Galileo
type: Unit
description: The $\textit{Galileo}$ is the unit of acceleration of free fall used extensively in the science of gravimetry. The Galileo is defined as $1 \textit{centimeter per square second}$ ($1 cm/s^2$). Unfortunately, the Galileo is often denoted with the symbol Gal, not to be confused with the Gallon that also uses the same symbol.
applicable system: CGS
applicable system: CGS-GAUSS
conversion multiplier: 0.01
conversion multiplier SN: 1.0E-2
dbpedia match: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Gal
derived unit of system: CGS
derived unit of system: CGS-GAUSS
has dimension vector: A0E0L1I0M0H0T-2D0
has factor unit: FactorUnit
  exponent: -2
  has unit: SEC
has factor unit: FactorUnit
  exponent: 1
  has unit: CentiM
has quantity kind: Acceleration
has quantity kind: LinearAcceleration
iec61360 code: 0112/2///62720#UAB042
informative reference: https://cdd.iec.ch/cdd/iec62720/iec62720.nsf/Units/0112-2---62720%23UAB042
informative reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal
om unit: gal
plain text description: CGS unit of acceleration called gal with the definition: 1 Gal = 1 cm/s
symbol: Gal
ucum code: Gal
unece common code: A76
unit for quantity kind: Acceleration
unit for quantity kind: LinearAcceleration
wikidata match: Q500515