cable length (US) | 1 cable length (US) | 2 cable length (US) | 3 cable length (US) | 4 cable length (US) | 5 cable length (US) | 6 cable length (US) | 7 cable length (US) | 8 cable length (US) | 9 cable length (US) | 10 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 12 cable length (US) | 13 cable length (US) | 14 cable length (US) | 15 cable length (US) | 16 cable length (US) | 17 cable length (US) | 18 cable length (US) | 19 cable length (US) | 20 cable length (US) | 21 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 23 cable length (US) | 24 cable length (US) | 25 cable length (US) | 26 cable length (US) | 27 cable length (US) | 28 cable length (US) | 29 cable length (US) | 30 cable length (US) | 31 cable length (US) | 32 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 34 cable length (US) | 35 cable length (US) | 36 cable length (US) | 37 cable length (US) | 38 cable length (US) | 39 cable length (US) | 40 cable length (US) | 41 cable length (US) | 42 cable length (US) | 43 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 45 cable length (US) | 46 cable length (US) | 47 cable length (US) | 48 cable length (US) | 49 cable length (US) | 50 cable length (US) | 51 cable length (US) | 52 cable length (US) | 53 cable length (US) | 54 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 56 cable length (US) | 57 cable length (US) | 58 cable length (US) | 59 cable length (US) | 60 cable length (US) | 61 cable length (US) | 62 cable length (US) | 63 cable length (US) | 64 cable length (US) | 65 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 67 cable length (US) | 68 cable length (US) | 69 cable length (US) | 70 cable length (US) | 71 cable length (US) | 72 cable length (US) | 73 cable length (US) | 74 cable length (US) | 75 cable length (US) | 76 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 78 cable length (US) | 79 cable length (US) | 80 cable length (US) | 81 cable length (US) | 82 cable length (US) | 83 cable length (US) | 84 cable length (US) | 85 cable length (US) | 86 cable length (US) | 87 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 89 cable length (US) | 90 cable length (US) | 91 cable length (US) | 92 cable length (US) | 93 cable length (US) | 94 cable length (US) | 95 cable length (US) | 96 cable length (US) | 97 cable length (US) | 98 cable length (US) | 99 cable length (US) | 100 cable length (US) |
decimeter | 2,194.56 dm | 4,389.12 dm | 6,583.68 dm | 8,778.24 dm | 10,972.8 dm | 13,167.36 dm | 15,361.92 dm | 17,556.48 dm | 19,751.04 dm | 21,945.6 dm | 24,140.16 dm | 26,334.72 dm | 28,529.28 dm | 30,723.84 dm | 32,918.4 dm | 35,112.96 dm | 37,307.52 dm | 39,502.08 dm | 41,696.64 dm | 43,891.2 dm | 46,085.76 dm | 48,280.32 dm | 50,474.88 dm | 52,669.44 dm | 54 864 dm | 57,058.56 dm | 59,253.12 dm | 61,447.68 dm | 63,642.24 dm | 65,836.8 dm | 68,031.36 dm | 70,225.92 dm | 72,420.48 dm | 74,615.04 dm | 76,809.6 dm | 79,004.16 dm | 81,198.72 dm | 83,393.28 dm | 85,587.84 dm | 87,782.4 dm | 89,976.96 dm | 92,171.52 dm | 94,366.08 dm | 96,560.64 dm | 98,755.2 dm | 100,949.76 dm | 103,144.32 dm | 105,338.88 dm | 107,533.44 dm | 109 728 dm | 111,922.56 dm | 114,117.12 dm | 116,311.68 dm | 118,506.24 dm | 120,700.8 dm | 122,895.36 dm | 125,089.92 dm | 127,284.48 dm | 129,479.04 dm | 131,673.6 dm | 133,868.16 dm | 136,062.72 dm | 138,257.28 dm | 140,451.84 dm | 142,646.4 dm | 144,840.96 dm | 147,035.52 dm | 149,230.08 dm | 151,424.64 dm | 153,619.2 dm | 155,813.76 dm | 158,008.32 dm | 160,202.88 dm | 162,397.44 dm | 164 592 dm | 166,786.56 dm | 168,981.12 dm | 171,175.68 dm | 173,370.24 dm | 175,564.8 dm | 177,759.36 dm | 179,953.92 dm | 182,148.48 dm | 184,343.04 dm | 186,537.6 dm | 188,732.16 dm | 190,926.72 dm | 193,121.28 dm | 195,315.84 dm | 197,510.4 dm | 199,704.96 dm | 201,899.52 dm | 204,094.08 dm | 206,288.64 dm | 208,483.2 dm | 210,677.76 dm | 212,872.32 dm | 215,066.88 dm | 217,261.44 dm | 219 456 dm |
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 (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | decimeters | cable length (US) | decimeters |
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1 | = 2194.56 | 4 | = 8778.24 |
1.5 | = 3291.84 | 4.5 | = 9875.52 |
2 | = 4389.12 | 5 | = 10972.8 |
2.5 | = 5486.4 | 5.5 | = 12070.08 |
3 | = 6583.68 | 6 | = 13167.36 |
Decimeter or decimetre is equal to 10-1 meter (unit of length), comes from a combination of the metric prefix deci (d) and the SI unit of length meter (m). Plural name is decimeters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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decimeter | dm | ≡ 1×10−1 m ≡ 0.1 m | ≡ 1×10−1 m ≡ 0.1 m | Metric system SI |
decimeters | cable length (US) | decimeters | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.00045567220764071 | 4 | = 0.0018226888305628 |
1.5 | = 0.00068350831146107 | 4.5 | = 0.0020505249343832 |
2 | = 0.00091134441528142 | 5 | = 0.0022783610382036 |
2.5 | = 0.0011391805191018 | 5.5 | = 0.0025061971420239 |
3 | = 0.0013670166229221 | 6 | = 0.0027340332458443 |
cable length (US) | decimeters |
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1 | = 2,194.56 |
0.0004557 | = 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 …) |