| Abbreviation | Explanation |
|---|---|
| a | Acceleration |
| A | Area, Vector magnetic potential, Amplitude |
| B | Magnetic flux density |
| Br | Residual induction |
| c | Viscous damping constant, Specific heat |
| C | Thermal capacitance, Fluid conductance |
| d | Diameter |
| MDOF | Master Degrees of freedom |
| E | Young's modulus of elasticity |
| f | Frequency of vibration, Friction factor |
| F | Force |
| g | Gravitational acceleration |
| G | Shear modulus |
| h | Average convection coefficient, Height |
| H | Magnetic field intensity |
| Hc | Coercive force |
| I | Moment of inertia, Electrical current |
| ITS | Integration time step |
| J | Torsional moment of inertia, Electrical current density |
| k | Spring constant, Thermal conductivity |
| KI | Stress intensity factor |
|
| Length |
| L | Inductance, Length |
| m | Mass |
| M | Moment |
| Nu | Nusselt number |
| P, p | Pressure |
| Pr | Prandtl number |
| q | Heat flow rate |
|
| Heat generation rate |
| r | Radius |
| R | Electrical resistance, Reaction |
| Re | Reynolds number |
| t | Thickness, Time |
| T | Temperature |
| u | Displacement |
| V, v | Velocity, Voltage |
| w | Flow rate, Width |
| W | Weight |
|
| Centroid location |
| α | Coefficient of thermal expansion, Thermal diffusivity |
| γ | Weight density |
| δ, Δ | Deflection |
| ε | Strain, Emissivity, Permittivity |
| ν | Poisson's ratio |
| Θ | Angle |
| ξ | Damping ratio |
| μ | Magnetic permeability, Viscosity, Coefficient of friction |
| ρ | Mass density, Electrical resistivity |
| σyp | Yield stress |
| τ | Period of vibration, Shear stress |
| ω | Circular frequency of vibration, Fluid flow rate, Angular velocity |
| σ | Electrical conductivity, direct stress |
Other symbols and abbreviations are defined where used.