Type:Length

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Length is any physical distance between two points in space.

The SI unit of length is the meter. All other units are defined in relationship to it, as:

• 10 dm,decimeter,decimeters,decimetre,decimetres
• 100 cm,centimeter,centimeters,centimetre,centimetres
• 1000 mm,millimeter,millimeters,millimetre,millimetres
• 1000000 μ,micrometer,micrometers,micrometre,micrometres,micron,microns,mcm
• 1000000000 nm,nano,nanometer,nanomaters,nanometre,nanometres
• 1000000000000 pm,picometer,picometers,picometre,picometres

• 0.1 dam,dkm,dekameter,dekameters,dekametre,dekametres
• 0.01 hm,hectometer,hectometers,hectometre,hectometres
• 0.001 km,kilometer,kilometers,kilometre,kilometres
• 0.000001 Mm,megameter,megameters,megametre,megametres
• 0.000000001 Gm,gigameter,gigameters,gigametre,gigametres
• 0.000000000001 Tm,terameter,terameters,terametre,terametres

US Customary system

• 39.37007874 in,inch,inches
• 3.280839895 ft,foot,feet
• 1.093613298 yd,yard,yards
• 1.98838781454545e-001 rod,rods
• 4.97096953789867e-002 chain,chains
• 6.2137119223733397e-004 mi,st mi,mile,miles,statute mile,statute miles
• 5.39612e-004 naut mi,nautical mile,nautical miles

Astronomy

• 3.24077930463405e-17 pc, parsec, parsecs
• 1.05700083402462e-16 ly,lt yr,lgt yr,light year,light years
• 6.68458715354704e-12 AU,astronomical unit,astronomical units^[1]

Biblical:

• 2.249718785 cubit,cubits
• 4.49943757 span,spans
• 1.908396947 long cubit, long cubits

References

1. ↑ Walker, John. Calendar conversion page. <http://www.fourmilab.ch>, 1999. Page content and scripts released into public domain.