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1 Kilometer (km)is equals to 1000 Meter (m)
1 Meter (m)is equals to 100 Centimeters (cm)
1 Centimeter (cm)is equals to 10 Millimeters (cm)
1 Meter(m) is equals to 1000 Millimeters (mm)
1 Inch (in)is equals to 2.54 Centimeters (cm)
1 Yard (yd) is equals to 0.9444 Meters(m)
1 Mile(mi) is equals to 1.60934 Kilometers (km)
1 Foot (ft) is equals to 0.3048 Meter (m)
1 Nautical mile(nmi) is equals to 1.852 Kilometer (km)
1 Meter(m) is equals to 10 Decimeter (dm)
1 Hectometer(hm) is equals to 100 Meter(m)
Note: For length conversions, US Customary Units and the Imperial System are equivalent.
Instrument to measure Distance: Meter stick
Unit | Symbol | Description |
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inches | in | |
feet | ft | 1 foot = 12 inches |
yards | yd | 1 yard = 3 feet |
miles | mi | 1 mile = 1760 yards or 5280 feet |
millimeters | mm | 1 m = 1,000 mm |
centimeters | cm | 1 m = 100 cm |
decimeters | dm | 1 m = 10 dm |
meters | m | base unit |
hectometers | hm | 1 hm = 100 m |
kilometers | km | 1 km = 1,000 m |
Length is the measurement of distance. It is used to count how far or how long something is from each other. Length can be measured using various measurement systems - Imperial system , Metric system and non International System of Units(Non SI Units).
Imperial System - It is the collection of all the measurement units.
Metric Unit - It is decimal system of measurement accepted globally.
Non SI units - the units which are considered outside the International System of Units but are worldwide commonly used and accepted.
Imperial System | Metric System | Non SI Units |
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inches (in) | millimeters (mm) | nautical mile (M, NM, or nmi) |
feet (ft) | centimeters (cm) | |
yards (yd) | decimeters (dm) | |
miles (mi) | meters (m) | |
hectometers (hm) | ||
kilometers (km) |