| 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 |
