get_physical_type¶
-
astropy.units.
get_physical_type
(unit)[source]¶ Given a unit, returns the name of the physical quantity it represents. If it represents an unknown physical quantity,
"unknown"
is returned.- Parameters
- unit
UnitBase
instance The unit to lookup
- unit
- Returns
- physicalstr
The name of the physical quantity, or unknown if not known.