot length of a board # one foot wide and one inch thick. # http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_foot RubyUnits::Unit.define('bdft') do |bdft| bdft.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/12 ft^3') bdft.aliases = %w{fbm boardfoot boardfeet bf} end # volumetric flow RubyUnits::Unit.define('cfm') do |cfm| cfm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 ft^3/minute') cfm.aliases = %w{cfm CFM CFPM} end # speed RubyUnits::Unit.define('kph') do |kph| kph.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 kilometer/hour') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('mph') do |mph| mph.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 mile/hour') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('fps') do |fps| fps.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 foot/second') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('knot') do |knot| knot.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 nmi/hour') knot.aliases = %w{kt kn kts knot knots} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('gee') do |gee| # approximated as a rational number to minimize round-off errors gee.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(Rational(196133,20000), 'm/s^2') # equivalent to 9.80665 m/s^2 gee.aliases = %w{gee standard-gravitation} end # temperature differences RubyUnits::Unit.define('newton') do |newton| newton.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 kg*m/s^2') newton.aliases = %w{N newton newtons} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('dyne') do |dyne| dyne.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/100000 N') dyne.aliases = %w{dyn dyne} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('pound-force') do |lbf| lbf.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 lb') * RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 gee') lbf.aliases = %w{lbf pound-force} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('poundal') do |poundal| poundal.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 lb') * RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 ft/s^2') poundal.aliases = %w{pdl poundal poundals} end temp_convert_factor = Rational(2501999792983609,4503599627370496) # approximates 1/1.8 RubyUnits::Unit.define('celsius') do |celsius| celsius.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 degK') celsius.aliases = %w{degC celsius centigrade} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('fahrenheit') do |fahrenheit| fahrenheit.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(temp_convert_factor, 'degK') fahrenheit.aliases = %w{degF fahrenheit} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('rankine') do |rankine| rankine.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 degF') rankine.aliases = %w{degR rankine} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('tempC') do |tempC| tempC.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 tempK') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('tempF') do |tempF| tempF.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(temp_convert_factor, 'tempK') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('tempR') do |tempR| tempR.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 tempF') end # astronomy speed_of_light = RubyUnits::Unit.new('299792458 m/s') RubyUnits::Unit.define('light-second') do |ls| ls.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 s') * speed_of_light ls.aliases = %w{ls lsec light-second} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('light-minute') do |lmin| lmin.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 min') * speed_of_light lmin.aliases = %w{lmin light-minute} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('light-year') do |ly| ly.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 y') * speed_of_light ly.aliases = %w{ly light-year} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('parsec') do |parsec| parsec.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('3.26163626 ly') parsec.aliases = %w{pc parsec parsecs} end # once was '149597900000 m' but there appears to be a more accurate estimate according to wikipedia # see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit RubyUnits::Unit.define('AU') do |au| au.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('149597870700 m') au.aliases = %w{AU astronomical-unit} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('redshift') do |red| red.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1.302773e26 m') red.aliases = %w{z red-shift} end # mass RubyUnits::Unit.define('slug') do |slug| slug.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 lbf*s^2/ft') slug.aliases = %w{slug slugs} end # pressure RubyUnits::Unit.define('pascal') do |pascal| pascal.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 kg/m*s^2') pascal.aliases = %w{Pa pascal pascals} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('bar') do |bar| bar.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('100 kPa') bar.aliases = %w{bar bars} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('atm') do |atm| atm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('101325 Pa') atm.aliases = %w{atm ATM atmosphere atmospheres} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('mmHg') do |mmhg| density_of_mercury = RubyUnits::Unit.new('7653360911758079/562949953421312 g/cm^3') # 13.5951 g/cm^3 at 0 tempC mmhg.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 mm') * RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 gee') * density_of_mercury end RubyUnits::Unit.define('inHg') do |inhg| density_of_mercury = RubyUnits::Unit.new('7653360911758079/562949953421312 g/cm^3') # 13.5951 g/cm^3 at 0 tempC inhg.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 in') * RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 gee') * density_of_mercury end RubyUnits::Unit.define('torr') do |torr| torr.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/760 atm') torr.aliases = %w{Torr torr} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('psi') do |psi| psi.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 lbf/in^2') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('cmh2o') do |cmh2o| density_of_water = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 g/cm^3') # at 4 tempC cmh2o.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 cm') * RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 gee') * density_of_water cmh2o.aliases = %w{cmH2O cmh2o cmAq} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('inh2o') do |inh2o| density_of_water = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 g/cm^3') # at 4 tempC inh2o.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 in') * RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 gee') * density_of_water inh2o.aliases = %w{inH2O inh2o inAq} end #viscosity RubyUnits::Unit.define('poise') do |poise| poise.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('dPa*s') poise.aliases = %w{P poise} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('stokes') do |stokes| stokes.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 cm^2/s') stokes.aliases = %w{St stokes} end # #energy RubyUnits::Unit.define('joule') do |joule| joule.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 N*m') joule.aliases = %w{J joule joules} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('erg') do |erg| erg.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 g*cm^2/s^2') erg.aliases = %w{erg ergs} end #power RubyUnits::Unit.define('watt') do |watt| watt.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 N*m/s') watt.aliases = %w{W Watt watt watts} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('horsepower') do |hp| hp.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('33000 ft*lbf/min') hp.aliases = %w{hp horsepower} end # energy RubyUnits::Unit.define('btu') do |btu| btu.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('2320092679909671/2199023255552 J') # 1055.056 J --- ISO standard btu.aliases = %w{Btu btu Btus btus} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('therm') do |therm| therm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('100 kBtu') therm.aliases = %w{thm therm therms Therm} end # "small" calorie RubyUnits::Unit.define('calorie') do |calorie| calorie.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('4.184 J') calorie.aliases = %w{cal calorie calories} end # "big" calorie RubyUnits::Unit.define('Calorie') do |calorie| calorie.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 kcal') calorie.aliases = %w{Cal Calorie Calories} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('molar') do |molar| molar.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 mole/l') molar.aliases = %w{M molar} end # potential RubyUnits::Unit.define('volt') do |volt| volt.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 W/A') volt.aliases = %w{V volt volts} end # capacitance RubyUnits::Unit.define('farad') do |farad| farad.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 A*s/V') farad.aliases = %w{F farad farads} end # charge RubyUnits::Unit.define('coulomb') do |coulomb| coulomb.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 A*s') coulomb.aliases = %w{C coulomb coulombs} end # conductance RubyUnits::Unit.define('siemens') do |siemens| siemens.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 A/V') siemens.aliases = %w{S siemens} end # inductance RubyUnits::Unit.define('henry') do |henry| henry.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 J/A^2') henry.aliases = %w{H henry henries} end # resistance RubyUnits::Unit.define('ohm') do |ohm| ohm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 V/A') ohm.aliases = %w{Ohm ohm ohms} end # magnetism RubyUnits::Unit.define('weber') do |weber| weber.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 V*s') weber.aliases = %w{Wb weber webers} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('tesla') do |tesla| tesla.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 V*s/m^2') tesla.aliases = %w{T tesla teslas} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('gauss') do |gauss| gauss.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('100 microT') gauss.aliases = %w{G gauss} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('maxwell') do |maxwell| maxwell.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 gauss*cm^2') maxwell.aliases = %w{Mx maxwell maxwells} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('oersted') do |oersted| oersted.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(250.0/Math::PI, 'A/m') oersted.aliases = %w{Oe oersted oersteds} end #activity RubyUnits::Unit.define('katal') do |katal| katal.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 mole/sec') katal.aliases = %w{kat katal} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('unit') do |unit| unit.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/60 microkatal') unit.aliases = %w{U enzUnit units} end #frequency RubyUnits::Unit.define('hertz') do |hz| hz.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 1/s') hz.aliases = %w{Hz hertz} end #angle RubyUnits::Unit.define('degree') do |deg| deg.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(Math::PI / 180.0, 'radian') deg.aliases = %w{deg degree degrees} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('grad') do |grad| grad.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(Math::PI / 200.0, 'radian') grad.aliases = %w{grad gradian grads} end #rotation RubyUnits::Unit.define('rotation') do |rotation| rotation.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(2.0*Math::PI, 'radian') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('rpm') do |rpm| rpm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 rotation/min') end #memory RubyUnits::Unit.define('bit') do |bit| bit.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/8 byte') bit.aliases = %w{b bit} end #currency RubyUnits::Unit.define('cents') do |cents| cents.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/100 dollar') end #luminosity RubyUnits::Unit.define('lumen') do |lumen| lumen.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 cd*steradian') lumen.aliases = %w{lm lumen} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('lux') do |lux| lux.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 lumen/m^2') end #radiation RubyUnits::Unit.define('gray') do |gray| gray.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 J/kg') gray.aliases = %w{Gy gray grays} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('roentgen') do |roentgen| roentgen.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('2.58e-4 C/kg') roentgen.aliases = %w{R roentgen} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('sievert') do |sievert| sievert.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 J/kg') sievert.aliases = %w{Sv sievert sieverts} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('becquerel') do |becquerel| becquerel.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 1/s') becquerel.aliases = %w{Bq becquerel becquerels} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('curie') do |curie| curie.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('37 GBq') curie.aliases = %w{Ci curie curies} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('count') do |count| count.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') count.kind = :counting end # rate RubyUnits::Unit.define('cpm') do |cpm| cpm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 count/min') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('dpm') do |dpm| dpm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 count/min') end RubyUnits::Unit.define('bpm') do |bpm| bpm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 count/min') end # misc RubyUnits::Unit.define('dozen') do |dozen| dozen.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('12 each') dozen.aliases = %w{doz dz dozen} dozen.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('gross') do |gross| gross.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('12 dozen') gross.aliases = %w{gr gross} gross.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('cell') do |cell| cell.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') cell.aliases = %w{cells cell} cell.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('base-pair') do |bp| bp.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') bp.aliases = %w{bp base-pair} bp.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('nucleotide') do |nt| nt.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') nt.aliases = %w{nt} nt.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('molecule') do |molecule| molecule.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1 each') molecule.aliases = %w{molecule molecules} molecule.kind = :counting end RubyUnits::Unit.define('percent') do |percent| percent.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new('1/100') percent.aliases = %w{% percent} end RubyUnits::Unit.define('ppm') do |ppm| ppm.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(1) / 1_000_000 end RubyUnits::Unit.define('ppb') do |ppb| ppb.definition = RubyUnits::Unit.new(1) / 1_000_000_000 end