Axis

Wavenumber

kayserkayser

The historical wavenumber unit equal to cm⁻¹.

Dimension
1/L
Canonical signature
L^-1
System
metric historical
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 kayser = 100 m⁻¹
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
kaysers, cm-1 kayser

Same dimension

Related units

dot per inchcssdpidioptresi accepteddptinverse metresim⁻¹inverse centimetresicm⁻¹pixel per centimetrecssppcm

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 kayser = 100 m⁻¹

Exact relationship

10 kayser = 1,000 m⁻¹

Exact relationship