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Symbols for Units in General Use (Cont’d)
Unit Symbol
Notes
milliliter mL
See
note
for liter.
millimeter mm
conventional millimeter of
mercury
mmHg
1 mmHg = 133.322 Pa (deprecated,
see ANSI Z210.1-1976).
millimicron nm
Use of the name millimicron for the nanometer is
deprecated.
millipascal second
mPa
•s
SI unit-multiple of dynamic viscosity.
millisecond ms
millivolt mV
milliwatt mW
minute (plane angle)
...
′
minute (time)
min
Time may also be designated by means of
superscripts as in the following example:
9
h
46
m
30
s
.
mole
mol
SI unit of amount of substance.
month mo
nano
n
SI prefix for 10
-9
.
nanoampere nA
nanofarad nF
nanometer nm
nanosecond ns
nautical mile
nmi
1 nmi = 1852 m
neper Np
newton
N
SI unit of force.
newton meter
N
•m