Unit Aliases

Compass supports a variety of ways to name a unit type, including singular, plural, and abbreviated forms. Note: Compass is not case sensitive when reading aliases.

unit type	variant	aliases supported
Distance	Meters	"meter", "meters"
Distance	Kilometers	"kilometer", "kilometers", "km"
Distance	Miles	"mile", "miles"
Distance	Inches	"inch", "inches", "in"
Distance	Feet	"feet", "ft"
Time	Hours	"hour", "hours", "hr", "hrs", "h"
Time	Minutes	"minute", "minutes", "min", "mins", "m"
Time	Seconds	"second", "seconds", "sec", "secs", "s"
Time	Milliseconds	"millisecond", "milliseconds", "ms"
Speed		forward slash-delimited as "/"
Grade	Percent	"percent"
Grade	Decimal	"decimal"
Grade	Millis	"millis"
Energy	GallonsGasoline	"gallonsgasoline", "gas"
Energy	GallonsDiesel	"gallonsdiesel", "diesel"
Energy	KilowattHours	"kilowatthours", "kilowatthour", "kwh"
Energy	LitersGasoline	"litersgasoline"
Energy	LitersDiesel	"litersdiesel"
EnergyRate		forward slash-delimited as "/" or "/"
Weight	Pounds	"pound", "pounds", "lb", "lbs"
Weight	Tons	"ton", "tons"
Weight	Kg	"kilogram", "kilograms", "kg", "kgs"