Category:Definitions/Gal

This category contains definitions related to Gal.

The CGS unit of acceleration is the gal.

$1$ gal is defined as $1$ centimetre per second squared:

$1 \, \mathrm {Gal} = 1 \, \mathrm {cm \, s^{-2} }$

$\ds $

$\ds 1$

$\ds \mathrm {Gal}$

gal (that is: centimetre per second squared)

$\quad$ CGS unit

$\ds $

$=$

$\ds 10^{-2}$

$\ds \mathrm {m \, s^{-2} }$

metre per second squared

$\quad$ SI unit

$\ds $

$\approx$

$\ds 3 \cdotp 2808 \times 10^{-2}$

$\ds \mathrm {ft \, s^{-2} }$

foot per second squared

$\quad$ FPS unit

Source of Name

This entry was named for Galileo Galilei.

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