Length conversion table and 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 an instrument that allows rapid swap between length measurements using imperial and imperial as well as. It's not just that. It also comes with 20 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)

• 1000ths of an inch (mil or 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 an length conversion calculator operates by entering the number of units (up up to 11, in computations) inside the calculator. The calculator then calculates your length converter then returns your results for each unit in real time. Select the unit that you like in case you want to perform the length conversion to a other unit from those which are the standard units provided by Omni. Omni team. If you're looking to change your unit to different sizes of areas You can also use the

Table for length conversion

For more information on the conversion parameters that apply for the 9 most frequently used length units, take read the table below about length conversion:

millimeter (mm)	centimeter (cm)	Meter (m)	kilometer (km)	inch (in)	feet, 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 cut down some of the conversion variables to make them work in this table. This means that some values may not match, however they are within a certain level of accuracy.

Length conversion chart

When you're trying determine how you can quickly switch between units within this system take a look at these two straightforward length conversion charts:

1. The 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 instance:

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

We've also opted to create an inventory of some of the frequently utilized length conversions. The most well-known ones are:

1. meters-to-feet/ feet-to-meters

If you're trying to determine the number of feet contained in one meter, the following numbers can:

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet equivalent to 3 inches, which amounts to 3 inches.
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. inch to cmor inches converts into 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 inches and feet Make use of the following:

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

1. yards per foot or yards from feet

How many feet of space 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 the number of feet in a mile?

• 1 foot 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

"Inch" (abbreviated to mean "as in or") "inch" (abbreviate to mean "as in or ") is a measurement of length that is used to define the Imperial or the US The metric system. The word has many definitions, like the dimension of thumbs. In various dialects e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the term "inch" is derived from the word"thumb" occasionally and it's the same idea. Since around 14th century onwards"inch" was defined as in the reign of The King Edward I of England as three-grain barley which was round and dry with two ends of a lengthwise. The definition of an inch changed through the years and, in the 1950's it was established as there was an international standard was established, and since then,"inch" is equivalent to approximately 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

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

Everyday, the use of inches is commonplace throughout countries like the US, UK, Canada and many other countries which were once part of the British Empire. Additionally length, width , along with width and length are measured the same way, and different sizes are measured using units composed by inches (e.g. the size of shoes).

What's the measurement in inches? Not just to the US however and all over the world?

• Dimensions of screens of smartphones, monitors TVs, monitors (specifically dimensions of diagonals on rectangular screens)
• resolution for screens PPI (pixels per inch)
• Dimension of tire (e.g. wheels for cars or bicycles) e.g. wheel for cars or bikes
• diverse instruments and pipe of various dimensions
• Certain sports equipments use the measurement in inches. e.g. is used to shoot archery.
• in the field of science. e.g. Acoustics in the realm of scientific research e.g. Acoustics microphones and the size of loudspeakers

The phrase "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 measurement units for length that are included in the Imperial (or US common measurement method. It's a measurement that is built on the human body and is, therefore, named. This measurement became standardized in the 1950s and is now equivalent to 0.3048 meters precisely:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The use of feet been utilized since the beginning of the age of man in many civilizations. But the length of feet varied between these various cultures. The foot was used, e.g. in:

• Ancient Rome: 1 foot = 11.6 inches (295.7 mm). This was a standard 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 during the Bronze Age: 1 foot equals 13.2 inches (333.5 millimeters)
• Egypt may be described to be equal to 12 inches (304.8 millimeters)

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

Foot measurement is in England The measurement of feet in England is an alteration to measuring feet. England measurements of feet has altered over time and first introduced with Roman standards. In later times, Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced. It was then removed. Foot definitions varied from region to region, and from city-to-city, and then the kings changed the definition according to their individual preferences. e.g., Henry I was believed to have created an entirely new standard which was inspired through his arm. In the years following, Edward II of England introduced some form of standardization. He also introduced the statute foot that was 10/11 smaller than the prior foot. It was decided that the finalization of length of the foot came much later in 1959, following an International yard-and pound agreement was signed into effect. Since since then, the length of 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 at the beginning, feet could be calculated in the same manner. This is the equivalent of:

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

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

1. International footAlso known as"the standard" foot it was first standardized in the 50s. It is extensively used in various areas and is equivalent to 0.3048 millimeters. International foot equals 0.3048 millimeters and we've utilized this symbol to demonstrate the significance of precisely the quantity. The measurement globally used is equivalent to humans' feet and includes the measurement of 13 (UK) or 14 (US male).
2. Survey foot Here is this is the US survey foot. is very similar in dimensions with earth. But the word About is the most significant . The definition of survey foot is 1200/3937 m. That is what constitutes the most crucial thing. 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m Like you've seen, this appears like a tiny change however, something is shifting at seven decimal points! It's just 0.609 mm, 609 nanometers, when you compare one type of foot to the other. What's the significance of this? The reason is that the variance is not significant in the case of smaller objects however the difference can be significant when we start measuring the hundreds of thousands of foot, like when we map or use an in-state coordinate system (SPCS). Additionally, the laws that govern the foot survey differs between the 50 states.
   • A total of 24 states has passed law which state that surveys should be constructed on the US survey foot. US foot survey are the sole used to survey.
   • The eight state legislatures have all voted for making an announcement that is in line with the global foot
   • 18 states do not have an exact percentage or percentage of conversion to units of metric measurement. But don't worry If you're searching for conversions on your daily conveyances or in the surveying of your land. The differences are minimal for shorter lengths (less 1 miles) and it doesn't matter what definition you use.
   There's another measurement for the foot, called the Indian survey foot . It's described as precisely 0.3047996 M: 1. Indian survey foot is equal to 0.3047996 m

Feet and the entire imperial system is widely utilized in the US. It's mostly used in the United States. The US is believed as the only one industrialized that hasn't accepted that this is an International System of Units, sometimes referred as the system of measurement that uses the measurement unit the metric. Two other countries using the system of measurement are Liberia within Africa inside Africa within Africa as well as Myanmar (also called Burma) located in Southeast Asia. Canadians as well as the British make use of a combination of two systemsof measurement: metric and imperial (e.g. the height of males generally is measured in feet , however an inch can also be utilized).

Feet aren't extensively used in non-English-speaking countries. A good example would be measurements of heights of airplane when traveling internationally.

Meter definition

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

The definition of meter was changed in the course of the way that scientific methods of measuring evolved. The most current definition of meter is that it's the direction of light in a vacuum. It is within 1/992,458 second.

What was its definition at the time it was when it was established?

• The first tests on how to define "meter" began in 1790. It was determined 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 number using the help of our pendulum calculator. Enter the number 2 into the duration box of the pendulum, and you'll be able to determine how long the pendulum. In reality it's almost one meters (0.993621 millimeters).

• In 1973 the circumference Earth was selected as a clear reference point. "Meter" was the term used to describe "meter" was used to be a reference to one-ten-millionth of distance between the Equator and North Pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one tenth of the fourth meridional circle of Earth which is the meridian, which runs through Earth and Paris
• In the years 1799-1889, and in 1889, brass, platinum, as well as the mix of 10 platinum and Iridium bars were made, using an alloy that ran the entire length of the Meridian on Earth. This was the 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889 created meters as the length measured between two parallel lines that make up the common bar made of this kind of alloy. This International Prototype Meter is kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures situated at Sevres near Paris. The measurement definition was adopted beginning in 1960 and continuing until the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 to 1983, the meters were modified in that decade. In the decade of 1960, their names were changed 1,650,763.73 wavelengths which were taken from the radiation red-orange Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" during the 17th Conference to mean 1/299,792,458 in reference to the quantity of light that can travel in a second. This definition of the meter is applied up to the current.

The table below provides a time-line of the definition of meters (by Cardarelli 2003).

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
1/10,000,000 refers to the quantity which shows up in the quadrant which extends across the Meridian	1795	500-100 mm	10 -4
The initial version of platinum bar standards.	1799	50-10 mm	10 -5
Platinum-iridium bars with melting points of frozen the ice (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars near their melting point Ice are supported by atmospheric pressure via both rollers (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine atomic shift 1650763.73 broad spectrum, resulting from the specific shift from Krypton-86 (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
This is the total length of path which is light-based in the fraction of one second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

Imperial (US) measurement system. US measurement system

in the US It's the Imperial US measuring system and in the US, as US measurement systems aren't the same, however in terms of measures of length they're similar (they differ in volume measurements, which means e.g. the cup may contain floz, which is different in the measurement system utilized by both). The only nations that didn't use the measurement system was that of US, Liberia and Myanmar.

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

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

There are two additional length units, but we've removed them from the length converter on purpose: The word "furlong" refers to the fact that the "furlong's conversion ratio isn't well defined in addition to the term "league" is the most frequently employed measurement in Europe throughout Europe as well as Latin America but is no ever an official measurement of any region. But, you can locate these units in the following table, as well as 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, frequently known as"the International System of Units (SI) makes use of an international decimal-based system for weights and measurements. It is widely used all over the world (apart from the three countries mentioned in the preceding section.) The system is easy to grasp, practical and beneficial. Four units of the 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.

In addition there are 22 other derivative units that have their own names that can be found. They are classified into five categories:

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measure of electrical potential
• Ohm is a measure of electrical resistance
• Tesla The measure of the strength of magnetic flux,
• weber is a form of magnetic flux
• farad A type of electrical capacitance
• Henry is a term used to denote electrical conductance
• Siemens could be defined as type of conductance in electrical circuits,
• Coulomb Coulomb is a term that is used to refer to the electric charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt An element of mechanical or electrical power,
• Newton A mechanical name used to describe Newton. force,
• Jourle is a form of mechanical, electrical 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 the Ionising radiation. It is possible to calculate the amount of radiation that you received when you traveled to the airport by using the calculator for radiation calculations for flights.
• gray is a part of Ionizing radiation
• The word "lux" is a term used to mean luminescent flux
• lumen is a term that is used to define the intensity of the light.

1. Circular arches, as well as Spherical surfaces

• The Radian is a form of circular arc
• Sterandian Sterandian area of the top.

1. Other

• degree Celsius can be described as a measure in thermodynamics. It's a measurement for temperature. It is possible to use this converter tool to change the degrees Celsius into Kelvins as well as Fahrenheit.
• Katal can be part of catalytic process,
• hertz A device that determines the number of times per second.