List of measurement units

This is a list of measurement units used throughout galactic history in science, mathematics, and other studies.

Data Storage

• 1 kilobit
• 1 gigabit
• 1 SK
• 1 Bz
• 1 petabyte
• 1 exabyte
• 1 exanode

Length

• DIST (general use in vague situations with no other unit, abbreviation for distance)
• 1 nanometer
• 1 millimeter (mm)
• 1 centimeter
• 1 glekk (Twi'lek unit of measure)
• 1 inch
• 1 foot
• 1 cubit
• 1 yard
• 1 meter (m) = 1 Imperial standard meter
• 1 Trogan meter = 25% larger than Imperial standard meter
• 1 phonoka
• 1 kuba = the distance of a Jawa clan in single file, about 2 m
• 1 Strong-Stroke ≈ 400 meters
• 1 kilometer (km) = 1 khelter = 1,000 meters (referred to by pilots and soldiers as a "klick")
• 1 salt pan = 1.2 km
• 1 mile ≈ 1.6 km
• 1 visvia = 1.6 km
• 1 megalight
• 1 light-year ≈ 9.5×10¹⁵ meters
• 1 parsec = 3.26 light years ≈ 31×10¹⁵ meters

Area

• 1 square meter (m²)
• 1 hectare

Volume

• 1 pint
• 1 gallon
• 1 litre
• 1 cubic centimeter (cm³)
• 1 cubic meter (m³)
• 1 cubic kilometer (km³)

Temperature

• 1 degree standard
• 1 degree Celsius
• 1 degree
• 1 degree Fahrenheit

Time

Standard time measurements:

• 1 nanosecond
• 1 microsecond
• 1 second
• 1 minute = 60 seconds
• 1 hour = 60 minutes
• 1 standard hour
• 1 day = 24 hours
• 1 local week
• 1 standard week
• 1 standard month (10-month calendar) = 7 weeks
• 1 standard year = 368 days
• 1 decade
• 1 standard century = 100 standard years
• 1 millennium

Time measurements used in one region, culture, or era:

• 1 Imperial minute
• 1 ket
• 1 klekket = 2 standard months
• 1 grimnal
• 1 progression
• 1 cergl-unit (Squib unit of measure)

Mass & Weight

• 1 microgram
• 1 milligram
• 1 Coruscant Standard Carat
• 1 carat
• 1 gram
• 1 ket = 1 gram
• 1 kilogram
• 1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms
• 1 pound

Speed

• 1 kilometer per hour (km/h)
• 1 mile per hour (mph)
• 1 megalight (MGLT)
• c (speed of light)

Acceleration

• 1 g-force (G or Gee)
• 1 Sublight Unit per Standard Time Part
• 1 megalight per second (MGLT/s)

Pressure

• 1 sangen
• 1 millibar
• 1 pascal
• 1 standard atmosphere
• 1 Bp

Tension

• 1 gat

Rotation

• 1 degree = 1/360th of a full circle
• Right angle (90 degrees)

UV Index

• Reaches to a peak of 44.9

Gravity

• 1 g-force
  • Also g force, 1G, or 1 g

Artillery rankings

• 1 megatome
• Df
• FD number
• v-

Shield strength

• 1 SBD
• 1 watt (shield dissipation)

Hull rating

• 1 RU

Maneuverability rating

• 1 DPF

Energy

• 1 joule
• 1 albar
• 1 megajoule = 1,000,000 joules
• 1 gigaton = 1,000,000,000 tons of TNT
• 1 watt
• 1 gigawatt
• 1 Energy Unit, approximately the energy required to power a single shot from a standard blaster
• 1 Power Unit, possibly equal or close to an Energy Unit

Frequency

• 1 microhertz
• 1 terahertz

Propulsion

• 1 KTU

Musical units

• Key, as in "Key of Cresh"
• Octave

Cost

• Credit

Quantities

• Imperial crans, used to measure amounts of food, e.g 12 Imperial crans of Ubuuga caviar.

Behind the scenes

The metric system is the primary form of measurement. However, temperature units would not be named Kelvin, or Fahrenheit, since they were named for men from Earth, but rather by centigrade or the more benign "standard" developed in the online Visual Guides. Despite this, certain units are used that are named after scientists from Earth, including celsius, watt, joule, and hertz.

The metric system also applies to quantities as well, beyond the standard SI prefix. See Large Numbers for more details.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• HoloNet News (weather)
• Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope

Sources

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
• Pirates & Privateers
• Visual Guide Chapter 6: Lost in the Desert, Image 2 on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)

Notes and references

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