Length conversion table and Length conversion chart

 Table of Contents:

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

length converter length converter is a tool that permits quick swap between length measurements using imperial and imperial as well as. It's not only that. It also comes with 20 measurements of length:

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

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

• mile-nautical (nmi)
• Sun radii (R)
• the light year (ly)
• Units of Astronomy (au)
• parsecs (pc)

It's a length conversion calculator is operated by entering unit numbers (up to 11 in computations) within the calculator. The calculator then determines its length converter then returns your results for each unit in real time. Choose the unit you prefer in the event you decide to perform this length conversion to a alternative unit to the ones which are the standard units by the Omni team. If you're thinking of changing your mind to different sizes of spaces You can also use the

Table of length conversion

For more information about the conversion rates that apply to the nine most frequently used length units, take a you look at the following table on length conversion:

millimeter (mm)	centimeter (cm)	Meter (m)	kilometer (km)	inch (in)	feet or feet or (ft)	yard (yd)	mile (mi)	(nmi) refers to 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 the number of conversion variables to make them part of this tableau. So, certain values might differ from the exact values, but they're within a certain level of accuracy.

Length conversion chart

In the event that you're trying determine how you can quickly change units in one system look at these two simple length conversion charts:

1. A measurement method 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 opted to create an alphabetical list of commonly used length conversions. The most well-known ones are:

1. meters to feetor feet-to-meters

If you're trying find out the number of feet that are in one meter, these numbers can:

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet equivalent to 3 inches. That corresponds to three inches.
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. in to centimeters to centimeters

Find out the centimeters of an inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. feet-to-inchesin inches

To convert between feet and inches, utilize:

• 1 foot equals 12 inches
• One of 0.08333 feet 1/12 of one foot

1. yards to feet or yards away from 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 milesMiles to miles

Have you ever thought about how many feet are in a mile?

• 1 foot 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

"inch" or the "inch" (abbreviate to mean "as in or ") is a term used to describe length which is used to describe the Imperial or US The metric system. The word is derived from different definitions, including the dimension of thumbs. In various dialects e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the term "inch" is derived from the word"thumb" at times and the concept is the same. In around 14th century onwards"inch" was defined as from the time of King Edward I of England as three grains of barley that was round and dry, placed between two ends, in a long-wise. The definition of an inch changed over time however, by 1950's the first international standard was established, and since then,"inch" is approximately 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

One inch is also equivalent to one-third of a yard. 1/12 of a ft is 1/6360 of a mile.

Everyday the usage of inches is widespread throughout in the US, UK, Canada and other countries that were once part of the British Empire. Additionally, length, width , along with width and length are measured in the identical way, as are different sizes are measured using units that are which are composed of in inches (e.g. the size of shoes).

What's determined in inches? Not only in the US however but throughout the globe?

• screen dimensions of smartphones, monitors televisions, and monitors (specifically dimensions of diagonals on rectangular screens)
• resolution for screen PPI (pixels per inch)
• Dimension of tire (e.g. wheels of a car or bicycle) e.g. Car wheels and bicycle wheels
• various instruments and pipes of various dimensions
• Certain sports equipments employ measurements in inches. e.g. is used to shoot archery.
• within the science field, e.g. Acoustics in science, e.g. Acoustics microphones and the size of loudspeakers

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

• 10,000 10ths
• 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 0.333 palms
• 1/2 to 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 ') can be described as one of the units of length that are part of the Imperial or US common measurement method. It is a measurement based on the human body, as the name suggests. It was standardized in the 50s and has since been equivalent to 0.3048 meters precisely:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The use of feet has been used since the beginning of time across various cultures. However, the length of the feet varied across these diverse 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 provinces it could be as large with 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 could be defined as equal to twelve inches (304.8 millimeters)

The imperial measure of public policy that isn't officially recognized. standards, Greenwich

The measurement of feet is in England It is the measure of foot in England is an alteration to how feet are measured. England is the place where feet measurement changed through time and was introduced first as part of Roman standards. Then, Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced. Then it was taken away. What was considered to be feet was different from region to region, and from city-to-city, and then the kings changed the definition to suit their own personal preferences. e.g., Henry I is believed to have created an entirely new standard that was inspired from his arms. In the following years, Edward II of England introduced some form of standardization, and established the statute foot that was 10/11 smaller than the earlier foot. It was determined that the finalization of the length for the foot took place in 1959, following an International yard-and-pound treaty was put into force. Since it was signed, the length a yard is the same between the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is equal to precisely 0.9144 meters. At the time when yard was first established initially,, feet could be measured similarly. This is the equivalent of:

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

In the US two types of feet are utilized on a regular basis The international foot and the survey.

1. International footAlso known as"the"standard" foot, it was standardized in the 50s. It is extensively used across various areas and has the equivalent of 0.3048 millimeters. International foot is 0.3048 millimeters and we've utilized the symbol to show its significance exactly the quantity. The measurement that is used worldwide is comparable to human feet and has the dimensions thirteen (UK) and 14 (US male).
2. Survey foot This is this is the US Survey Foot. is almost identical in dimensions in size. But the word About is the most significant . The definition of survey foot is precisely 1200/3937 m. This is the thing that makes the most important aspect. 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you can see, it looks to be a tiny variation However, there is a change in seven decimal places! It's just 0,609 millimeters, 609 nanometers when you compare the same type of foot with the other. What's the significance behind this? It is because the variation is not significant when measuring objects smaller in size, however the difference can be significant when we begin measuring the hundreds of thousands of foot, as when we map or use an in-state the coordinate system (SPCS). Additionally, the law that govern the survey foot vary across the 50 states.
   • There are 24 states that have passed legislation stating that surveys should be built on survey foot measurements from the US survey foot. US survey foot is the sole way to conduct surveys.
   • Eight states have voted to support making the announcement according to the global foot
   • 18 states don't have a precise percent of conversion for unit of measurement in metric units. Don't be worried If you're searching for conversions in your daily conveyances, or when you survey your property. The difference isn't significant when it comes to shorter lengths (less one mile) and it doesn't matter what definition you decide to use.
   There's an alternative measurement for the foot, called 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 entire imperial system are extensively utilized throughout the US. It's nearly only used within the United States. The US is thought to be the only nation industrialized which hasn't embraced the International System of Units, frequently referred to as the system of measurement that uses the measurement unit metric. Two other countries using this measurement system are Liberia within Africa and within Africa within Africa and Myanmar (also commonly referred to as Burma) which is located in Southeast Asia. Canadians and the British employ a combination of two systems: metric and imperial (e.g. the men's height generally is measured in feet, however in addition, inches are used).

Feet aren't commonly used in non-English-speaking countries. A good example would be measuring the elevation of an aircraft when traveling internationally.

Meter definition

Meter (British English: metre) is the most fundamental length unit utilized for various metrics, including those utilized by the International System of Units (SI).

Meter's definition changed during the manner in which scientific methods of measuring changed. The current definition is that it's the direction that light travels in a vacuum which is within 1/992,458 seconds.

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

• The first tests on how to define the term "meter" began in 1790. In 1790, it was decided to the French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter would be equal to its length and for the duration of the interval one second.. Find out the exactitude of this figure by making use of our calculator for pendulums. Enter two numbers into the pendulum's duration box, and you'll be able find out how long the pendulum. In reality, it's close to the one meters (0.993621 millimeters).

• In 1973 The circumference Earth was chosen as a clear reference point. "Meter" was the term used to refer to "meter" was used to refer to one-ten-millionth of the distance between the Equator and North Pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one tenth of the quarter meridional radius of Earth that is located along the meridian between Earth and Paris
• Between 1799 and 1889, then in 1889 brass platinum, and a mix of 10% platinum and Iridium meter bars were made, using an alloy running along the entire length of the Meridian on Earth. This was the 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889 set meters to be the measurement measured between the two parallel lines in the common bar made of this type of alloy. The International Prototype Meter is maintained by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures situated in Sevres in close proximity to Paris. The definition of meter was employed beginning in 1960 and continuing until it was replaced by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 between the years 1960 and 1983, the meters were modified in during that decade. In the decade of 1960, their names were changed 1,650,763.73 wavelengths. They were derived from the radiation orange-red Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" in the 17th Conference to refer to 1/299,792,458 as a reference to the amount of light traveling in a second. This definition of the meter can be used until the present.

The table below provides a time-line that defines the concept of the meter (by Cardarelli, 2003).

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
1/10,000,000 is the number which occurs in the quadrant which is extending across the Meridian	1795	500-100 mm	10 -4
The platinum bar standards were first introduced. bar standards.	1799	50-10 mm	10 -5
Platinum-iridium bar that has melting points of frozen the glacier (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars near their melting point Ice that is supported by the atmospheric pressure by their two rollers (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine atomic shift; 1650763.73 broad spectrum, resulting from the shift in Krypton-86 (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
It's the length of the path taken from light in the fraction of a second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

Measure system. Imperial (US) measuring system. US measurement system

Within the US The Imperial US measurements system as well as US measuring systems don't the same, but for length measurements, they're alike (they differ in the sense of volume measurements, which implies e.g. the cup could have floz, which differs in the measurement system utilized for both). The only countries that did not use the standard metric system were countries like the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

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

• the thousandth part of an inch (mil or the thousandth portion of an inch (mil /mil),
• Inches (in),
• feet (ft),
• inches and feet
• yards (yd),
• miles (mi).

There are two more length units, however , we've eliminated them from our length converter on purpose: The"furlong" is a reference to the fact that "furlong" refers to the fact that the "furlong's conversion ratio isn't clear in addition to the term "league" is the most widely employed measurement in Europe throughout Europe and Latin America but is no anymore an official measurement in any region. However, you'll find these units below as well as the most frequently used values:

Unit	In comparison to the prior	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 known as"the International System of Units (SI) uses an international decimal-based system for weights and measurements. It is widely used across the globe (apart from the three countries mentioned in the preceding section.) The system is easy to comprehend, practical, and useful. The four units of measurements that are metric include:

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

Additionally, 22 derivative units with their own names to be located. They can be classified into five categories.

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measurement of electrical potential
• Ohm is a measurement of electrical resistance,
• Tesla It is a measure of the density of magnetic flux,
• weber is a kind of magnetic flux
• farad A type of capacitance electrical
• Henry is a term that is used to denote electrical conductance
• Siemens could be described as a type of conductance used in electrical circuits,
• Coulomb refers to the term used to describe an electric charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt An element of mechanical or electrical power,
• Newton The mechanical term used for Newton. force,
• Jourle is a form of electrical, mechanical or thermodynamic energy
• pacal is a pressure measurement unit.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel an element of radioactive decay,
• Sievert is an expression that describes the absorption of Ionising radiation. There is a way to calculate the amount of radiation you absorbed while traveling to the airport by using the calculator for calculations of radiation for flights.
• gray is a constituent of Ionizing radiation
• The word "lux" is a term used to refer to luminescent flux
• lumen is a term used to define the intensity of the light.

1. Circular arches as well as Spherical surfaces

• The Radian is a sort of circular arc
• Sterandian Sterandian area on the outside.

1. Other

• degrees Celsius is described as a measure in thermodynamics. It is a measurement of temperature. It is possible to make use of this tool for conversion to convert degrees Celsius into Kelvins as well as Fahrenheit.
• Katal is a part of catalytic activities,
• hertz A device that calculates how many times per second.