Length conversion chart

 Table of Contents:

• Length conversion table
• Length conversion chart
• Inch definition
• Feet definition
• Meter definition
• Imperial US measuring system. US measurement system
• Metric measurement system

length converter length converter is an instrument that allows rapid transformation in length measurement using imperial and metrics. It's not just that. It's also equipped with twenty measures of length:

• Anstrom (A)
• Picometers (pm)
• Nanometers (nm)
• Micrometers (mm)
• millimeters (mm)
• centimeters (cm)
• decimeters (dm)
• meters (m)
• Meters, centimeters, and meters
• kilometers (km)

• One tenth of an inch (mil /thou)
• inches (in)
• feet (ft)
• feet and inches
• yards (yd)
• miles (mi)

• (nmi) mile nautical distance (nmi)
• Sun radii (R)
• Light years (ly)
• Units of Astronomy (au)
• parsecs (pc)

It's an length conversion calculator can be operated by entering the numbers (up from 11 in the calculation) into the calculator. The calculator then calculates your length converter then returns your results for each unit , in real-time. Choose the unit you want to carry out this length conversion to an alternative to the one that are defaulted by Omni. Omni team. When you're looking to make a conversion between different areas, an alternative choice is to utilize the

Table of length conversion

To find out the conversion factors that are applicable to the most commonly used length units, look at this table of length conversions

millimeter (mm)	centimeter (cm)	Meter (m)	kilometer (km)	inch (in)	feet or foot (ft)	yard (yd)	mile (mi)	(nmi) is the nautical mile. (nmi)
1 millimeter (mm)	1	0.1	0.001	0.000001	0.03937	0.003281	0.0010936	0.0000006214	0.00000054
One centimeter (cm)	10	1	0.01	0.00001	0.3937	0.03281	0.010936	0.000006214	0.0000054
1 Meter (m)	1000	100	1	0.001	39.37	3.281	1.0936	0.0006214	0.00054
1 kilometer (km)	1000000	100000	1000	1	39370	3281	1093.6	0.6214	0.54
1 " (in)	25.4	2.54	0.0254	0.0000254	1	0.08333	0.02778	0.000015783	0.000013715
1 foot equals feet (ft)	304.8	30.48	0.3048	0.0003048	12	1	0.33333	0.0001894	0.00016458
1 yard (yd)	914.4	91.44	0.9144	0.0009144	36	3	1	0.0005682	0.0004937
1 . Mile (mi)	1609344	160934	1609.3	1.6093	63360	5280	1760	1	0.869
1.25 nautical miles (nmi)	1852000	185200	1852	1.852	72913	6076	2025.4	1.1508	1

We've decided to reduce a certain number of conversion variables to make them be included in this table. Therefore, some values may not be precise, but they do have a certain degree of accuracy.

Length conversion chart

If you're trying to find a way to swiftly switch between units within the same system, take a look at these two length charts:

1. The measurement system measures.

Let us look at an example

• 6 km = 6 * 1000 = 6000 m
• 180 cm = 180 / 100 = 1.8 m

1. Imperial US measure system. US measure system

For instance:

• 5 yd = 5 * 3 = 15 ft
• 144 in = 144 / 12 = 12 ft

We've also decided to make a list of the most frequently requested length conversions. The most popular ones you'll find are:

1. feet to metersor feet-to-meters

Are you trying to determine the number of feet within the meter? Here's your answer:

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet which is equal to three feet, 3 1/4 inches
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. cm to inches/inch to centimeter

Find out how many centimeters comprise an inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. feet to inches and inches converted to feet

To convert between inches and feet you can make use of:

• 1 foot equals 12 inches
• 1 . 0.08333 feet one-third of one foot

1. yards to feetor yards to feet

How many feet of space can fit into the yard? Three!

• 1 yard = 3 feet
• 1 foot 0.3333 yards, 1/3 of one yard

1. feet to milesor miles to miles

Have you ever considered the number of feet you could calculate in one mile?

• 1 foot 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

The "inch" (abbreviate which means "or ") is an measurement of length in the Imperial or the US the system of metric. The word has multiple definitions, including the width of the thumb. In certain languages e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the term "inch" originates from the word thumb , or in some instances, it's the exact concept. From the 14th century until the present day, an inch was defined in the reign of King Edward I. England through a definition of three barley grains that were round and dry, placed between their ends in a lengthwise. The definition of an inch changed over time until the 1950's, when the international standard for usage was established and, since then, the definition of an inch is precisely 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

A single inch equals one third of one yard. 1/12 of a foot or 1/6360 of one mile.

On a regular basis inches are used in several countries, including those in the US, UK, Canada and many other nations that were once in the British Empire. Along with length, width and length are measured in various dimensions. They are also measured using units of in inches (e.g. the size of shoes).

What's measured in inches? It's not only for the US but for all across the globe?

• screen dimensions of smartphones, monitors TVs, and monitors (specifically dimensions of the diagonals of rectangular screens)
• resolution for screen PPI (pixels per inch)
• dimensions of tires size of tires e.g. wheels for cars or bicycles,
• various instruments and pipe of different dimensions
• Certain sports equipments use the value of an inch. e.g. for archery.
• in the realm of science, e.g. Acoustics in the field of science, for example. The Acoustics microphones, as well as the dimensions of loudspeakers.

The phrase "International inch" refers to: International inch is the equivalent to:

• 10,000 10ths of one tenth
• 1,000 thou/mil
• 100 points , or Gries
• 72 PostScript points
• 6 computer picas
• 3 barleycorns
• 2.54 centimeters exactly
• 0.999998 US Survey inches
• 1/3 of or 0.333 palms
• 1/4, or 0.25 hands
• 1/12 (1/12) or 0.08333 feet
• 1/36 or 0.02777 yards

Feet definition

The term foot (abbreviate to "ft," or ') can be described as one of the measurement units used in the Imperial or US standard system of measuring. It's a measurement built upon the body of a human, as the name implies. The measurement was standardized in the 50s and is still being used since equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The usage of feet has been utilized since the beginning of time across various cultures, but the length of a person's foot varied across different cultures. The foot was utilized, e.g. in:

• Ancient Rome: 1 foot = 11.6 inches (295.7 mm). This was the standard size foot, however in certain provinces, it could be as big at 13.2 inches (334 millimeters)
• Greece: 1 foot = 10.6-13.8 inches (270 - 350 millimeters)
• Indus cities in the Bronze Age: 1 foot equals 13.2 inches (333.5 millimeters)
• Egypt is the equivalent to twelve inches (304.8 millimeters)

The imperial public measure which isn't officially recognized. standards, Greenwich

The measurement of the foot widely used throughout England The measurement of the foot is used in England. England the measurement of feet also changed over the years , beginning with Roman standards. Then Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced, and it was later removed. The definition of feet varied from cities and regions, as well as city to city, and then the kings altered the measurement in accordance with their personal preferences. e.g., Henry I was believed to have ordered the development for a brand new norm, inspired by his arm. Then, Edward II of England introduced the concept of standardization. The statute foot was introduced, which was 10/11 shorter than the previous foot. Finalization on the length of the foot was announced in 1959, following the International yard-and-pound agreement that was concluded. Since then, the yard length within the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is equal to precisely 0.9144 meters. When yard length was first defined and foot length was an element, it was possible to be calculated as well. This is similar to:

1 foot = (1/3) * yard = (1/3) * 0.9144 m = 0.3048 m

In the US two kinds of feet are used on a regular basis, which is the international foot, as well as the standard foot.

1. International footAlso called the standard foot, it was first standardized in the 50s. It is used extensively across a variety of fields. It's equivalent of 0.3048 meters 1 . International foot 0.3048 millimeters, and we've used the symbol to communicate the significance of the amount. The measure used internationally is equivalent to one human foot that is 13 inches in size (UK) and the size of 14 inches (US male).
2. Survey foot This is the US survey foot. is almost identical in size and shape to the bottom in the Earth. However, the word Nearly is the primary . The definition of survey foot is precisely 1200/3937 meters 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you will see, it appears to be a tiny change, but it's an enormous change in seven decimal! It's less than 0,609 millimeters 609 nanometers when you compare one foot type with the other. What's the reason to care? It's important because the difference isn't significant when comparing objects that are small However , the difference becomes significant when we begin measuring many thousands of feet as when we map or use a State-Plane Coordinate System (SPCS). Additionally, the law regarding the survey foot varies among the 50 states.
   • The states of 24 have signed a laws which states that measures for surveying must be based on US survey foot. US survey feet is the feet used to survey.
   • Eight states have voted to adopt the announcement in line to the world foot
   • 18 states are still to define the proportion of the conversion to the measurement unit. But don't worry all the time if you require of the conversion to conduct your daily conveyances or surveying of your land. The difference isn't that important for shorter distances (less than 1 mile) and it doesn't matter what definition you decide to apply.
   Another measurement for the foot, which is the Indian survey foot . It's described as precisely 0.3047996 M: 1. Indian survey feet equals 0.3047996 meters

Feet as well as the whole imperial system is extensively used throughout the US. There is only one exception in the US. The US is regarded as being the only industrialized country in the world that hasn't accepted the International System of Units, that is called the measurement system in units of measurement that are the metric unit. Two other countries that use the measurement system include Liberia in Africa and Africa as well as Myanmar (also called Burma) that is situated within Southeast Asia. Canadians as well as the British utilize two systems, imperial and metric (e.g. the height of men is usually expressed in feet , but inches are also utilized).

Feet aren't widely used in countries that are not English-speaking. One of the most obvious examples could be the measurement of the elevation of an aircraft in the international travel industry.

Meter definition

Meter (British English: metre) is the most widely used length unit that is used in a range of metrics, such as the ones used in the International System of Units (SI).

Meter's definition was modified in the course of the way that scientific methods of measuring changed. The definition of meter is which is path that light travels in a vacuum, which is 1/99,792,458 seconds.

What was its definition through the decades?

• The first tests of the definition of meter began in 1790. In 1790-1790, the French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter must be equivalent to its length as a pendulum , and one second of the half-period. You can test the accuracy of this figure using the pendulum calculator. Enter the number 2 in the duration box of the pendulum, and you'll be able to calculate the length of the pendulum. In fact, it's just a meters (0.993621 metres).

• In 1973, the circumference Earth was selected as an unambiguous reference point. "Meter" was the term used to describe it "meter" was used to refer to one-tenth of the distance which runs from the equator to North Pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one tenth of the quarter meridional circumference of Earth which is located in the meridian that connects Paris and the Earth and Paris
• From 1799 until 1889 during the time period of 1799 to the years 1889-1799. the elements of brass, platinum and the alloy of platinum and 10 percent iridium meters were developed to create the element which could serve as a basis for the length of the Earth's meridian. This was done in the 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889, which established that the term "meter" refers to the length between two parallel lines in a typical bar made of this type of alloy. It is the International Prototype Meter is housed in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures situated in Sevres close to Paris. The definition of meter was utilized in 1960 and up to when it was the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 between 1960 and 1983 The meters were revamped in the decade of 1960. The name was changed to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths derived from Krypton86. Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" as 1/299,792,458 as a measure of the amount of light that moves per minute. Its definition of the term "meter" is in force up until the present.

The table below gives the time-line of the meter definition (by Cardarelli, 2003).

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
1/10,000,000 in the quadrant which is located along Meridian	1795	500-100 mm	10 -4
The first prototype of the platinum bar standard	1799	50-10 mm	10 -5
Platinum-iridium bar that has melting point of the of one of the (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars that melt in the surface of the atmospheric pressure of ice which is supported by 2 rollers (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine atomic shift; 1650763.73 Spectrum of light wavelengths resulting from Krypton-86's specific transformation (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
A distance or route that light travels in a vacuum can be measured by fractions of a second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

Imperial (US) measure system. US measurement system

It's also called Imperial. US measurement system and measurement systems in the US measurements systems don't exactly exactly the identical, however in terms of length measurements , they're identical (they differ in the volume measurements and volume measures, which means e.g. the cup may contain a quantity of floz which differs between the measurement methods). The only countries to not accept the metric system were three countries that were: three countries: the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

The six most commonly used US length units (also called imperial length units) were included in our length converter:

• 1 millimeter (mil or one thousandth of one inch (mil/thou),
• Inches (in),
• feet (ft),
• feet and inches
• yards (yd),
• miles (mi).

There are two additional length units, however they're not included in the length converter on purpose: The term "furlong" refers to the fact that the "furlong"'s conversion ratio isn't widely understood as well as the word league was the most widely used measurement across Europe across Europe as well as Latin America but is no any longer an official measurement across any region. But, you can locate these units below, as well being the most commonly used values:

Unit	In comparison to the previous	Feet	Millimeters	Meters
Thous (th)		1/12000	0.0254	0.0000254
inch (in)	1000 thou	1/12	25.4	0.0254
foot (ft)	12 inches	1	304.8	0.3048
yard (yd)	3 feet	3	914.4	0.9144
chain (ch)	22 yards	66	20116.8	20.1168
furlong (fur)	10 chains	660	201168	201.168
mile (mi)	8 furlongs	5280	1609344	1609.344
league (lea)	3 miles	15840	4828032	4828.032

Metric measurement system

The measurement system of metric, commonly known as"the International System of Units (SI) has the international decimal system that is used to measure weights and measurements. It is extensively used across the world (apart from the 3 nations mentioned in the previous paragraphs) It is simple to utilize, practical and useful. The four basic units in the measurement system for measurement in metric are:

• meters ( m) for length
• kg ( kg) for mass (check out this conversion of weight),
• Second ( s) for time,
• ampere (A) for electromagnetism.

In addition there are 22 derivative units that are named after them exist. They are divided in five groups:

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measure of electrical potential
• OHM is a measure of electrical resistance,
• Tesla A measurement that measures the density of magnets
• weber is a kind of magnetic flux,
• farad A measurement of capacitance electrical,
• Henry is a term that refers to conductivity of electrical energy.
• Siemens can be described as an electrical conductance type,
• Coulomb could be an expression used to refer to an electric charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt A unit of electrical or mechanical power,
• Newton The mechanical term for Newton. force
• Jourle A type of electrical, mechanical or thermodynamic energy
• Pascal A pressure unit.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel is a unit of radioactive decay,
• Sievert Sievert, an absorption unit for the radiation ionising. You can determine the radiation dose you received while you were at the airport using the calculator for radiation calculations for flights.
• grey is an element of Ionizing radiation
• Lux is an expression that is used to refer to luminescent flux
• lumen is an expression used to refer to the intensity of light.

1. Circular arcs as well as Spherical surfaces

• Radian is a kind of circular arc
• Sterandian Sterandian part of the surface.

1. Other

• degree Celsius can be described as a measurement in thermodynamic temperatures. It is possible to use this temperature converter that converts the degree Celsius into Kelvins or Fahrenheit.
• Katal is an element of catalytic activity,
• hertz A number that is used to count how many times in a second.