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) |
decameter | 18.53184 dam | 37.06368 dam | 55.59552 dam | 74.12736 dam | 92.6592 dam | 111.19104 dam | 129.72288 dam | 148.25472 dam | 166.78656 dam | 185.3184 dam | 203.85024 dam | 222.38208 dam | 240.91392 dam | 259.44576 dam | 277.9776 dam | 296.50944 dam | 315.04128 dam | 333.57312 dam | 352.10496 dam | 370.6368 dam | 389.16864 dam | 407.70048 dam | 426.23232 dam | 444.76416 dam | 463.296 dam | 481.82784 dam | 500.35968 dam | 518.89152 dam | 537.42336 dam | 555.9552 dam | 574.48704 dam | 593.01888 dam | 611.55072 dam | 630.08256 dam | 648.6144 dam | 667.14624 dam | 685.67808 dam | 704.20992 dam | 722.74176 dam | 741.2736 dam | 759.80544 dam | 778.33728 dam | 796.86912 dam | 815.40096 dam | 833.9328 dam | 852.46464 dam | 870.99648 dam | 889.52832 dam | 908.06016 dam | 926.592 dam | 945.12384 dam | 963.65568 dam | 982.18752 dam | 1,000.71936 dam | 1,019.2512 dam | 1,037.78304 dam | 1,056.31488 dam | 1,074.84672 dam | 1,093.37856 dam | 1,111.9104 dam | 1,130.44224 dam | 1,148.97408 dam | 1,167.50592 dam | 1,186.03776 dam | 1,204.5696 dam | 1,223.10144 dam | 1,241.63328 dam | 1,260.16512 dam | 1,278.69696 dam | 1,297.2288 dam | 1,315.76064 dam | 1,334.29248 dam | 1,352.82432 dam | 1,371.35616 dam | 1,389.888 dam | 1,408.41984 dam | 1,426.95168 dam | 1,445.48352 dam | 1,464.01536 dam | 1,482.5472 dam | 1,501.07904 dam | 1,519.61088 dam | 1,538.14272 dam | 1,556.67456 dam | 1,575.2064 dam | 1,593.73824 dam | 1,612.27008 dam | 1,630.80192 dam | 1,649.33376 dam | 1,667.8656 dam | 1,686.39744 dam | 1,704.92928 dam | 1,723.46112 dam | 1,741.99296 dam | 1,760.5248 dam | 1,779.05664 dam | 1,797.58848 dam | 1,816.12032 dam | 1,834.65216 dam | 1,853.184 dam |
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) | decameters | cable length (imperial) | decameters |
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1 | ≈ 18.53184 | 4 | ≈ 74.12736 |
1.5 | ≈ 27.79776 | 4.5 | ≈ 83.39328 |
2 | ≈ 37.06368 | 5 | ≈ 92.6592 |
2.5 | ≈ 46.3296 | 5.5 | ≈ 101.92512 |
3 | ≈ 55.59552 | 6 | ≈ 111.19104 |
Dekameter or decameter is a common metric unit of distance. It is equal to 10 meters or 32.8084 feet. Plural name is dekameters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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decameter | dam | ≡ 1×10 m | ≡ 1×10 m | Metric system SI |
decameters | cable length (imperial) | decameters | cable length (imperial) |
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1 | ≈ 0.053961182483768 | 4 | ≈ 0.21584472993507 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.080941773725653 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.24282532117696 |
2 | ≈ 0.10792236496754 | 5 | ≈ 0.26980591241884 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.13490295620942 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.29678650366073 |
3 | ≈ 0.16188354745131 | 6 | ≈ 0.32376709490261 |
cable length (imperial) | decameters |
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1 | ≈ 18.53184 |
0.0539612 | ≈ 1 |
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 …) |