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A newton is defined as 1 kg⋅m/s 2 (it is a named derived unit defined in terms of the SI base units). [1]: 137 One newton is, therefore, the force needed to accelerate one kilogram of mass at the rate of one metre per second squared in the direction of the applied force.
Force; system unit code (alternative) symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combinations SI: giganewton: GN GN 1.0 GN (220,000,000 lb f) GN LT-f. GN LT-f ST-f; GN LTf
The table below lists units supported by {{convert}}. More complete lists are linked for each dimension. ... kilonewton: kN kN ... newton-metre: Nm N⋅m
Force (system unit unit-code symbol or abbrev. notes sample default conversion combination output units SI: giganewton: GN GN Allows triple output units.
Metric prefixes; Text Symbol Factor or; yotta Y 10 24: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: zetta Z 10 21: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000: exa E 10 18: 1 000 000 000 000 000 000: peta P 10 15: 1 000 000 000 000 000: tera T
kilonewton (kN) 5 kN The force applied by the engine of a small car during peak acceleration [citation needed] 8 kN The maximum force achieved by weight lifters during a 'clean and jerk' lift [18] (During the clean part) 9 kN The bite force of one adult American alligator [19] 10 4 N 16.5 kN The bite force of a 5.2 m (17 ft) saltwater crocodile ...
The NIST document gives conversion factors correct to 7 places. Factors in bold are exact. If exact factors have more than 7 places, they are rounded and no longer exact. This convert module replaces these rounded figures with the exact figures. For example, the NIST document has 1 square mile = 2.589 988 E+06 square meters.
Conversions between units in the metric system are defined by their prefixes (for example, 1 kilogram = 1000 grams, 1 milligram = 0.001 grams) and are thus not listed in this article. Exceptions are made if the unit is commonly known by another name (for example, 1 micron = 10 −6 metre).