length converter

 Table of Contents:

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

length converter length converter is a tool that permits rapid conversion into a length unit that is imperial and the length unit that is metric. But it's not only that. It also comes with twenty measurements of length:

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

• 1,000ths of an inch (mil /thou)
• inches (in)
• feet (ft)
• inches and feet
• yards (yd)
• miles (mi)

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

It's a length conversion calculator can be operated by entering units (up to eleven units within the same calculation) within the calculator. The tool calculates the length converter then returns your results for each unit, in real-time. Select the unit if you would prefer to perform this length-conversion to another unit, other than those which are used by default of Omni. Omni team. When you're looking to make a conversion between different areas, an alternative choice is to utilize the

Length conversion table

To learn what conversion factors apply to the most popular length units, check out the following table on length conversions.

millimeter (mm)	centimeter (cm)	Meter (m)	kilometer (km)	inch (in)	feet or feet or (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 fit into this table. Therefore, certain values might not be precise, but they are within a certain level of precision.

Length conversion chart

If you're trying to figure out how to quickly switch between units within one system, look at these two simple length chart conversions:

1. Measurement system is the measurement system metric

For instance:

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

1. The Imperial US measurement system. US measure system

For example:

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

We've also created an index of the most commonly asked length converters. The most frequently requested ones are:

1. meters-to-feetor feet-to-meters

If you're trying to determine the number of feet within one meter, here's the answer:

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet that is equivalent to three feet 3 1/4 inches, and 3 1/2 inches
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. inches to cmor inches in cm

Find out how many centimeters per inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. inches to feet or inches converted to feet

To convert between feet and inches, utilize:

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

1. Yards to yardsYards to feet

How many feet can you fit into your 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 in one mile?

• 1 foot 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

The "inch" (abbreviate which means "or ") is a measurement of length employed to describe the Imperial or the US in the system of metric. The word has multiple definitions, including the size of the thumb. In several different languages e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the term "inch" originates from the word "thumb" at times, it's the same concept. Since the 14th century,"inches" were established during the time of King Edward I. England by the definition of three barley grains which were round and dry and placed between the ends of the length. An inch's definition has changed over time, but in the 1950's, a global standard was established, and, since the 1950's, an inch has been precisely 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

One inch also equates to one-third of a yard. 1/12 of a foot or 1/6360 of one mile.

On a daily basis the use of inches is widespread across countries such as those of the US, UK, Canada and many other nations that were once part of the British Empire. Along with width, length and width are measured in various dimensions, and are also measured by units which are derived from inches (e.g. the dimensions of the shoe).

What's measured in inches? Not just within the US however, but across the world?

• Screen dimensions of monitors, smartphones, TVs and monitors (specifically dimensions of the dimensions of the diagonals on rectangular screen)
• Resolution of the screen PPI (pixels per inch)
• measurements of tire dimensions of tire e.g. car or bicycle wheels,
• various instruments and pipe of different dimensions
• Certain sports equipments use measurements in inches. e.g. to shoot archery.
• within the realm of science, e.g. Acoustics in science, e.g. Acoustics microphones, and size of speakers

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

• 10,000 10ths of one tenth
• 1,000 thou/mil
• 100 points , tears or even tear
• 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, or 0.08333 feet
• 1/36 or 0.02777 yards

Feet definition

Foot (abbreviate in the form of "ft" or ") is a unit of length employed in the Imperial or US standard measurement system. It's a measurement built on the human body, as the name suggests. It was first standardized in the 1950s and, since then, it's equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The usage of feet has been utilized from the beginning of time across different civilizations. However the length of feet differed between these various cultures. The foot was utilized, e.g. in:

• Ancient Rome: 1 foot = 11.6 inches (295.7 mm). This was a normal foot, but in some regions it could be larger than 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 can be described as the equivalent of twelve inches (304.8 millimeters)

The official imperial measurement of the public that is not recognized by official standards, Greenwich

Measurement of the feet is widely used throughout England the measurement for feet is used in England England The measurement for feet also changed through time, beginning with Roman standards, and later Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced, but was later removed. Foot measurement differed across regions and cities to city, and then the kings altered the measurement according to their desires - e.g., Henry I was believed to have imposed the creation of a new standard which was inspired by his arm. In the following years, Edward II of England introduced some form of standardization and introduced the statute foot that was 10/11 smaller than the prior foot. It was decided that the final length for the foot came after the year 1959, after the International yard-and-pound convention was signed. Since since then, the length of one yard in the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is equal to exactly 0.9144 meters. When yard length was first established in the beginning feet could be measured also. Similar to:

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

In the US two types of feet are used on a regular basis. These are the global foot as well as the survey.

1. Foot internationalAlso called"the standard" foot. It was initially standardized in the 1950s. 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 illustrate exactly the quantity. The measurement used globally is the same as humans' feet, that is the dimensions thirteen (UK) and 14 (US male).
2. Survey foot This is the US survey foot. is almost identical in size and shape to the bottom in the Earth. But, the word Nearly is the most significant . Survey foot's definition is exactly 1200/3937 meters. 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you can see, it looks as if it's a small change however, something is different when you get closer to 7th decimal! It's just 0,609 mm 609 nanometers when comparing the type of foot you have with the other. What's the significance of this? It's important because the distinction isn't significant when measuring tiny objects, but it is significant when we start measuring many thousands of feet, as in mapping or using SPCS which is the State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS). Furthermore, the law that governs the foot survey differs across fifty states.
   • The laws of 24 states that say that the measures used for surveying must be based on US foot of survey. US survey foot
   • Eight states have voted to make the decision , in accordance to the world foot
   • 18 states don't have specific rate of conversion for the metrics units. But, don't fret about this if there's a the need of conversion for your normal conveyances or when you're conducting a survey of land. The difference isn't that important for smaller lengths (less one mile) and it doesn't matter which definition you decide to apply.
   There's a different measurement of 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 and the entire imperial system is widely used in the US. It's not only a matter of time. The US is considered to be the only industrialized nation in the world to not have adopted the International System of Units, that is called the measurement system in the measurement unit metric. Two other countries that use this measurement system are Liberia located in Africa within Africa and Myanmar (also known as Burma) situated within Southeast Asia. Canadians and the British employ a mix of two systems: imperial and the metric system (e.g. the men's height is typically expressed in feet , but inches may also be employed).

Feet aren't used widely in countries that aren't native English speakers. One obvious example could be the usage of elevation on an aircraft in the travel industry internationally.

Meter definition

Meter (British English: metre) is the basic length unit that is used in a myriad of metrics, including those used by the International System of Units (SI).

Meter's definition was modified as the techniques of measuring scientifically developed. The definition of the term "meter" is what is the direction light is traveling in a vacuum which is 1/99,792,458 second.

What was its definition at its time of being first established?

• The first tests of the definition of meter started in 1790. In 1790, it was determined that the French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter would be similar to the length of a pendulum , and one second of the half-period. Find out the exactitude of this figure by making use of our pendulum calculator. Input the number 2 into the pendulum's duration box and you'll be able to find the length of the pendulum. It's actually just a meters (0.993621 metres).

• In 1973, the circumference Earth was chosen as an unambiguous reference point. "Meter" was the term used to describe "meter" was used to refer to one-tenth of the distance between the Equator to the northern pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one-tenth of the meridional radius of Earth that runs along the meridian which connects Paris with Paris and Earth and Paris
• 1799-1889, from 1799 to 1889 between 1799 and 1889, brass, platinum and the alloy of 10% platinum and Iridium meter bars were created on an alloy that covered all the way to the meridian that runs across Earth. The 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889, they defined that"meter" was defined as "meter" as the length that lies between two parallel lines in a standard bar made of this type of alloy. It is the International Prototype Meter is located in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures situated in Sevres close to Paris. The definition of meter was used up to 1960, after which it became the norm at 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 and 1983, the meters were revamped in the decade of 1960. It was then changed back to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths that were derived of the radiation red orange Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" to be 1/299,792,458 of how far light travels in one second. the definition for the term "meter" is in effect to the present.

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

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
One-tenth of a million people in the Quadrant that lies on the Meridian	1795	500-100 mm	10 -4
The prototype for the first platinum bar standard	1799	50-10 mm	10 -5
Platinum-iridium bar with melting points of Ice (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars in the melting zone of the Ice, atmospheric pressure supported by two rolling rollers (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine nuclear transition 1650763.73 spectrum of visible wavelengths that result from the transformation specific to Krypton-86 (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
The distance that light takes in the vacuum is measured in the fraction of a second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

Imperial (US) measure system. US measurement system

The Imperial measurement system used in The US measurements system and the US measurement systems, aren't the same , however for length measurements , they're the identical (they differ in the sense of volume measurements, meaning e.g. the cup may contain a quantity of floz which is different between the measurement system). The only countries that didn't accept the metric system were those from those of the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

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

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

There are two additional length units, however we've excluded them from the length converter on purpose: The term "furlong" refers to the fact that the length of one length of a furlong's convert ratio doesn't seem to be clearly defined as well as the word league was the most widely utilized measurement in Europe and Latin America but is no ever an officially recognized measurement of any one of the above. But, you can locate these units below, as well as the most commonly used values:

Unit	Comparatively 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 metric , often referred to as"the International System of Units (SI) is an international decimal-based system for weights and measurements. It is extensively utilized across the world (apart from the three countries mentioned in the previous sections) It is easy to use, practical and efficient. The four fundamental measurement units in the metric system are:

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

Additionally 22 units with the units' own name are also available. They are divided in five groups:

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measurement of electrical potential
• Ohm is a unit of electrical resistance,
• Tesla The measurement unit that measures magnetic flux density,
• weber is a type of magnetic flux,
• farad A measurement of capacitance in electrical circuits,
• Henry is a term that refers to the electrical inductance
• Siemens is an electric conductance type
• Coulomb could be an expression used to describe the electric charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt A unit of mechanical or electrical power,
• Newton The mechanical term for Newton. force,
• Jourle is a term that is used to refer to a type of mechanical, electrical or thermodynamic energy
• pacal is an instrument for measuring pressure.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel is a type of radioactive decay,
• Sievert can be an expression used to describe the absorption of ionising radiation. You can calculate the dose of radiation you received on your way to the airport using this radiation calculation calculator for flights.
• grey is a constituent of Ionizing radiation
• Lux is an expression that is used to describe luminescent flux
• lumen is a term that describes the intensity of light.

1. Circular arches as well as Spherical surfaces

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

1. Other

• Degree Celsius is described as a thermodynamic temperature. You can utilize the temperature convertor to change degrees Celsius into Kelvins as well as Fahrenheit.
• Katal can be described as an element of catalytic activity.
• hertz A number of cycles per second.