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LENGTH (Full list) | ||||||
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system | unit | code (alternative) |
abbreviation | notes | conversion factor/m | combinations |
SI | megametre | Mm | Mm | US spelling: megameter |
1,000,000 | |
kilometre | km | km | US spelling: kilometer |
1,000 |
| |
metre | m | m | US spelling: meter |
1 |
| |
centimetre | cm | cm | US spelling: centimeter |
0.01 |
| |
millimetre | mm | mm | US spelling: millimeter |
0.001 |
| |
micrometre | μm (um) | µm | US spelling: micrometer |
0.000001 | ||
nanometre | nm | nm | US spelling: nanometer |
0.000000001 | ||
non-SI metric | ångström | Å (angstrom) |
Å | 0.0000000001 | ||
Imperial & US customary |
mile | mi | mi | 1,609.344 |
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furlong | furlong | 201.168 | ||||
chain | chain | 20.1168 | ||||
rod | rd | rd | For other names of this unit see the full list. | 5.0292 | ||
fathom | fathom | assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft | 1.8288 | |||
yard | yd | yd | assumes the international definition | 0.9144 | ||
foot | ft (foot) | ft | The foot code will produce foot as the plural form. | 0.3048 |
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hand | hand | h | 0.1016 | |||
inch | in | in | 0.0254 |
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Other | nautical mile | nmi | nmi | the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. |
1,852 | |
parsec | pc | pc | 3.0856775814672×10 16 | |||
light-year | ly | ly | 9.4607304725808×10 15 | |||
astronomical unit | AU | AU | 149,597,870,700 |