Axis

Viscosity

stokesSt

The CGS unit of kinematic viscosity: 1 cm²/s.

Dimension
L²/T
Canonical signature
L^2*T^-1
System
metric historical
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 St = 0.0001 m²/s
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
stokes

Same dimension

Related units

square metre per secondsim²/scentistokesmetric historicalcStsquare centimetre per secondsicm²/ssquare foot per secondimperial usft²/ssquare foot per hourimperial usft²/h

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 St = 0.0001 m²/s

Exact relationship

10 St = 0.001 m²/s

Exact relationship