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 device that permits rapid conversion to the length unit that's imperial and the length unit which is an metric measurement. But it's not only that. It also includes 20 length measurements:

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

• 1000ths of an inch (mil /thou)
• inches (in)
• feet (ft)
• feet and inches
• 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 is operated simply by entering unit values (up up to eleven units within that same calculation) in the calculator. The program calculates length conversions and length converter then returns your results for each unit in real-time. Select the unit if you prefer to carry out the length conversion to a different unit not the one that is used by default of Omni. Omni team. If you're planning to perform the conversion between two areas, another option is to utilize the

Length conversion table

To find out what conversion factors apply to the most commonly used length units, read the table below on length conversions.

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 a certain number of conversion variables to make them be included in this table. Thus, some values might not be exact, but they are within a certain amount of precision.

Length conversion chart

In the event that you're trying figure out how you can quickly switch between different units within the same system, take a look at these two simple length chart conversions:

1. The measurement system, Measurement System is used to measure that uses 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 created an index of most frequently used length converters. The most frequently requested ones are:

1. meters to feet or feet-to-meters

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

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet equivalent to three feet 3 1/4 inches or 3 1/2 inches
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. from inches or cm in cm

Find out the number of centimeters in an inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. inches to feet , or inches converted into feet

To convert between feet and inches Use:

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

1. Yards to yardsYards to feet

How many feet could you fit into your yard? Three!

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

1. feet to miles or miles and miles

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

• 1 inch 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

"Inch" (abbreviated as "or") is a measurement of length "inch" (abbreviate which means "or ") is a measurement of length employed for describing the Imperial or the US in the system of metric. The word can be defined in many ways and includes the dimension of your thumb. In several different languages e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the word "inch" originates from the word "thumb" at times, it's the same thing. From the beginning of 14th century,"inches" were first established in the reign of the king Edward I. England by the definition of three barley grains that were round and dry , and set between the ends of the length. In the past, definitions of "inches" have evolved through time, however, during the 1950's, an international standard was adopted. Since the 1950's an inch was exactly 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

One inch is one-third of an inch. 1/12 of one foot, or 1/6360 of one mile.

On a daily basis the usage of inches is widespread across nations like ones from the US, UK, Canada as well as other nations that were once part the British Empire. Along with length width and width, the measurements are made in various dimensions, and are also determined by units that are made up of inches (e.g. the dimensions of a shoe).

How much is measured in inch? Not just within the US but all over the globe?

• Screen dimensions of monitors, smartphones, TVs , and monitors (specifically measurements of of diagonals on a rectangular screen)
• Resolution on the display PPI (pixels per inch)
• measurements of tire dimensions of tire e.g. bike wheels, car wheels
• diverse instruments and pipe of various dimensions
• Certain sports equipments are measured in inches. e.g. in order to aim archery.
• within the realm of research, e.g. Acoustics in science, e.g. Acoustics microphones, and the size of speakers

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

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

Feet definition

Foot (abbreviate in the form of "ft" or ") is a length measurement device that is used to measure length in the Imperial or US standard measurement system. It's a measurement based on the human body, as its name suggests. The first standardization was made in 1950s, and since the time, it's equal to 0.3048 meters exactly:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The use of feet been used since the beginning of the age of man in many civilizations. The foot length varied across the various cultures. The foot was used for various purposes, e.g. in:

• Ancient Rome: 1 foot = 11.6 inches (295.7 mm). It was a normal foot, however in certain regions , it could be bigger than 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 is equivalent to 12 inches (304.8 millimeters)

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

The measurement of feet is widely used in England this measurement for feet is utilized in England England The measurement for feet has changed throughout time, starting with Roman standards, and later Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced but was later taken away. Foot measurement differed across regions and between cities, and then the kings modified the measurement to fit their needs as e.g., Henry I was believed to have forced the establishment of a new standard, which was inspired through his arm. In the subsequent years, Edward II of England introduced some form of standardization, and also created the statute foot, that was 10/11 shorter than the earlier foot. It was determined that the length of the foot came in the year 1959, following that the International yard-and-pound convention was signed. Since that time, the length of one yard in the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is exactly 0.9144 meters. The first time yard size was defined in the beginning feet could be measured too. Similar to:

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

In the US two kinds of feet are used on a regular basis. This is the type of foot that is utilized for international travel , and the one used for survey.

1. The foot internationalAlso called"the"standard" foot. It was initially standardized in the 1950s. It is widely used across a variety of areas, and has the equivalent of 0.3048 meters . International foot 0.3048 millimeters. We've employed the symbol to represent exactly what the number is. The measurement globally used is the same as human' feet, that is 13 inches (UK) and 14 (US male).
2. Survey foot This will be what is known as the US measurement foot. is nearly identical in size and shape to the bottom in the Earth. However the word Nearly is the most significant . Survey foot means precisely 1200/3937 meters. 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you can see, this appears like a minor change. However it's not the same once you reach 7th decimal! It's just 0.609 mm 609 nanometers if you compare the type of foot you've got to the other. What's significance? It's significant because this distinction isn't important when measuring tiny objects, but it's important when we start measuring many thousands of feet, as in the case of mapping or using SPCS that is also known as the State Plane Coordinate Systems (SPCS). In addition, the law that governs the foot measurement is different across fifty states.
   • The laws of 24 states that state that the measures used to conduct surveys must be in accordance with the 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 rates that convert on the basis of the metrics units. Don't stress about this issue if you're faced with requirement for conversion for your regular conveyances, or when you're carrying out a survey on land. The difference in definition isn't as important for smaller lengths (less one mile) or for any other lengths. It doesn't really matter what definition you decide to apply.
   There's a different measurement for the foot. It's the Indian survey foot . It's described as precisely 0.3047996 M: 1. Indian survey feet equals 0.3047996 meters

Feet and the whole imperial system is used extensively in the US. It's not just an issue of time. The US is considered as the only industrialized nation in the world to not have implemented the International System of Units, which is known as the measurement system that is used in the measurement unit that is metric. Two other countries that use this measurement system are Liberia which is located within Africa inside Africa and Myanmar (also known as Burma) situated within Southeast Asia. Canadians as well as the British make use of a mixture of two systems, imperial and an metric one (e.g. the height of men is usually measured in feet, however inches could also be used).

Feet aren't used widely in countries that aren't native English speakers. An example of this is the use of elevation in an aircraft's international travel industry.

Meter definition

Meter (British English: metre) is the most basic length unit used in a multitude of metrics that are used in the International System of Units (SI).

The definition of "meters" was altered as the methods of measuring developed scientifically. The definition of the term "meter" is what is the direction light is traveling through a vacuum. This is 1/99,792,458 seconds.

What was the definition of it at its time of being when it was first created?

• The first experiments with the definition of meter were conducted in 1790. The year 1790 was the first time it was established to be the case that French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter will be similar to what a pendulum measures as well as one second for the half-period. Find out the exactness of this figure using this pendulum calculator. Enter the number 2 into the pendulum's duration box and you'll be able to find what the total length is of the pendulum. It's really just a meter (0.993621 meters).

• In 1973, the size of Earth was chosen as a clear reference point. "Meter" was the term used to define "meter" was used to be a reference to one-tenth of the distance between and the Equator to the northern pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one-tenth the meridional diameter of Earth that runs along the meridian , which is the link between Paris with Paris and Earth and Paris
• 1799-1889, from 1799 to 1889, from 1799 to 1889 Brass, platinum and the alloy comprising 10 percent Iridium and platinum meter bars were invented by using an alloy that extended through the meridian, which is the longest line of Earth. It was the 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889, they determined that"meter" was defined as "meter" as the length that lies between two parallel lines in the normal bar made of this alloy. It is the International Prototype Meter is located at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures located within Sevres near Paris. The definition of meter was utilized up to the year 1960, and then it was adopted as the norm at 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between 1960 between 1960 and 1983 The meters were overhauled during the decade of 1960. The upgraded version was 1,650,763.73 wavelengths. They were the result of radiative red color of Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" at 1/299,792,458 in the sense of how much light travels in one second. the definition for the term "meter" is in effect to the present.

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

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
One-tenth of one million people within the Quadrant which is located on the Meridian	1795	500-100 mm	10 -4
The first prototype of the platinum bar standard	1799	50-10 mm	10 -5
Platinum-iridium bar with melting point in the form of Ice (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars in the melting area of the Ice atmospheric pressure, supported by two rolls (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
The hyperfine transition in nuclear physics is a 1650763.73 spectrum of visible wavelengths that result from the conversion specific to Krypton-86 (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
The distance light travels in a vacuum can be measured by fractions of a second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

American (US) measuring system. US measurement system

The Imperial measurements system that is used to measure length in The US measurement system, and those used in the US measurement systems, aren't the same . However, for length measurements , they're the same (they differ in the sense of volume measurements. e.g. that the cup could have some floz, which is different between the measurement systems). The only countries that didn't accept the measurement system was those of those of the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

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

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

There are two more length units, but we've eliminated them from the length converter on purpose: The term "furlong" refers to the fact that the length of one length of one furlong's convert ratio doesn't seem to be well-defined as well as league was the most commonly utilized measurement used in Europe as well as Latin America but is no ever an official measurement for any or more of these. However, you'll find these units below and also the most frequently 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 known as"the International System of Units (SI) is an international decimal-based system for measurement as well as of weights. It is widely used all over the world (apart from the three countries mentioned in the preceding sections) It is easy to use, practical and effective. The four primary measurement units of the standard 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.

Furthermore, 22 units that bear the unit's own name are also available. They are divided into five groups:

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measurement of electrical potential
• Ohm is a measurement unit for electrical resistance
• Tesla The measurement device that measures magnetic flux density,
• weber is a kind of magnetic flux
• farad A measurement of capacitance in electrical circuits,
• Henry is a word that is used to refer to the electrical inductance
• Siemens can be described as an electric conductance kind
• Coulomb might be used to refer to the electricity charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt A device that produces electrical or mechanical power,
• Newton A mechanical name for Newton. force,
• Jourle is a term used to refer to the type of mechanical, electrical or thermodynamic energy
• pacal is a tool for measuring pressure.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel is a kind of radioactive decay,
• Sievert could be an expression used to describe the absorption of ionising radiation. It is possible to calculate the amount of radiation that you received while traveling to the airport with this radiation calculation calculator for flights.
• grey is a constituent of Ionizing radiation
• Lux is an expression used to describe luminescent flux
• lumen is a word that describes the brightness of light.

1. Circular arches and Spherical surfaces

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

1. Other

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