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    Are the following measurements usually used in Latin American Spanish? What do they stand for?

    N*m
    kgf*m
    KW


    Thanks!
    Mariana

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    No tengo idea... pero KW normalmente se refiere a Kilowatts

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    Hi Mariana,

    N*m = Newton by meter = Torque
    kgf*m Kilogram (force) by meter = Torque
    KW = kiloWatt = Power

    Cheers

    Jack

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    Thanks Jack!

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    Hello!
    The units are universal conventions, so meters is always writter as "m".
    N.m would mean Newton by meter everywhere in the world.
    Like the symbols for chemical elements.

    Cheers!

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    Thanks for all the answers!

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