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DICTIONARY CHANGES FOR MUSE 1.1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- NEW ENTRIES CHANGED DEFINITIONS NEW UNITS - New Molecular Amount Units - New Mass Units - New Volume Units - New Velocity Units - New Area Units - New Energy Units - New Density Units - New Molar Concentration Units - New Molar Volume Units - New Mass-Time Dosage Units - New Dosage Amount Units - New Mass-Area Dosage Units - New Area Dosage Amount Units - New Flow Rate Units - New Signal Measure Units - New Power Units - New Monetary Amount Units CHANGED UNITS SYNONYMS, ARRAYS, AND FORMULAS - Synonyms Removed - Synonyms Changed - Synonyms Added GRAMMAR RULES NEW ENTRIES ----------------- Chart: a command verb that instructs MUSE to chart the current query. “Chart” (without quotation marks) must appear at the beginning of the current query. CHANGED DEFINITIONS ----------------- “centimeters” is “the CGS base unit of length (also metric)”! “grams” is “the CGS base unit of length (also metric)”! “radians” is “the SI (Système Internationale d’Unités) supplementary unit of linear angle”! “steradians” is “the SI (Système Internationale d’Unités) supplementary unit of solid angle”! Add the class “Queries” to the dictionary. It contains all the queries which are built by the query builder. Changed the base entry “mean” to “average” and made “mean” a synonym of “average” NEW UNITS ----------------- NEW MOLECULAR AMOUNT UNITS “millimoles” is “moles/1000 ∂ molecular amounts ∂ chemical measure”! “micromoles” is “millimoles/1000 ∂ molecular amounts ∂ chemical measure”! “nanomoles” is “micromoles/1000 ∂ molecular amounts ∂ chemical measure”! “picomoles” is “nanomoles/1000 ∂ molecular amounts ∂ chemical measure”! “femtomoles” is “picomoles/1000 ∂ molecular amounts ∂ chemical measure”! NEW MASS UNITS “nanograms” is “micrograms/1000 ∂ mass ∂ physics measure”! “picograms” is “nanograms/1000 ∂ mass ∂ physics measure”! NEW VOLUME UNITS “ankers” is “8 1/2 imperial gallons ∂ volume ∂ Imperial measure”! “pins” is “9 pottles ∂ volume ∂ Imperial measure”! “barrels” is “2 kilderkins ∂ volume ∂ Imperial measure”! “puncheons” is “2 barrels ∂ volume ∂ Imperial measure”! “butts” is “3 barrels ∂ volume ∂ Imperial measure”! “beer bottles” is “12 fluid ounces ∂ volume ∂ wine & spirits measure”! “beer case” is “24 beer bottles ∂ volume ∂ wine & spirits measure”! “beer keg” is “30 gallons ∂ volume ∂ wine & spirits measure”! “half keg” is “beer keg/2 ∂ volume ∂ wine & spirits measure”! “quarter keg” is “beer keg/4 ∂ volume ∂ wine & spirits measure”! NEW VELOCITY UNITS “meters per minute” is “meters/minutes ∂ velocity ∂ physics measure”! “centimeters per second” is “centimeters/seconds ∂ velocity ∂ physics measure”! “miles per minute” is “miles/minutes ∂ velocity ∂ standard measure”! “feet per minute” is “feet/minutes ∂ velocity ∂ physics measure”! “inches per second” is “inches/seconds ∂ velocity ∂ physics measure”! NEW AREA UNITS “tsubo” is “3.3 square meters ∂ area ∂ Japanese measure”! NEW ENERGY UNITS “MWHs” is “1000 KWHs ∂ energy ∂ standard measure” “GWHs” is “1000 MWHs ∂ energy ∂ standard measure” NEW DENSITY UNITS “milligrams per liter” is “milligrams/liter ∂ density ∂ physics measure” “micrograms per liter” is “micrograms/liter ∂ density ∂ physics measure” “nanograms per liter” is” nanograms/liters ∂ density ∂ physics measure” “milligrams per milliliter” is “milligrams/milliliter ∂ density ∂ physics measure” “micrograms per milliliter” is”micrograms/milliliter ∂ density ∂ physics measure” “nanograms per milliliter” is”nanograms/milliliter ∂ density ∂ physics measure” “picograms per milliliter” is “picograms/milliliter ∂ density ∂ physics measure” NEW MOLAR CONCENTRATION UNITS “millimoles per milliliter” is “millimoles/milliliter ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “micromoles per milliliter” is “micromoles/milliliter ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “nanomoles per milliliter” is “nanomoles/milliliter ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “picomoles per milliliter” is “picomoles/milliliter ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “femtomoles per milliliter” is “femtomoles/milliliter ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “molars” is “moles/liters ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “millimolars” is “molars/1000 ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “micromolars” is “millimolars/1000 ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “nanomolars” is “micromolars/1000 ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” “picomolars” is “nanomolars/1000 ∂ molar concentration ∂ chemical measure” NEW MOLAR VOLUME UNITS “liters per millimole” is “liters/millimoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “liters per micromole” is “liters/micromoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “liters per nanomole” is “liters/nanomoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “liters per picomole” is “liters/picomoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “milliliters per mole” is “milliliters /moles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “milliliters per millimole” is “milliliters /millimoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “milliliters per micromole” is “milliliters /micromoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “milliliters per nanomole” is “milliliters /nanomoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “milliliters per picomole” is “milliliters /picomoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” “milliliters per femtomole” is “milliliters /femtomoles ∂ molar volume ∂ chemical measure” NEW MASS-TIME DOSAGE UNITS “grams per day” is “grams/days ∂ mass-time dosage ∂ medical measure” “milligrams per day” is “milligrams/days ∂ mass-time dosage ∂ medical measure” “micrograms per day” is “micrograms/days ∂ mass-time dosage ∂ medical measure” “grams per hour” is “grams/hours ∂ mass-time dosage ∂ medical measure” “milligrams per hour” is “milligrams/hours ∂ mass-time dosage ∂ medical measure” “micrograms per hour” is “micrograms/hours ∂ mass-time dosage ∂ medical measure” NEW DOSAGE AMOUNT UNITS “millimoles per day” is “millimoles/days ∂ dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “micromoles per day” is “micromoles/days ∂ dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “nanomoles per day” is “nanomoles/days ∂ dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “millimoles per hour” is “millimoles/hours ∂ dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “micromoles per hour” is “micromoles/hours ∂ dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “nanomoles per hour” is “nanomoles/hours ∂ dosage amount ∂ medical measure” NEW MASS-AREA DOSAGE UNITS “grams per square meter” is “grams/meters^2 ∂ mass-area dosage ∂ medical measure” “milligrams per square meter” is “milligrams/meters^2 ∂ mass-area dosage ∂ medical measure” “micrograms per square meter” is “micrograms/meters^2 ∂ mass-area dosage ∂ medical measure” NEW AREA DOSAGE AMOUNT UNITS “millimoles per square meter” is “millimoles/meters^2 ∂ area dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “micromoles per square meter” is “micromoles/meters^2 ∂ area dosage amount ∂ medical measure” “nanomoles per square meter” is “nanomoles/meters^2 ∂ area dosage amount ∂ medical measure” NEW FLOW RATE UNITS “milliliters per minute” is “milliliters/minutes∂ flow rate ∂ physics measure” “milliliters per hour” is “milliliters/hours ∂ flow rate ∂ physics measure” “cubic inches per second” is “cubic inches/seconds ∂ flow rate ∂ physics measure” NEW SIGNAL MEASURE UNITS “decibels per kilometer” is “decibels/kilometers ∂ attenuation ∂ signal measure” “dispersion” is “picoseconds/(nanometers*kilometers) ∂ optical dispersion ∂ signal measure” “dispersion slope” is “picoseconds/(nanometers^2*kilometers) ∂ optical dispersion slope ∂ signal measure” NEW POWER UNITS “femtowatts” is “watts/10^15 ∂ power ∂ electronics measure” Definition for “sidereal years” changed to the following: “sidereal years” is “365.25636 days ∂ solar time ∂ astronomy measure”! NEW MONETARY AMOUNT UNITS Added the following monetary amounts as of January 29, 1993 from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal: “Bahraini dinars” is “2.6522 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “Bolivian pesos” is “0.0020 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “cruzados” is “0.09045 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “forint” is “0.0134 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “inti” is “0.0000018 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “koruna” is “0.0382 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “Maltese lira” is “2.7397 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “rials” is “0.0112 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “rubles” is “0.001748 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “SDRs” is “1.43 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “Sol” is “0.000072 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! “Zloty” is “0.000078 dollars ∂ monetary amount ∂ standard measure”! CHANGED UNITS ----------------- “barrels” is now “wine barrels” changed “cubic feet per second” & “gallons per second” to the physics measure group changed unit group “electric dipole moment” to “electrical charge” changed unit group “dispersion” to “chemical dispersion” changed “hogsheads” is “3 kilderkins ∂ volume ∂ Imperial measure”! Monetary amounts have all been updated to close of business January 29, 1993 from the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. SYNONYMS, ARRAYS, AND FORMULAS ----------------- SYNONYMS REMOVED “feet cubed” is “cubic feet”! “foot cubed” is “cubic feet”! “ft. cubed” is “cubic feet”! “feet squared” is “square feet”! “ft. squared” is “square feet”! “foot squared” is “square feet”! “yard cubed” is “cubic yard”! “yards squared” is “square yard”! “inches cubed” is “cubic inches”! “inches squared” is “square inches”! “ins. squared” is “square inches”! “yd. cubed” is “cubic yard”! “yd. squared” is “square yard”! “centimeters cubed” is “cubic centimeters”! “centimeters squared” is “square centimeters”! “cms. cubed” is “cubic centimeters”! “cms. squared” is “square centimeters”! “all” is “summation” SYNONYMS CHANGED “units” changed to “units of measure” Changed “monetary amounts” to appear alphabetically. SYNONYMS ADDED “U.S. dollars” is “dollars” “Luxembourg francs” are “Belgian francs” “Deutsche marks” is “Deutschemarks” “ng” is “nanograms”! “ng.” is “nanograms”! “pg” is “picograms”! “pg.” is “picograms”! “Daltons” are “atomic mass units” “mmoles” is “millimoles”! “µmoles” is “millimoles”! “nmoles” is “nanomoles”! “pmoles” is “picomoles”! “fmoles” is “femtomoles”! “mg/dl” is “milligrams per deciliter” “µg/dl” is “micrograms per deciliter” “g/L” is “grams per liter” “mg/L” is “milligrams per liter” “µg/L” is “micrograms per liter” “ng/L” is “nanograms per liter” “mg/ml” is “milligrams per milliliter” “µg/ml” is “micrograms per milliliter” “ng/ml” is “nanograms per milliliter” “pg/ml” is “picograms per milliliter” “l/sec” is “liters per second” “molars” is “moles per liter” “mol/L” is “moles per liter” “mmolars” is “millimolars” “mmol/L” is “millimolars” “µmolars” is “micromolars” “µmol/L” is “micromolars” “nmolars” is “nanomolars” “nmol/L” is “nanomolars” “pmolars” is “picomolars” “pmol/L” is “picomolars” “mmol/ml” is “millimoles per milliliter” “µmol/ml” is “micromoles per milliliter” “nmol/ml” is “nanomoles per milliliter” “pmol/ml” is “picomoles per milliliter” “fmol/ml” is “femtomoles per milliliter” “L/mol” is “liters per mole” “L/mmol” is “liters per millimole” “L/µmol” is “liters per micromole” “L/nmol” is “liters per nanomole” “L/pmol” is “liters per picomole” “ml/mol” is “milliliters per mole” “ml/mmol” is “milliliters per millimole” “ml/µmol” is “milliliters per micromole” “ml/nmol” is “milliliters per nanomole” “ml/pmol” is “milliliters per picomole” “ml/fmol” is “milliliters per femtomole” “g/day” is “grams per day” “mg/day” is “milligrams per day” “µg/day” is “micrograms per day” “g/hour” is “grams per hour” “mg/hour” is “milligrams per hour” “µg/hour” is “micrograms per hour” “mmol/day” is “millimoles per day” “µmol/day” is “micromoles per day” “nmol/day” is “nanomoles per day” “mmol/h” is “millimoles per hour” “µmol/h” is “micromoles per hour” “nmol/h” is “nanomoles per hour” “ml/min” is “milliliters per minute” “ml/h” is “milliliters per hour” “mmol/L” is “millimolars” “µmol/L” is “micromolars” “nmol/L” is “nanomolars” “pmol/L” is “picomolars” “mmol/ml” is “millimoles per millilter” “µmol/ml” is “micromoles per millilter” “nmol/ml” is “nanomoles per millilter” “pmol/ml” is “picomoles per millilter” “fmol/ml” is “femtomoles per millilter” “renminbi” is “yuan” GRAMMAR RULES ----------------- GROUP: Conversions NAME: To feet & inches Added parentheses around result: “[660][1: number] ' `and` [2: number] “““ is “([1] feet+[2] inches) GROUP: Phrase Removal NAME: All... Added rule to make syntax consistent with the Query Builder: “[800] all [1: dimension]” is “[1] GROUP: Arithmetic Operators NAME: Plus and minus “[550][1: ¬ arithmetic operators] ±” is “[1]+± GROUP: Arithmetic Operators NAME: ...at...@ Removed expression to increase performance: “[550]at [1: expression] @” is “*[1] µ ...at...@ µ Arithmetic Operators”! 
