3-12 I E S LIGHTING HANDBOOK

Abbreviations for Scientific and Engineering Terms

2C
A
absolute abs
alternating current (as noun)
spell out or ac
alternating-current (as adjective)
spell out or a-c
ampere amp
ampere-hour amp-hr
Angstrom unit A
antilogarithm antilog
atmosphere atm
atomic weight at. wt
avoirdupois advp
azimuth az or a
B
boiling point bp
British thermal unit Btu or B
C
calorie cal
candle c
candlepower cp
centimeter cm
centimeter-gram-second (system) . . . .cgs
chemically pure cp
circular mils cir mils
coefficient coef
cologarithm colog
conductivity pond
constant const
cosecant esc
cosine cos
cotangent cot
coulomb spell out
counter electromotive force cemf
cycles per second spell out or c
D
decibel db
degree deg or

degree centigrade C
degree Fahrenheit F
degree Kelvin K
diameter diam
direct current (as noun) . . . spell out or dc
direct-current (as adjective)
spell out or d-c
E
efficiency eff
electric elec
electromotive force emf
F
farad
spell out or f
feet per minute fpm
feet per second f ps
foot
ft
footcandle
ft-c
footlambert
ft-L
foot-pound-second (system) fps
freezing point fp
frequency spell out
fusion point fnp
G
greatest common divisor gcd
II
henry h
horsepower hp
horse-power-hour hp-hr
hour hr
hundred
C
I
inch in
inches per second ips
inside diameter ID
J
joule
j
K
kilocalorie kcal
kilocycles per second kc
kilogram kg
kilometer km
kilometers per second kmps
kilovolt kv
kilovolt-ampere kva
kilowatt kw
kilowatthour kwhr
L
lambert L
latitude lat or
$
least common multiple lem
logarithm (common) log
logarithm (natural) log or In
longitude long, or X
lumen lm
M
mass spell out
maximum max