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For other names of this unit see the full list. 1.0 rd (17 ft; 5.0 m) fathom: fathom (none) fathom ≡ 6 ft 1.0 fathom (6.0 ft; 1.8 m) yard: yd yd assumes the international definition 1.0 yd (0.91 m) foot: ft (foot) ft long code "foot" outputs foot (and never feet) Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. 1.0 ft (0.30 m)
1.0 pole (17 ft; 5.0 m) perch: perch (none) equivalent to a rod 1.0 perch (17 ft; 5.0 m) fathom: fathom (none) assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft 1.0 fathom (6.0 ft; 1.8 m) yard: yd yd assumes the international definition 1.0 yd (0.91 m) yd m; foot: ft (foot) ft long code "foot" outputs foot (and never feet)
The rod is the same length today as in Anglo-Saxon times, although its composition in terms of feet were changed by the Composition of Yards and Perches from 15 feet to 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet or 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards. The pole is commonly used as a measurement for Allotment gardens. (See also perch as an area and a volume unit.) Chain: 20.116 m: Four ...
This is a list of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human-based.
1.2 cm – length of a bee; 1.2 cm – diameter of a die; 1.5 cm – length of a very large mosquito; 1.6 cm – length of a Jaragua Sphaero, a very small reptile; 1.7 cm – length of a Thorius arboreus, the smallest salamander [111] 2 cm – approximate width of an adult human finger; 2.54 cm – 1 inch; 3.08568 cm – 1 attoparsec
The Tule tree has a diameter of 38 feet 1.4 inches (1,161.8 cm) as measured by tape wrap, but because of its irregularity a cross-sectional wood area expressed as a circle gave an effective diameter of only 30 feet 9 inches (937 cm). The base of the tree was mapped in three dimensions using a frame mapping technique.
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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 ...