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) |
ell | 192 ell | 384 ell | 576 ell | 768 ell | 960 ell | 1 152 ell | 1 344 ell | 1 536 ell | 1 728 ell | 1 920 ell | 2 112 ell | 2 304 ell | 2 496 ell | 2 688 ell | 2 880 ell | 3 072 ell | 3 264 ell | 3 456 ell | 3 648 ell | 3 840 ell | 4 032 ell | 4 224 ell | 4 416 ell | 4 608 ell | 4 800 ell | 4 992 ell | 5 184 ell | 5 376 ell | 5 568 ell | 5 760 ell | 5 952 ell | 6 144 ell | 6 336 ell | 6 528 ell | 6 720 ell | 6 912 ell | 7 104 ell | 7 296 ell | 7 488 ell | 7 680 ell | 7 872 ell | 8 064 ell | 8 256 ell | 8 448 ell | 8 640 ell | 8 832 ell | 9 024 ell | 9 216 ell | 9 408 ell | 9 600 ell | 9 792 ell | 9 984 ell | 10 176 ell | 10 368 ell | 10 560 ell | 10 752 ell | 10 944 ell | 11 136 ell | 11 328 ell | 11 520 ell | 11 712 ell | 11 904 ell | 12 096 ell | 12 288 ell | 12 480 ell | 12 672 ell | 12 864 ell | 13 056 ell | 13 248 ell | 13 440 ell | 13 632 ell | 13 824 ell | 14 016 ell | 14 208 ell | 14 400 ell | 14 592 ell | 14 784 ell | 14 976 ell | 15 168 ell | 15 360 ell | 15 552 ell | 15 744 ell | 15 936 ell | 16 128 ell | 16 320 ell | 16 512 ell | 16 704 ell | 16 896 ell | 17 088 ell | 17 280 ell | 17 472 ell | 17 664 ell | 17 856 ell | 18 048 ell | 18 240 ell | 18 432 ell | 18 624 ell | 18 816 ell | 19 008 ell | 19 200 ell |
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) | ell | cable length (US) | ell |
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1 | = 192 | 4 | = 768 |
1.5 | = 288 | 4.5 | = 864 |
2 | = 384 | 5 | = 960 |
2.5 | = 480 | 5.5 | = 1056 |
3 | = 576 | 6 | = 1152 |
An ell (from Proto-Germanic *alinō, cognate with Latin ulna) is a unit of measurement, originally a cubit, i.e., approximating the length of a man's arm from the elbow ("elbow" means the bend or bow of the ell or arm) to the tip of the middle finger, or about 18 inches (457 mm); in later usage, any of several longer units.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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ell | ell | ≡ 45 in (In England usually) | = 1.143 m | Other (Length) |
ell | cable length (US) | ell | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.0052083333333333 | 4 | = 0.020833333333333 |
1.5 | = 0.0078125 | 4.5 | = 0.0234375 |
2 | = 0.010416666666667 | 5 | = 0.026041666666667 |
2.5 | = 0.013020833333333 | 5.5 | = 0.028645833333333 |
3 | = 0.015625 | 6 | = 0.03125 |
cable length (US) | ell |
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1 | = 192 |
0.0052083 | = 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 …) |