Acceleration Converter
Acceleration is the rate at which velocity changes. The SI unit is the meter per second squared. Standard gravity (1 g) is 9.80665 m/s² and is used to describe forces felt in vehicles, aircraft, and spacecraft. Geophysics measures small gravity variations in gals and milligals.
26 units supported Base unit meter per second squared (m/s²)
Multiply the number of meters per second squared by 0.101971621298 to get standard gravity. How this is calculated
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Acceleration conversion is commonly needed when vehicle performance, physics, and aerospace.
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Convert Meter per Second Squared to other acceleration units
1 m/s² expressed in every other acceleration unit on this site.
- Meter per Second Squared m/s² 1
- Kilometer per Second Squared km/s² 0.001
- Decimeter per Second Squared dm/s² 10
- Centimeter per Second Squared cm/s² 100
- Millimeter per Second Squared mm/s² 1,000
- Micrometer per Second Squared µm/s² 1,000,000
- Nanometer per Second Squared nm/s² 1,000,000,000
- Picometer per Second Squared pm/s² 1,000,000,000,000
- Femtometer per Second Squared fm/s² 1,000,000,000,000,000
- Attometer per Second Squared am/s² 1e+18
- Hectometer per Second Squared hm/s² 0.01
- Dekameter per Second Squared dam/s² 0.1
- Kilometer per Hour per Second (km/h)/s 3.6
- Foot per Second Squared ft/s² 3.2808399
- Inch per Second Squared in/s² 39.370079
- Yard per Second Squared yd/s² 1.0936133
- Mile per Second Squared mi/s² 0.00062137119
- Mile per Hour per Second (mi/h)/s 2.2369363
- Gal Gal 100
- Milligal mGal 100,000
- Microgal µGal 100,000,000
- Standard Gravity g 0.10197162
- Gravity (Moon) g☾ 0.61728395
- Gravity (Mars) g♂ 0.2687623
- Gravity (Jupiter) g♃ 0.040338846
- Gravity (Sun) g☉ 0.003649635
Complete list of acceleration units
All 26 units this converter supports, each stated against the meter per second squared (m/s²).
| Unit | Symbol | System | In meters per second squared | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meter per Second Squared | m/s² | SI | base unit (m/s²) | m/s2 to gm/s2 to ft/s2 |
| Kilometer per Second Squared | km/s² | SI | 1 km/s² = 1,000 m/s² | — |
| Decimeter per Second Squared | dm/s² | SI | 1 dm/s² = 0.1 m/s² | — |
| Centimeter per Second Squared | cm/s² | SI | 1 cm/s² = 0.01 m/s² | — |
| Millimeter per Second Squared | mm/s² | SI | 1 mm/s² = 0.001 m/s² | — |
| Micrometer per Second Squared | µm/s² | SI | 1 µm/s² = 0.000001 m/s² | — |
| Nanometer per Second Squared | nm/s² | SI | 1 nm/s² = 1e-9 m/s² | — |
| Picometer per Second Squared | pm/s² | SI | 1 pm/s² = 1e-12 m/s² | — |
| Femtometer per Second Squared | fm/s² | SI | 1 fm/s² = 1e-15 m/s² | — |
| Attometer per Second Squared | am/s² | SI | 1 am/s² = 1e-18 m/s² | — |
| Hectometer per Second Squared | hm/s² | SI | 1 hm/s² = 100 m/s² | — |
| Dekameter per Second Squared | dam/s² | SI | 1 dam/s² = 10 m/s² | — |
| Kilometer per Hour per Second | (km/h)/s | Metric | 1 (km/h)/s = 0.277777777778 m/s² | — |
| Foot per Second Squared | ft/s² | Imperial | 1 ft/s² = 0.3048 m/s² | ft/s2 to m/s2 |
| Inch per Second Squared | in/s² | Imperial | 1 in/s² = 0.0254 m/s² | — |
| Yard per Second Squared | yd/s² | Imperial | 1 yd/s² = 0.9144 m/s² | — |
| Mile per Second Squared | mi/s² | Imperial | 1 mi/s² = 1,609.344 m/s² | — |
| Mile per Hour per Second | (mi/h)/s | Imperial | 1 (mi/h)/s = 0.44704 m/s² | — |
| Gal | Gal | Metric | 1 Gal = 0.01 m/s² | — |
| Milligal | mGal | Metric | 1 mGal = 0.00001 m/s² | — |
| Microgal | µGal | Metric | 1 µGal = 1e-8 m/s² | — |
| Standard Gravity | g | Other | 1 g = 9.80665 m/s² | g to m/s2 |
| Gravity (Moon) | g☾ | Other | 1 g☾ = 1.62 m/s² | — |
| Gravity (Mars) | g♂ | Other | 1 g♂ = 3.72076 m/s² | — |
| Gravity (Jupiter) | g♃ | Other | 1 g♃ = 24.79 m/s² | — |
| Gravity (Sun) | g☉ | Other | 1 g☉ = 274 m/s² | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the base unit for acceleration?
Acceleration conversions on this site are calculated against the meter per second squared (m/s²).
Which acceleration units can I convert?
You can convert between 26 units, including meter per second squared, kilometer per second squared, decimeter per second squared, centimeter per second squared, and more.
Where is acceleration conversion useful?
It is commonly needed when vehicle performance, physics, and aerospace.
Does this converter mix measurement systems?
The converter supports SI, Metric, Imperial, Other units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.
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