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  2. Fathom - Wikipedia

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    Miners also use it as a unit of area equal to 6 feet square (3.34 m 2) in the plane of a vein. [2] In Britain, it can mean the quantity of wood in a pile of any length measuring 6 feet (1.8 m) square in cross section. [2] In Central Europe, the klafter was the corresponding unit of comparable length, as was the toise in France.

  3. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of ⁠ 1 / 600 ⁠ of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). Its exact size varied from city to city and could range between 270 mm (10.6 in) and 350 mm (13.8 in), but lengths used for temple construction appear to ...

  4. Sri Lankan units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    [6] The smallest unit was known as "Paramaanuwa", which was equal to 3.306 × 10 −11 m (1.302 × 10 −9 in). A typical span was taken roughly equal to 22.86 cm (9 in). These small units of measurement were used in making of statues and buildings. Following are the relationships between the units used in ancient times. [6] [7]

  5. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  6. OK, What Do 'A.M.' and 'P.M.' Actually Stand For? - AOL

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    Plus, how you should *technically* refer to noon and midnight.

  7. Grave - Wikipedia

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    Novi Banovci, Serbia. The formal use of a grave involves several steps with associated terminology. Grave cut. The excavation that forms the grave. [2] Excavations vary from a shallow scraping to removal of topsoil to a depth of 6 feet (1.8 m) or more where a vault or burial chamber is to be constructed.

  8. Height in sports - Wikipedia

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    Height is often an advantage for central defenders, who are assigned to stop forwards from scoring through the air, as exemplified by players like Matej Bagarić 2.02 m (6 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), Per Mertesacker 2.00 m (6 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), Brede Hangeland, Jannik Vestergaard 1.99 m (6 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), Dan Burn, Naldo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), Daniel ...

  9. Height above mean sea level - Wikipedia

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    Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level varies in different countries due to different reference points and historic measurement periods.