Force meter
A force meter is an instrument to measure the magnitude of a force. This is often just a spring contained within a cylinder that has a scale to mark the extension of the spring produced by the force. In the International System of Units, the unit of force is the newton (symbol N). A force meter that measures force in newtons may be referred to as a newtonmeter.
Kilogram-force per square centimetre
In SI units, the unit is converted to the SI derived unit pascal (Pa), which is defined as one newton per square metre (N/m). A newton is equal to a kg·m/s, and a kilogram-force is 9.80665 newtons, meaning that 1 kgf/cm equals 98.0665 kilopascals (kPa).