Units of measure

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The units of measure used in this tool are the following:

 

TIME UNITS:
oh: The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds.
omin: A minute is a unit of measurement of time. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds.
os: The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units (SI) base unit of time.
LENGHT UNITS:
om: The metre (or meter) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
ocm: A centimetre (American spelling: centimeter) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.
okm: The kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres.
VOLUME UNITS:
oL: The litre (or liter) is a unit of volume equal to 1 cubic decimetre (dm3), to 1,000 cubic centimetres (cm3), and to 1/1,000 cubic metre.
om3: The cubic metre (US spelling: cubic meter) is the SI derived unit of volume. It is the volume of a cube with edges one metre in length.
MASS UNITS:
okg: The kilogram or kilogramme is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units.
ot: The ton is a unit ofmass equal to 1,000 kilograms (kg).