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) |
inch | 8 640 in | 17 280 in | 25 920 in | 34 560 in | 43 200 in | 51 840 in | 60 480 in | 69 120 in | 77 760 in | 86 400 in | 95 040 in | 103 680 in | 112 320 in | 120 960 in | 129 600 in | 138 240 in | 146 880 in | 155 520 in | 164 160 in | 172 800 in | 181 440 in | 190 080 in | 198 720 in | 207 360 in | 216 000 in | 224 640 in | 233 280 in | 241 920 in | 250 560 in | 259 200 in | 267 840 in | 276 480 in | 285 120 in | 293 760 in | 302 400 in | 311 040 in | 319 680 in | 328 320 in | 336 960 in | 345 600 in | 354 240 in | 362 880 in | 371 520 in | 380 160 in | 388 800 in | 397 440 in | 406 080 in | 414 720 in | 423 360 in | 432 000 in | 440 640 in | 449 280 in | 457 920 in | 466 560 in | 475 200 in | 483 840 in | 492 480 in | 501 120 in | 509 760 in | 518 400 in | 527 040 in | 535 680 in | 544 320 in | 552 960 in | 561 600 in | 570 240 in | 578 880 in | 587 520 in | 596 160 in | 604 800 in | 613 440 in | 622 080 in | 630 720 in | 639 360 in | 648 000 in | 656 640 in | 665 280 in | 673 920 in | 682 560 in | 691 200 in | 699 840 in | 708 480 in | 717 120 in | 725 760 in | 734 400 in | 743 040 in | 751 680 in | 760 320 in | 768 960 in | 777 600 in | 786 240 in | 794 880 in | 803 520 in | 812 160 in | 820 800 in | 829 440 in | 838 080 in | 846 720 in | 855 360 in | 864 000 in |
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) | inches | cable length (US) | inches |
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1 | = 8640 | 4 | = 34560 |
1.5 | = 12960 | 4.5 | = 38880 |
2 | = 17280 | 5 | = 43200 |
2.5 | = 21600 | 5.5 | = 47520 |
3 | = 25920 | 6 | = 51840 |
The inch (abbreviation: in or ″) is a unit of length in the (British) imperial and United States customary systems of measurement now formally equal to 1⁄36 yard but usually understood as 1⁄12 of a foot. Derived from the Roman uncia ("twelfth"), inch is also sometimes used to translate related units in other measurement systems, usually understood as deriving from the width of the human thumb.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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inch | in | ≡ 2.54 cm ≡ 1⁄36 yd ≡ 1⁄12 ft | ≡ 0.0254 m | Imperial/US |
inches | cable length (US) | inches | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.00011574074074074 | 4 | = 0.00046296296296296 |
1.5 | = 0.00017361111111111 | 4.5 | = 0.00052083333333333 |
2 | = 0.00023148148148148 | 5 | = 0.0005787037037037 |
2.5 | = 0.00028935185185185 | 5.5 | = 0.00063657407407407 |
3 | = 0.00034722222222222 | 6 | = 0.00069444444444444 |
cable length (US) | inches |
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1 | = 8 640 |
0.0001157 | = 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 …) |