forth/cora-help.txt

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Coraphyco - COnversion RAtios and PHYsical COnstnts in Forth
Words and constants for converting amounts between measurement
units.
GLOSSARY
-> r1 r2 r3 -- cora `convert'
Convert quantity r1 of units r2 to units r3 and display results.
r1 must be floating-point type (append `e' to decimal
representation). r2 and r3 are the base unit conversion factors
for r1 units and target units, respectively. Constants hve been
defined for a wide variety of units (See `help-const').
->E r1 r2 r3 -- cora `convert-E'
Convert quantity r1 of units r2 to units r3 and display results
in engineering notation. See `->'.
MKS r1 r2 -- cora `M-K-S'
Convert quantity r1 of units r2 to units r2 base units (m, kg,
ms, ...) and display results.
C>F r -- cora `C-to-F'
Convert Celcius temperature to Fahrenheit and display result.
F>C r -- cora `F-to-C'
Convert Fahrenheit temperature to Celcius and display result.
HELP -- cora `help'
Display this help text.
CONSTANTS
Linear measure (length/distance) (Standard unit: M))
M meter FT foot NMI nautical mile
KM kilometer IN inch AU astronomical unit
CM centimeter YD yard LY light year
MM millimeter MI mile PC parsec
Mass (standard unit: KG)
KG kilogram MT tonne/metric ton T ton
G gram LB pound OZ ounce
Time (standard unit: MS)
MS millisecond HR hour WK week
S second DAY YR year
MINUTE
Angle (standard unit: radian (dimensionless))
CIRCLE AMIN arc minute ASEC arc second
DEG degree
Area (standard unit: M^2)
M^2 square meter ACRE HECTARE
FT^2 square feet ARE
Volume (standard unit: M^3)
M^3 cubic meter PT pint TBSP tablespoon
CC cubic centimeter FLOZ fluid ounce TSP teaspoon
IN^3 cubic inch BBL petroleum barrel L liter
GAL gallon CUP ML milliliter
QT quart
Speed (standard unit: M/S)
M/S meters per second MACH speed of sound (STP)
C light in vacuum
Acceleration (standard unit: M/S^2)
M/S^2 meters per second per second
GEE standard gravitational acceleration