length converter

 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 allows rapid conversion to the length unit which is imperial and length units that are measured in the metric measurement. But it's not only that. It also includes twenty length measurements:

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

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

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

It's a length conversion calculator which is operated by entering units (up to 11 units in this calculation) inside the program. The calculator will determine length conversions and length converter then returns your results for each unit, in real-time. Choose the unit if would like to convert your length convert to an alternative unit from those used by the default settings in Omni. Omni team. If you're looking to conduct an exchange between different areas, another possibility is to make use of the

Length conversion table

To learn what conversion factors are applicable to the known length units, take a look at the following table on length conversions.

millimeter (mm)	centimeter (cm)	Meter (m)	kilometer (km)	inch (in)	feet, 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 cut down the number of conversion variables in order to work with this table. Thus, some values may not be exact however they're within a certain degree of accuracy.

Length conversion chart

If you're looking for a way to quickly switch between different units in the same system check out these two straightforward length chart for conversions:

1. A measurement method, Measurement System can be used for measuring things using metrics.

For example:

• 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 put together an inventory of top frequently asked length converters. The most frequently requested are:

1. meters-to-feet or feet-to-meters

If you're trying to determine the number of feet in a centimeter here's the solution:

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet which equals 3 feet 3 1/4 inches and 3 1/2 inches
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. from inches or cm in cm

Find out the number of centimeters that make up an inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. inches converted into feet or inches converted into feet

To convert between inches and feet to convert between inches and feet You can use:

• 1 foot equals 12 inches
• 1 . 0.08333 feet. One-quarter of of a foot

1. Yards, yards and feet

How many square feet can be squeezed into your yard? Three!

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

1. from feet to miles or miles and miles

Have you ever thought about the number of miles that can be walked in one mile?

• 1 inch 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

"Inch" (abbreviated as "or") is a measure of length "inch" (abbreviate which means "or ") is a length measurement used as a basis for the definition of what's referred to as the Imperial and"or" in the US in the scale of the metric system. The term can be defined in a variety of ways, which includes the dimensions that the thumb has. In several different languages e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the word "inch" originates from the word "thumb" at times, it's the exact same concept. From the beginning of fourteenth century,"inches" were established during the reign of king Edward I. England by the definition of three grains of barley that were dry and round, and placed between the two ends of the length. The the definitions for "inches" have evolved through time, however, by the 1950's the international standard was established. Since 1950 the definition of an inch has been exactly 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

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

Everyday, the usage of inches is commonplace in countries like the US, UK, Canada and other countries which were at one time part of the British Empire. Along with width and length measurements, the measurements are taken with a variety. They are also measured with units composed of inches (e.g. what size is the shoe).

In which units is inches measured? Not only within the US but all over the world?

• Screen dimensions of televisions, smartphones and monitors (specifically measurements of the dimensions of diagonals on rectangular screens)
• Screen Resolution PPI (pixels per inch)
• dimensions of tires dimension of tire e.g. wheel of a bicycle , or car
• various instruments and pipes with a variety of dimensions
• Certain sports equipments can be measured in inches. e.g. to shoot archery.
• in the area of research, e.g. Acoustics in the field of science, e.g. Acoustics microphones as well as the dimensions of speakers

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

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

Feet definition

Foot (abbreviate in the form of "ft" or ") is a tool to measure length utilized within the Imperial or US standard measurement system. It's a measurement built around the human physique just like the name suggests. This first measurement standardization was created in 1950s, and since this time equal to 0.3048 meters exactly:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The foot has been used since the beginning of all civilizations around the world. But the length of the feet varied across the various civilizations. Foot was used for e.g. in:

• Ancient Rome: 1 foot = 11.6 inches (295.7 mm). This was the standard foot, however in some locations, it could be higher that 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 corresponds to the size to twelve inches (304.8 millimeters)

This is an official Imperial estimation of public that does not meet the officially recognized standards. Greenwich

It is a common measurement for feet widely utilized across England the measurement for feet has been extensively used throughout England England This measurement of feet has also changed through the ages, starting with Roman standard, then in later times, the Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced, however, it was removed later. It was noted that the measurement for feet differed between regions and from city to town and later, kings altered the measurement to suit their preferences and tastes and preferences. e.g., Henry I was believed to have commanded the development of a new standard that was inspired from his arms. In the following years, Edward II of England introduced some form of standardization, and also created the statute foot which was 10/11 shorter than the earlier foot. It was found to have the size of the foot introduced in the year 1959, following that the International yard-and-pound convention was signed. Since then the length of one yard in all of the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is exactly 0.9144 meters. When the yard measurement was established in the beginning, feet could be measured. Similar to:

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

In the US Two kinds of feet are commonly employed on a regular basis. This is the type of foot that is utilized to travel internationally as well as for surveys.

1. International FootAlso called"the"standard" foot. It was first standardized in the 1950s. It is used extensively across many different areas, and it is the equivalent of 0.3048 meters . International feet 0.3048 millimeters. We've used the symbol to display the precise quantity. The measurement used worldwide is the same as human feet, which is 13 inches (UK) as well as fourteen inches (US male).
2. Survey foot It is described as what is known as the US Survey Foot. is roughly the same size and shape to the shape and size in the Earth. But it is not nearly as big and shape. Nearly is the most crucial . Survey foot means precisely 1200/3937 meters. 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you will notice, it seems like a tiny difference, however , there's something different as you approach 7th decimal! It's really only 0,609 mm. 609 nanometers when you look at the type of foot you've got with the other. What's significance? It's important because the distinction isn't crucial when it comes to measuring small objects. However it becomes relevant when we begin to measure thousands of feet. For instance, the case of cartography or the use of SPCS that is also known as"the State Plane Coordinate Systems (SPCS). The law that governs foot surveys is different in all fifty states.
   • Laws of all states state that the techniques employed for surveying should be in compliance with the US the feet of surveys. US feet of surveys
   • Eight states have taken a vote to make the decision according to the global foot
   • 18 states do not have specific rates for conversion to the unit of measure. But, don't worry regarding this matter if faced with need for conversion in your usual conveyances or when you're conducting surveys on land. The difference in definition isn't significant when it comes to shorter distances (less that one mile) or other lengths. It doesn't matter what the definition you pick to use.
   There's another measurement for the foot, referred to as the Indian survey foot . It's described as precisely 0.3047996 M: 1. Indian survey foot = 0.3047996 meters

Feet and the entire imperial system are used extensively throughout the US. It's not just an issue of time. The US is considered to be the only industrialized country in the world that has not adopted the International System of Units, that is also known as the measurement system utilized for the measurement unit called the"metric system. Two other countries that utilize this method of measuring are Liberia located within Africa in Africa as well as Myanmar (also known as Burma) located to the south of Southeast Asia. Canadians as well as the British utilize a combination between two systems of measurement which are imperial and the one of metric (e.g. the men's height is generally measured in feet, but inches may also be utilized).

Feet aren't commonly used in countries with no the native English users. An example of this could be elevation on aircrafts in the travel industry across the globe.

Meter definition

The metre (British english: meters) is the basic length unit that is used in a range of metrics used to calculate the International System of Units (SI).

"meter" was defined as "meter" was changed as the techniques of measuring were developed scientifically. The definition of the term "meter" is what is the direction that light traverses in a vacuum which is 1/99,792,458 seconds.

What was its meaning when it was it was first created?

• The first tests of the definition of meter began in 1790. It was decided by the French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter must be similar to the length of the pendulum as also 1 second to cover the 1/2-period. Find out the exactness of this figure by making use of the calculator for pendulum. Enter the two figures inside the length box on the pendulum and you'll know the length of the pendulum is. It's really a meter (0.993621 meters).

• In 1973, The circumference of Earth was selected as a clear reference point. "Meter" was the term that was used to denote "meter" was used to be a reference to one-tenth the distance from and to the Equator towards the North Pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one-tenth of the meridional circular of Earth that runs through the meridian which connects Paris to Paris as well as Earth and Paris
• 1799-1889, from 1799 to 1889, from 1799 to 1889, between 1799 and 1889, including brass, platinum, and the alloy comprising 10 percent platinum and Iridium Meter bars were made through the use of an alloy that stretched across the meridian that runs through the Earth. In the 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889, they established that"meter" can be defined as "meter" as the length that is between parallel lines of the typical bar made from this kind of alloy. It is the International Prototype Meter is located at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures located in Sevres near Paris. The word "meter" was in use up to 1960, before it was adopted as the norm at 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 1960 and 1983 The meters were renovated in the year 1960. The new upgrade included 1,650,763.73 wavelengths. The wavelengths resulted from radioactive red-orange Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" as 1/299,792,458 miles of distance light travels in the space of a second. the definition for the term "meter" is in effect up to date.

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

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
One-tenth of a million reside in the Quadrant which 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 that has melting points that are in the form of Ice (1st CGP)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars in the melt zone Ice at atmospheric pressure backed by two wheel (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine Transition in Nuclear physics is a 1650763.73 spectrum that includes visible light wavelengths. The spectrum result from the particular transformation of Krypton-86 (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
The amount of light that travels within the vacuum, is measured by fractions of a second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

The Imperial (US) measurement system. US measurement system

The Imperial measurements system is utilized for measuring of length The US measurement system, as well as those used in US measurement systems aren't the same however, for measures of length they're basically the same (they differ with respect to volume measurements, which implies e.g. the cup may contain floz that differs between measurement systems). The only nations that did not recognize the system of metric were those of Liberia as well as Myanmar, the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

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

• One millimeter (mil or millimeter) (mil or millimeter)),
• Inches (in),
• feet (ft),
• inches and feet
• yards (yd),
• miles (mi).

There are two more length units, but we've removed these out of our length converter on purpose: The term "furlong" refers to the fact that the length of a single length"furlong"'s convert ratio isn't clearly defined in the same way as league was the most commonly employed measurement in Europe and Latin America but is no ever an official measurement for any of more of these. However, you can find these units in the table below and the most widely utilized 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, also called as"the International System of Units (SI) is an international decimal-based system of measurements and in the calculation of measurements and weights. It is extensively used across the globe (apart of the 3 countries mentioned in the previous subsection) It is simple to use, reliable and efficient. The four main measurement units used in the system of 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, 22 units bearing the unit's brand name are also available. They are divided by five different groups

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measurement of electrical potential
• Ohm is an electrical resistance measurement unit. resistance,
• Tesla It is the device used to measure magnetic flux that measures the density of magnetic flux,
• weber is a type of magnetic flux,
• farad A measurement of electrical circuits' capacitance
• Henry is a term used to refer to the electrical inductance that is used to describe the electrical inductance
• Siemens can be described as an electrical conductance type
• Coulomb could be an acronym used to denote the charge of electricity.

1. Mechanics

• Watt A measure of mechanical or electrical power,
• Newton Newton is a mechanical name that is used to describe Newton. force,
• Jourle is an expression used to describe the nature of thermodynamic, mechanical or electrical energy
• pacal is a device used for monitoring the pressure.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel is a type of radioactive decay
• Sievert is a term used to describe the absorption of radiation. refers to the absorption of radiation ionising. You can estimate how much radiation that you were exposed to while travelling to the airport with our radiation calculation calculator for flights.
• gray is a constituent of Ionizing radiation
• Lux is an expression that is used to refer to luminescent flux
• lumen is a term that is used to describe the light's brightness.

1. Arches that are circular and Spherical surfaces

• The Radian is a type of circular arc
• Sterandian Sterandian portion on the right.

1. Other

• The degree Celsius is defined by thermodynamics as temperature. There is the option to use an temperature convertor to translate the degree Celsius to Kelvins or Fahrenheit.
• Katal will be a element of catalytic activity.
• hertz A number of cycles per second.