length converter

 

• 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 device that permits rapid conversion into the length unit which is imperial, and a length unit which is metric. It's not just that. It also includes twenty measurements of length:

• 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)
• inches and feet
• 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 using units (up up to eleven units within one calculation) inside the tool. The tool will calculate its length converter then returns your results for each unit, in real-time. Select the unit if you prefer to carry out this conversion to another unit, other than those which are employed by default in Omni. Omni team. If you're looking to carry out an exchange between two areas, a different option is to make use of the

Length conversion table

To know what conversion factors apply to the most popular length units, check out 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) represents 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 in order to fit into this table. Therefore, certain values might not be exact, but they are within a certain range of precision.

Length conversion chart

When you're trying to find a way to quickly change systems take a look at these two length charts for conversions:

1. The measurement system, Measurement System is the system for measuring for metric

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 instance:

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

We've created an index of the most frequently requested length converters. The most frequently sought-after ones are:

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

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

• 1 Meter 3.281 feet which is equal to 3 feet and 3 1/4 inches in addition to 3 1/2 inches
• 1 foot equals 0.3048 Meter

1. inches to cmor inches in cm

Find out how many centimeters per inch.

• One centimeter 0.3937 inches
• 1 inch equals 2.54 centimeters

1. inches converted to feet or inches converted to feet

To convert between feet and inches to convert between inches and feet, use:

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

1. Yards, yards to yardsyards and feet

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

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

1. feet to milesor miles and miles

Have you ever considered the number of steps in one mile?

• 1 foot 0.00018939 mile
• 1 yard = 5280 feet

Inch definition

The "inch" (abbreviate which means "or ") is a length measurement used for describing what is known as the Imperial or the US in the system of metric. The word has many definitions and includes the dimension that the thumb is. In several different languages e.g. Norwegian, Afrikaans, Italian or French the term "inch" originates from the word "thumb" at times, it's the same thing. In the fourteenth century,"inches" were defined during the time of the king Edward I. England by the definition of three barley grain that were round and dry and placed between the ends of the length. The definition of "inches" has changed over time, but in the 1950's a global standard was adopted and, from the 1950's, the definition of an inch has been 2.54 centimeters.

1 in = 2.54 cm

One inch also equates to one-third of the length of a yard. 1/12 of a ft or 1/6360 of one mile.

On a daily basis , the use of inches is widespread across different countries, including that of US, UK, Canada as well as other countries that were once part the British Empire. Along with length, width and height are also measured in various dimensions, and are also measured by units which are created from inches (e.g. the size of a shoe).

What's defined in inches? Not only within the US however, but across the globe?

• Screen dimensions of smartphones, monitors televisions, monitors and other TVs (specifically measurements of dimensions of the diagonals of a rectangular screen)
• Screen Resolution PPI (pixels per inch)
• measurements of tire dimensions of tire e.g. wheels of bicycles or cars,
• different instruments and pipes of different dimensions
• Certain sports equipments are measured in inches. e.g. in order to aim archery.
• in the field in science. e.g. Acoustics in the field of science, e.g. Acoustics microphones, and the size of speakers

The expression "International inch" refers to: International inch is equivalent to:

• 10,000 10ths of one tenth
• 1,000 thou/mil
• 100 points , tears or even tear
• 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, or 0.25 hands
• 1/12 of an inch, which is 0.08333 feet
• 1/36 or 0.02777 yards

Feet definition

Foot (abbreviate in the form of "ft" or ") is a measurement unit of length utilized within the Imperial or US standard measurement system. It's a measurement that is based on the human body, just as the name implies. In the early 1950s, it was the first time that measurements were standardized, and since then, it's equivalent to 0.3048 meters exactly:

1 ft = 0.3048 m = 304.8 mm

The usage of feet has been utilized since the beginning of history across many different cultures. However the length of feet varied among the various civilizations. The foot was used in various ways, e.g. in:

• Ancient Rome: 1 foot = 11.6 inches (295.7 mm). This was a normal size foot but in some areas it might be greater 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 may be described as the equivalent of 12 inches (304.8 millimeters)

The official measure of the size of the public that is not recognized by official standards, Greenwich

The measurement of feet widely used in England and the measurements of feet is widely used throughout England England The measurement for feet also changed through time, beginning with Roman standards, and then later Belgic Celts foot of 13.2 inches or Welsh foot was introduced, but was later removed. The measurement of feet varied from region to region and cities to city, and later, kings changed the measurement to fit their needs as e.g., Henry I was believed to have ordered the development of a new standard, which was an inspiration from his arm. In the following years, Edward II of England introduced some form of standardization. He also introduced a statute foot which was 10/11 smaller than the prior foot. It was determined that the final length for the foot was introduced following the year 1959 after that the International yard-and-pound convention had been signed. Since since this time, one yard for the United States and countries in the British Commonwealth is equal to approximately 0.9144 meters. When yard length was first defined at the beginning, feet could be measured also. Similar to:

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

In the US two kinds of foot are employed on a regular basis. They are the global foot as well as the survey.

1. Foot internationalAlso called"the"standard" foot. It was initially standardized in the 50s. It is used extensively across many fields. It's the equivalent of 0.3048 meters 1 . International foot 0.3048 millimeters. We've used the symbol to illustrate precisely the amount. The measure used worldwide is the same as humans feet, which is the dimensions of 13 (UK) (UK) and fourteen (US male).
2. Survey foot It is the US survey foot. is nearly exactly the same size and shape with the bottom of Earth. However, the word Nearly is the most important . The definition of survey foot is precisely 1200/3937 meters. 1 US survey foot = 1200/3937 m 0,30480060960121920243840487680975... m As you can see, it looks like a tiny change however, something is different when you get closer to 7th decimal! It's just 0.609 mm, 609 nanometers when you compare the kind of foot you have with the other. How important is that? It's important because the distinction isn't important when measuring small objects but it's important when we begin measuring thousands of feet in mapping or using SPCS that is also known as the State Plane Coordinate Systems (SPCS). Additionally the law that regulates the foot survey differs across fifty states.
   • The laws of 24 states that stipulate that the methods that are used to survey must be based on US feet of surveys. US foot of survey
   • Eight states have taken a vote to take the decision , in conformity to the world foot
   • 18 states don't have specific rate that convert for the metrics units. But, don't worry about this issue if you're faced with the requirement for conversion in the normal conveyances you use or if you're carrying out a survey on land. The difference isn't that important for smaller dimensions (less 1 mile) or for any other lengths. It doesn't really matter what interpretation you choose to apply.
   There's a distinct measurement of the foot. It's the Indian survey foot . It's described as precisely 0.3047996 M: 1. Indian survey feet = 0.3047996 meters

Feet, and the entire imperial system are extensively utilized across the US. It's not only an issue of time. The US is considered as the only industrialized nation on the planet to not have accepted the International System of Units, that's also known as the measurement system that is used in the measurement unit called metric. Two other countries that use this measurement system include Liberia found in Africa inside Africa as well as Myanmar (also also known as Burma) located in Southeast Asia. Canadians also British make use of a mix of two systems, imperial and that of the metric system (e.g. men's heights are typically expressed in feet , however inches are also used).

Feet aren't widely used in countries that aren't native English people. One obvious example could be the use of elevation on aircrafts in the travel industry worldwide.

Meter definition

Meter (British English: metre) is the primary length unit that is utilized in a variety of metrics that are used in the International System of Units (SI).

The definition of "meter" was changed as the techniques of measuring scientifically developed. The definition of the term "meter" is what is the direction in which light travels through a vacuum. This is 1/99,792,458 sec.

What was the definition of it when it was when it was first established?

• The first experiments with the definition of meter started in 1790. At the end of 1790, it was found in 1790 that the French National Assembly decided that the length of the new meter should be similar to one pendulum's length , as well as one second for the half-period. Find out the exactitude of this figure with the help to our calculator for pendulums. Enter your number into the duration box of the pendulum and you'll find how long the pendulum. It's really just a meter (0.993621 metres).

• In 1973, the circumference of Earth was chosen as an unambiguous reference point. "Meter" was the term used to describe "meter" was used to refer to one-tenth the distance from and the Equator to the north pole. North Pole: 1 meter is one-tenth of meridional radius of Earth which runs through the meridian that links Paris with Paris along with Earth and Paris
• 1799-1889, from 1799 until 1889, from 1799 to 1889 the alloy of platinum, brass and the alloy of 10 percent platinum and Iridium meter bars were developed on an alloy that was covered all the way to meridian that runs across Earth. The 1st General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1889, they defined that"meter" can be described as "meter" as the length that lies in between two parallel lines of a standard bar made of the alloy of this type. It is the International Prototype Meter is located in the International Bureau of Weights and Measures located within Sevres in close proximity to Paris. The definition of meter was in use until 1960, but it was adopted as the norm at 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures.
• Between the years 1960 and 1983, meters were revamped in between 1960 and 1983. Then, it was changed to 1,650,763.73 wavelengths which were the result of the ultraviolet radiation Krypton86 under certain conditions.
• 17th Conference defined"meter" as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a second. the definition for the term "meter" is in effect till the present.

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

Standard	Date	Absolute error	Relative uncertainty
One-tenth million people reside in the Quadrant that is situated 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 bars with melting points of Ice (1st CGPM)	1889	200-100 nm	10 -7
Platinum-iridium bars in the melting zone of Ice atmospheric pressure is supported by two wheels (7th CGPM)	1927	n.a.	n.a.
Hyperfine nuclear transition 1650763.73 spectrum of visible wavelengths, which result from the transformation that is specific for Krypton-86 (11th CGPM)	1960	4 nm	4x10 -9
The distance that light takes to travel in vacuum can be measured in fraction of one second (17th CGPM)	1983	0.1 nm	10 -10

Imperial (US) measures system. US measurement system

The Imperial measurements system utilized in The US measurements system and those used in the US measurement systems, aren't the same . However, for measurements of length, they're identical (they differ in terms of volume measurements, which means e.g. the cup might contain an amount of floz, but this is different between the measurement systems). The only nations that did not accept the metric system were those from those of Liberia, the US, Liberia and Myanmar.

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

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

There are two more length units. However, we've excluded them by removing them from our length converter on purpose: The term "furlong" refers to the fact that the length of one length of a furlong's convert ratio isn't able to be clearly defined as well as the word league was the most commonly utilized measurement used in Europe in Europe and Latin America but is no ever an official measurement of any or the other. However, you can find these units below as well as the most widely used ones:

Unit	Comparatively 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 called as"the International System of Units (SI) is an international decimal system that is used for weights and measurements. It is extensively utilized across the globe (apart of the 3 countries discussed in the preceding paragraphs) It is simple to use, effective and practical. The four most important measurement units of 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 units' names is also offered. They are divided in five groups:

1. Electromagnetism

• Volt is a measurement of electrical potential
• Ohm is a unit of electrical resistance,
• Tesla The measuring device which measures the magnetic flux density,
• weber is a kind of magnetic flux
• farad A measurement of capacitance of electrical circuits
• Henry is a word that refers to the electrical inductance
• Siemens can be described as an electric conductance type
• Coulomb can be an expression used to describe the electric charge.

1. Mechanics

• Watt A device that produces electrical or mechanical power,
• Newton Newton is the mechanical word used to describe Newton. force,
• Jourle is the term used to refer to an energy source that is energy that is electrical, mechanical, or thermodynamic energy
• pacal is a device for measuring the pressure.

1. Radiofrequency

• becquerel is a type of radioactive decay
• Sievert can be an expression that refers to the absorption of ionising radiation. You can estimate the amount of radiation that you received on your way to the airport using this radiation calculation calculator for flights.
• grey is a constituent of Ionizing radiation
• Lux is an expression that is used to describe luminescent flux
• lumen is a word that describes the intensity of light.

1. Circular arches and Spherical surfaces

• The Radian is a form of circular arc
• Sterandian Sterandian part that is part of the exterior.

1. Other

• Degree Celsius is described as thermodynamic temperature. You can make use of the temperature convertor to change the degrees Celsius into Kelvins as well as Fahrenheit.
• Katal is an component of catalytic activity.
• hertz A number of cycles per second.