Length conversion chart

 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 enables quick conversion of measurements for length that utilize imperial and metrics. It's not just that. It's equipped to accommodate twenty inches of length:

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

• 1/10th of an inch (mil / thou)
• inches (in)
• feet (ft)
• feet and inches
• yards (yd)
• miles (mi)

• (nmi) kilometers (nmi)
• Sun radii (R)
• the light year (ly)
• (au) Astronomical unit (au)
• parsecs (pc)

It is an length conversion calculator operates by entering numbers (up from 11 in the calculation) into the calculator. The calculator then calculates your length converter then returns your results in each unit , in real-time. Select the unit if wish to convert the length conversion to an alternative unit to the ones which are defaulted from Omni. Omni team. When you're looking to make a conversion between multiple units of area an alternative option is to use the

Length conversion table

For a better understanding of what the conversion rates are applicable to the nine most frequently used length units, take a peek at this list of length conversions:

millimeter (mm)	centimeter (cm)	Meter (m)	kilometer (km)	inch (in)	feet / foot (ft)	yard (yd)	mile (mi)	A 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 round off few of the conversion variables to make them fit into this table. So, certain values aren't accurate, but they're at a certain degree of accuracy.

Length conversion chart

If you're looking for a way to easily switch between units within the same system, then take a look at these two length charts:

1. The measurement system's metrics.

Let's look at an example.

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

1. Imperial US measuring system. US measure system

For instance:

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

Furthermore, we've decided put together a list of most frequently requested length conversions. The most common ones you'll find are:

1. meters and feetor feet-to meters

Are trying to figure out the number of feet that are in the meter:

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

1. cm to inches/inches to centimeter

Find out the centimeters that make up an inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. feet to inches and feet to inches and inches

To convert between inches and feet you can use:

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

1. yards to feetYards to feet

How many feet can be squeezed into the yard? Three!

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

1. feet to milesMiles to miles

Have you ever considered how many feet you can determine 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 US the system of metric. The word has multiple definitions - the width of the thumb. In some languages e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the word "inch" originates from the word"thumb," or in certain instances, it's the exact concept. In the 14th century and up to the present, an inch was defined from the point of view of the King of England by a definition of three barley grains , which were round and dry set out in between its ends in a lengthwise. The definition of an inch was different throughout the years and, by 1950 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

One inch is also one-third of an inch. 1/12 of a foot, or 1/363360 of 1 mile.

In a typical day, inches are widely used across many countries, including the US, UK, Canada and a myriad of other countries that were once in the British Empire. Along with length, width , and width are measured in a variety of sizes. They are also measured using units of in inches (e.g. sizes of shoes).

What's measured in inches? It's not only for the US however, but is it for everyone around the globe?

• screen dimensions of monitors, smartphones TVs, and monitors (specifically dimensions of the diagonals on rectangular screens)
• resolution for the screen PPI (pixels per inch)
• dimensions of tires (e.g. bicycle or car wheels) e.g. car or bicycle wheels,
• different equipment and pipes in various sizes
• Certain sports equipments employ the inch value. e.g. in archery.
• within the science field, 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 to 0.25 hands
• 1/12 (1/12) or 0.08333 feet
• 1/36 or 0.02777 yards

Feet definition

The word foot (abbreviate to "ft," or ') can be described as one of the measurement units that are used in the Imperial or US standard system of measurement. It's a measure that's dependent on the human body, as the name implies. The measurement was standardized during the 50s and since then, it's equal to 0.3048 meters precisely:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The use of feet been used since the beginning of time in various cultures, but the length of a foot varied between these various cultures. Foot was utilized e.g. in:

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

The imperial public measure which is not officially recognized. standards, Greenwich

The measurement of feet is widely used to measure the foot in England In England the measurement of feet was also altered over the centuries beginning with Roman standards, and then Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced. Later, the measurement was removed. The definition of feet varied from regionsand from city to city. Then, the kings modified the measure in accordance with their personal preferences. e.g., Henry I was believed to have ordered the development for a brand new norm, that was based on his arm. After that, Edward II of England introduced an element of standardization. The statute foot was introduced which was 10/11 longer than the earlier foot. Finalization on the length of the foot was made much later in 1959, following the International yard-and-pound convention was signed. Since then, the length of a yard is in both the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is equal to the exact value of 0.9144 meters. When yard length was initially defined and foot length was a factor, it could be determined as well. This is similar to:

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

In the US two types of feet are employed on a regular basis. The international foot in addition to the survey feet.

1. International footAlso known as the standard foot, it was first standardized during the 50s. It's widely used in many areas, and is equivalent to 0.3048 meters: 1 . International foot 0.3048 millimeters. We've used this symbol to express the significance behind the amount. International foot is equivalent to one human foot having 13 inches of height (UK) and the size of 14 (US male).
2. Survey foot This is the US survey foot. is roughly identical in size to the bottom of the earth. However, the word nearly is the main . The survey foot definition is exactly 1200/3937 meters 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you will see, it appears like a small difference , but it's actually a big change at 7.7 decimal! It's less than 0,609 millimeters 609 nanometers, if you compare one foot type with the other. Why should we care? Important because the distinction isn't crucial when measuring objects that are relatively small, however , the difference is substantial when we begin measuring the hundreds of thousands of foot like when we map or use a state-plane coordinate system (SPCS). Furthermore, the laws regarding the survey foot is different in the 50 states.
   • The states of 24 have signed a legislation which states that measures for surveying must be based off of US surveys foot. US Survey feet comprise the foot that is used to conduct surveys.
   • Eight states have voted to adopt the announcement in accordance to the world foot
   • 18 states are yet to determine the percentage of conversion for the metric unit. But don't worry all this much if you're in need of the conversion for your everyday conveyances or surveying of your land. The distinction isn't significant for short distances (less than one mile) and it doesn't matter which definition you choose to use.
   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 foot = 0.3047996 m

Feet and the whole imperial system is extensively used throughout the US. There is only one exception in the US. The US has the distinction of being the one industrialized nation in the world that hasn't accepted the International System of Units, that is called the system of measurement in units of measurement in the metric system. Two other countries that use the system of measurement include Liberia in Africa and Africa also Myanmar (also known as Burma) that are situated to the south of Southeast Asia. Canadians as well as the British use a mix of both systems, imperial and metric (e.g. men's height is normally expressed in feet , though inches can also be employed).

Feet aren't used extensively in countries that are not English-speaking. The most obvious illustration could be that of the measuring of the elevation of an aircraft in the international travel industry.

Meter definition

Meter (British English: metre) is the principal length unit in a variety of metrics, such as those utilized in the International System of Units (SI).

The definition of meter modified in the course of the way that scientific methods of measuring changed. The definition now is how to define the route traveled by light in a vacuum in less than 1/99,792,458 seconds.

How was it defined through the over the years?

• The first tests of the meter definition started in 1790. In 1790-1790, the French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter had to be the same as its length a pendulum , with one second of the half-period. You can verify the accuracy of this figure using the pendulum calculator. Enter two in the duration box of the pendulum, and you'll have the ability to determine the length the pendulum. Indeed, it's really just a meter (0.993621 meters).

• In 1973 the circumference Earth was selected as the neutral reference point. "Meter" in the context of "meter" was used to mean one-tenth of the distance that extends from the equator to North Pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one tenth of the quarter meridional circumference of Earth that is located at the meridian line between The Earth and Paris
• 1799 to 1889 in the time period of 1799 to the years 1889-1799. brass, and the alloy of platinum and 10 percent iridium meters were developed in order to create the element which could be used as a foundation for the length of the Earth's meridian. This was the case in the 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889. It established it as the distance that is between the two lines on a typical bar made from this type of alloy. The International Prototype Meter is housed in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures situated in Sevres close to Paris. The term "meter" was used from 1960 to when it was the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 and 1983 Between 1960 and 1983, the meters were redesignated during the decade of 1960. The name was changed to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths derived from an orange-red radiation Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" to be 1/299,792,458 in terms of the speed at which light moves per second. Its definition of the meter is in force up to 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 runs along Meridian	1795	500-100 mm	10 -4
The first prototype of the platinum bar standard	1799	50-10 mm	10 -5
Platinum-iridium bars with melting points of the it's (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars which melt at the surface of the ice atmospheric pressure and are supported by two rolling rollers (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine atomic shift 1650763.73 Spectrum of light wavelengths that result from Krypton-86's specific transformation (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
The length of a route or distance created by light in a vacuum will be measured using fractions of one second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

Imperial (US) measure system. US measurement system

It's also known as Imperial. US measurement system, as well measurement systems in the US measurement systems aren't exactly the equivalent, but in terms of length measurements they're similar (they differ in their volume measurements, so e.g. the cup could contain quantity of floz which differs to the measurements of the different measurement systems). The only nations that didn't accept the metric system were three countries: The US, Liberia and Myanmar.

Six of the most commonly employed US length units (also known as imperial length units) were included in our length converter:

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

There are two additional length units, but the two have been removed from the length converter on purpose: The term "furlong" refers to the fact that a "furlong"'s conversion ratio is not widely defined or defined. The term league used to be the most commonly used measurement throughout Europe and Latin America. Europe along with Latin America but is no anymore an official unit across any region. However, you'll find them below, as for the most popular 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 metric is commonly known as"the International System of Units (SI) has an internationally-based decimal system used to measure weights and measurements. It's used extensively across the world (apart one of the three nations discussed in the earlier paragraphs) It is simple to comprehend, rational and practical. The four fundamental units in the measurement system used in metric measurements are:

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

Apart from that the 22 derivative units which are named after them exist. They can be divided in five groups:

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt, a measurement of electrical potential
• OHM is a measure of electrical resistance
• Tesla A measurement that measures the density of magnets
• weber is a form of magnetic flux
• farad A unit of electrical capacitance
• Henry is a term that is used to describe electrical conductance
• Siemens can be described as a form of electrical conductance,
• Coulomb is a term used to refer to an electrical charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt A element of electrical or mechanical power,
• Newton A mechanical unit. force
• Jourle A unit of electrical, mechanical, or thermodynamic energy
• Pascal A unit of pressure.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel is a unit of radioactive decay,
• Sievert is one of the units of absorption of the radiation ionising. You can determine the dose of radiation you received during your trip to the airport using the calculator to calculate radiation for flights.
• grey is an element found in Ionizing radiation
• Lux is a term used to refer to luminescent flux
• lumen is a term used to describe the strength of light.

1. Circular arcs and Spherical surfaces

• Radian is a type of circular arc
• Sterandian Sterandian component of the spherical surface.

1. Other

• degree Celsius are a measure for thermodynamics temperature. It is possible to use this temperature converter to convert the degree Celsius in Kelvins or Fahrenheit.
• Katal an element of catalytic activity,
• hertz A number that measures on the amount of times a second.