Axis

Acceleration

galGal

A CGS acceleration unit of 1 cm/s², used in gravimetry.

Dimension
acceleration
Canonical signature
L*T^-2
System
si accepted
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 Gal = 0.01 m/s²
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
galileo, cm/s², gals

Same dimension

Related units

metre per second squaredsim/s²standard gravitysi acceptedg₀foot per second squaredimperial usft/s²

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 Gal = 0.01 m/s²

Exact relationship

10 Gal = 0.1 m/s²

Exact relationship