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Encyclopedia > Units of length

A unit of length is a way of measuring length or distance.


Common units of length in the International System of Units (SI) are:

Non-SI units of length include:

Common Imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include:

  • inch (25.4mm)
  • foot (0.3048m)
  • yard (0.9144m)
  • (terrestrial) mile (~1640m)

In addition, the following are used by mariners...

...and surveyors in the United States continue to use...

  • chain (~20.1m)
  • pole, also called rod or perch (~5m)

...while horse racing keeps alive:

Astronomical measure uses:

Physics also uses:

Archaic units of distance are described in the article on Ancient weights and measures. They include:

See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Foot (unit of length) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (410 words)
A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter.
This unit is sometimes denoted with a prime (e.g.
The imperial foot was adapted from an Egyptian measure by the Greeks, with a subsequent larger foot being adopted by the Romans.
Encyclopedia: Unit of length (1101 words)
Common Imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include: Femtometre (American spelling: femtometer) is an SI measure of length that is equal to 10−15 (femto) of a metre.
An angstrom, angström, or ångström (symbol Å) is a unit of length.
A cana was a unit of length used in the former Crown of Aragon.
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