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) |
finger | 9,874.2857143 finger (US) | 19,748.5714286 finger (US) | 29,622.8571429 finger (US) | 39,497.1428571 finger (US) | 49,371.4285714 finger (US) | 59,245.7142857 finger (US) | 69 120 finger (US) | 78,994.2857143 finger (US) | 88,868.5714286 finger (US) | 98,742.8571429 finger (US) | 108,617.1428571 finger (US) | 118,491.4285714 finger (US) | 128,365.7142857 finger (US) | 138 240 finger (US) | 148,114.2857143 finger (US) | 157,988.5714286 finger (US) | 167,862.8571429 finger (US) | 177,737.1428571 finger (US) | 187,611.4285714 finger (US) | 197,485.7142857 finger (US) | 207 360 finger (US) | 217,234.2857143 finger (US) | 227,108.5714286 finger (US) | 236,982.8571429 finger (US) | 246,857.1428571 finger (US) | 256,731.4285714 finger (US) | 266,605.7142857 finger (US) | 276 480 finger (US) | 286,354.2857143 finger (US) | 296,228.5714286 finger (US) | 306,102.8571429 finger (US) | 315,977.1428571 finger (US) | 325,851.4285714 finger (US) | 335,725.7142857 finger (US) | 345 600 finger (US) | 355,474.2857143 finger (US) | 365,348.5714286 finger (US) | 375,222.8571429 finger (US) | 385,097.1428571 finger (US) | 394,971.4285714 finger (US) | 404,845.7142857 finger (US) | 414 720 finger (US) | 424,594.2857143 finger (US) | 434,468.5714286 finger (US) | 444,342.8571429 finger (US) | 454,217.1428571 finger (US) | 464,091.4285714 finger (US) | 473,965.7142857 finger (US) | 483 840 finger (US) | 493,714.2857143 finger (US) | 503,588.5714286 finger (US) | 513,462.8571429 finger (US) | 523,337.1428571 finger (US) | 533,211.4285714 finger (US) | 543,085.7142857 finger (US) | 552 960 finger (US) | 562,834.2857143 finger (US) | 572,708.5714286 finger (US) | 582,582.8571429 finger (US) | 592,457.1428571 finger (US) | 602,331.4285714 finger (US) | 612,205.7142857 finger (US) | 622 080 finger (US) | 631,954.2857143 finger (US) | 641,828.5714286 finger (US) | 651,702.8571429 finger (US) | 661,577.1428571 finger (US) | 671,451.4285714 finger (US) | 681,325.7142857 finger (US) | 691 200 finger (US) | 701,074.2857143 finger (US) | 710,948.5714286 finger (US) | 720,822.8571429 finger (US) | 730,697.1428571 finger (US) | 740,571.4285714 finger (US) | 750,445.7142857 finger (US) | 760 320 finger (US) | 770,194.2857143 finger (US) | 780,068.5714286 finger (US) | 789,942.8571429 finger (US) | 799,817.1428571 finger (US) | 809,691.4285714 finger (US) | 819,565.7142857 finger (US) | 829 440 finger (US) | 839,314.2857143 finger (US) | 849,188.5714286 finger (US) | 859,062.8571429 finger (US) | 868,937.1428571 finger (US) | 878,811.4285714 finger (US) | 888,685.7142857 finger (US) | 898 560 finger (US) | 908,434.2857143 finger (US) | 918,308.5714286 finger (US) | 928,182.8571429 finger (US) | 938,057.1428571 finger (US) | 947,931.4285714 finger (US) | 957,805.7142857 finger (US) | 967 680 finger (US) | 977,554.2857143 finger (US) | 987,428.5714286 finger (US) |
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) | finger | cable length (US) | finger |
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1 | = 9874.2857142857 | 4 | = 39497.142857143 |
1.5 | = 14811.428571429 | 4.5 | = 44434.285714286 |
2 | = 19748.571428571 | 5 | = 49371.428571429 |
2.5 | = 24685.714285714 | 5.5 | = 54308.571428571 |
3 | = 29622.857142857 | 6 | = 59245.714285714 |
A finger (sometimes fingerbreadth or finger's breadth) is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including:
The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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finger | finger (US) | ≡ 7⁄8 in | = 0.022225 m | Imperial/US |
finger | cable length (US) | finger | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.00010127314814815 | 4 | = 0.00040509259259259 |
1.5 | = 0.00015190972222222 | 4.5 | = 0.00045572916666667 |
2 | = 0.0002025462962963 | 5 | = 0.00050636574074074 |
2.5 | = 0.00025318287037037 | 5.5 | = 0.00055700231481481 |
3 | = 0.00030381944444444 | 6 | = 0.00060763888888889 |
cable length (US) | finger |
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1 | = 9,874.2857143 |
0.0001013 | = 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 …) |