cable length (imperial) | 1 cable length (imperial) | 2 cable length (imperial) | 3 cable length (imperial) | 4 cable length (imperial) | 5 cable length (imperial) | 6 cable length (imperial) | 7 cable length (imperial) | 8 cable length (imperial) | 9 cable length (imperial) | 10 cable length (imperial) | 11 cable length (imperial) | 12 cable length (imperial) | 13 cable length (imperial) | 14 cable length (imperial) | 15 cable length (imperial) | 16 cable length (imperial) | 17 cable length (imperial) | 18 cable length (imperial) | 19 cable length (imperial) | 20 cable length (imperial) | 21 cable length (imperial) | 22 cable length (imperial) | 23 cable length (imperial) | 24 cable length (imperial) | 25 cable length (imperial) | 26 cable length (imperial) | 27 cable length (imperial) | 28 cable length (imperial) | 29 cable length (imperial) | 30 cable length (imperial) | 31 cable length (imperial) | 32 cable length (imperial) | 33 cable length (imperial) | 34 cable length (imperial) | 35 cable length (imperial) | 36 cable length (imperial) | 37 cable length (imperial) | 38 cable length (imperial) | 39 cable length (imperial) | 40 cable length (imperial) | 41 cable length (imperial) | 42 cable length (imperial) | 43 cable length (imperial) | 44 cable length (imperial) | 45 cable length (imperial) | 46 cable length (imperial) | 47 cable length (imperial) | 48 cable length (imperial) | 49 cable length (imperial) | 50 cable length (imperial) | 51 cable length (imperial) | 52 cable length (imperial) | 53 cable length (imperial) | 54 cable length (imperial) | 55 cable length (imperial) | 56 cable length (imperial) | 57 cable length (imperial) | 58 cable length (imperial) | 59 cable length (imperial) | 60 cable length (imperial) | 61 cable length (imperial) | 62 cable length (imperial) | 63 cable length (imperial) | 64 cable length (imperial) | 65 cable length (imperial) | 66 cable length (imperial) | 67 cable length (imperial) | 68 cable length (imperial) | 69 cable length (imperial) | 70 cable length (imperial) | 71 cable length (imperial) | 72 cable length (imperial) | 73 cable length (imperial) | 74 cable length (imperial) | 75 cable length (imperial) | 76 cable length (imperial) | 77 cable length (imperial) | 78 cable length (imperial) | 79 cable length (imperial) | 80 cable length (imperial) | 81 cable length (imperial) | 82 cable length (imperial) | 83 cable length (imperial) | 84 cable length (imperial) | 85 cable length (imperial) | 86 cable length (imperial) | 87 cable length (imperial) | 88 cable length (imperial) | 89 cable length (imperial) | 90 cable length (imperial) | 91 cable length (imperial) | 92 cable length (imperial) | 93 cable length (imperial) | 94 cable length (imperial) | 95 cable length (imperial) | 96 cable length (imperial) | 97 cable length (imperial) | 98 cable length (imperial) | 99 cable length (imperial) | 100 cable length (imperial) |
barleycorn | 21,905.2482270 barleycorn | 43,810.4964539 barleycorn | 65,715.7446809 barleycorn | 87,620.9929078 barleycorn | 109,526.2411348 barleycorn | 131,431.4893617 barleycorn | 153,336.7375887 barleycorn | 175,241.9858156 barleycorn | 197,147.2340426 barleycorn | 219,052.4822695 barleycorn | 240,957.7304965 barleycorn | 262,862.9787234 barleycorn | 284,768.2269504 barleycorn | 306,673.4751773 barleycorn | 328,578.7234043 barleycorn | 350,483.9716312 barleycorn | 372,389.2198582 barleycorn | 394,294.4680851 barleycorn | 416,199.7163121 barleycorn | 438,104.9645390 barleycorn | 460,010.2127660 barleycorn | 481,915.4609929 barleycorn | 503,820.7092199 barleycorn | 525,725.9574468 barleycorn | 547,631.2056738 barleycorn | 569,536.4539007 barleycorn | 591,441.7021277 barleycorn | 613,346.9503546 barleycorn | 635,252.1985816 barleycorn | 657,157.4468085 barleycorn | 679,062.6950355 barleycorn | 700,967.9432624 barleycorn | 722,873.1914894 barleycorn | 744,778.4397163 barleycorn | 766,683.6879433 barleycorn | 788,588.9361702 barleycorn | 810,494.1843972 barleycorn | 832,399.4326241 barleycorn | 854,304.6808511 barleycorn | 876,209.9290780 barleycorn | 898,115.1773050 barleycorn | 920,020.4255319 barleycorn | 941,925.6737589 barleycorn | 963,830.9219858 barleycorn | 985,736.1702128 barleycorn | 1,007,641.4184397 barleycorn | 1,029,546.6666667 barleycorn | 1,051,451.9148936 barleycorn | 1,073,357.1631206 barleycorn | 1,095,262.4113475 barleycorn | 1,117,167.6595745 barleycorn | 1,139,072.9078014 barleycorn | 1,160,978.1560284 barleycorn | 1,182,883.4042553 barleycorn | 1,204,788.6524823 barleycorn | 1,226,693.9007092 barleycorn | 1,248,599.1489362 barleycorn | 1,270,504.3971631 barleycorn | 1,292,409.6453901 barleycorn | 1,314,314.893617 barleycorn | 1,336,220.141844 barleycorn | 1,358,125.3900709 barleycorn | 1,380,030.6382979 barleycorn | 1,401,935.8865248 barleycorn | 1,423,841.1347518 barleycorn | 1,445,746.3829787 barleycorn | 1,467,651.6312057 barleycorn | 1,489,556.8794326 barleycorn | 1,511,462.1276596 barleycorn | 1,533,367.3758865 barleycorn | 1,555,272.6241135 barleycorn | 1,577,177.8723404 barleycorn | 1,599,083.1205674 barleycorn | 1,620,988.3687943 barleycorn | 1,642,893.6170213 barleycorn | 1,664,798.8652482 barleycorn | 1,686,704.1134752 barleycorn | 1,708,609.3617021 barleycorn | 1,730,514.6099291 barleycorn | 1,752,419.858156 barleycorn | 1,774,325.106383 barleycorn | 1,796,230.3546099 barleycorn | 1,818,135.6028369 barleycorn | 1,840,040.8510638 barleycorn | 1,861,946.0992908 barleycorn | 1,883,851.3475177 barleycorn | 1,905,756.5957447 barleycorn | 1,927,661.8439716 barleycorn | 1,949,567.0921986 barleycorn | 1,971,472.3404255 barleycorn | 1,993,377.5886525 barleycorn | 2,015,282.8368794 barleycorn | 2,037,188.0851064 barleycorn | 2,059,093.3333333 barleycorn | 2,080,998.5815603 barleycorn | 2,102,903.8297872 barleycorn | 2,124,809.0780142 barleycorn | 2,146,714.3262411 barleycorn | 2,168,619.5744681 barleycorn | 2,190,524.822695 barleycorn |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (imperial) | ≡ 608 ft | ≈ 185.3184 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (imperial) | barleycorns | cable length (imperial) | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 21905.24822695 | 4 | ≈ 87620.992907801 |
1.5 | ≈ 32857.872340426 | 4.5 | ≈ 98573.617021277 |
2 | ≈ 43810.496453901 | 5 | ≈ 109526.24113475 |
2.5 | ≈ 54763.120567376 | 5.5 | ≈ 120478.86524823 |
3 | ≈ 65715.744680851 | 6 | ≈ 131431.4893617 |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
barleycorns | cable length (imperial) | barleycorns | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 4.5651160381268E-5 | 4 | ≈ 0.00018260464152507 |
1.5 | ≈ 6.8476740571902E-5 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.00020543022171571 |
2 | ≈ 9.1302320762536E-5 | 5 | ≈ 0.00022825580190634 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.00011412790095317 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.00025108138209697 |
3 | ≈ 0.0001369534811438 | 6 | ≈ 0.00027390696228761 |
cable length (imperial) | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 21,905.2482270 |
4.5651160381268 × 10-5 | ≈ 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |