a | - | clearance angle |
abs | - | absorption |
ae | - | cutting depth |
av | - | average |
b | - | wedge angle |
BWG | - | Birmingham wire gauge, British standard for measuring thickness of wires and sheetmetal |
C | - | Celsius, or Centigrade (see also Fahrenheit) |
CCA | - | Copper-Chrome-Arsenate, water-borne preservative |
cm | - | centimeter |
cm2 | - | square centimeter |
CN | - | Chromium-Nickel |
Cocos n. | - | Cocos nucifera L. |
D | - | diameter |
dbh | - | diameter at breast height |
deg | - | degree (°) |
Dia | - | diameter |
emc | - | equilibrium moisture content, moisture content (mc) reached and held at given temperature and relative humidity of air |
F | - | Fahrenheit, °F = 1.8 × °C + 32 |
FAO | - | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
fig | - | figure |
ft | - | foot |
fz | - | feed per tooth |
g | - | gram |
g | - | rake angle |
h | - | hour |
ha | - | hectare |
HD | - | high density coconut palm stem material |
hp | - | horse power, 1 hp = 0.75 kW |
HSS | - | high-speed steel |
J | - | Joule |
KD | - | kiln-drying |
kg | - | kilogram |
kPa | - | kilopascal |
kW | - | kilowatt |
L | - | length |
LD | - | low density coconut palm stem material |
m | - | meter |
m3 | - | cubic meter |
max. | - | maximum |
me | - | moisture content (in % of dry matter) |
mci | - | initial moisture content |
MD | - | medium density coconut palm stem material |
min | - | minute (s) |
min-1 | - | rpm, revolution per minute |
mm | - | millimeter |
mN | - | meter newton |
MoE | - | modulus of elasticity |
MoR | - | modulus of rupture |
MPa | - | megapascal |
MS | - | mild steel |
N | - | newton |
n | - | tool rotational speed |
n.a. | - | not assessed |
NAPCP | - | Sodium Pentachlorophenate |
r.p.m. | - | revolutions per minute |
t | - | temperature, here also: dry bulb temperature |
t & g | - | tongue and groove |
TC | - | tungsten carbide |
TCT | - | tungsten carbide tipped |
th | - | thickness |
tw | - | wet bulb temperature |
Vc | - | cutting speed |
Vf | - | feed speed |
w | - | width |
wc | - | current weight |
wd | - | dry weight |
wod | - | ovendry weight (at 0 % mc) |
ww | - | wet weight |
z | - | number of cutting edges |