| 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) |
| stick | 4 320 stick | 8 640 stick | 12 960 stick | 17 280 stick | 21 600 stick | 25 920 stick | 30 240 stick | 34 560 stick | 38 880 stick | 43 200 stick | 47 520 stick | 51 840 stick | 56 160 stick | 60 480 stick | 64 800 stick | 69 120 stick | 73 440 stick | 77 760 stick | 82 080 stick | 86 400 stick | 90 720 stick | 95 040 stick | 99 360 stick | 103 680 stick | 108 000 stick | 112 320 stick | 116 640 stick | 120 960 stick | 125 280 stick | 129 600 stick | 133 920 stick | 138 240 stick | 142 560 stick | 146 880 stick | 151 200 stick | 155 520 stick | 159 840 stick | 164 160 stick | 168 480 stick | 172 800 stick | 177 120 stick | 181 440 stick | 185 760 stick | 190 080 stick | 194 400 stick | 198 720 stick | 203 040 stick | 207 360 stick | 211 680 stick | 216 000 stick | 220 320 stick | 224 640 stick | 228 960 stick | 233 280 stick | 237 600 stick | 241 920 stick | 246 240 stick | 250 560 stick | 254 880 stick | 259 200 stick | 263 520 stick | 267 840 stick | 272 160 stick | 276 480 stick | 280 800 stick | 285 120 stick | 289 440 stick | 293 760 stick | 298 080 stick | 302 400 stick | 306 720 stick | 311 040 stick | 315 360 stick | 319 680 stick | 324 000 stick | 328 320 stick | 332 640 stick | 336 960 stick | 341 280 stick | 345 600 stick | 349 920 stick | 354 240 stick | 358 560 stick | 362 880 stick | 367 200 stick | 371 520 stick | 375 840 stick | 380 160 stick | 384 480 stick | 388 800 stick | 393 120 stick | 397 440 stick | 401 760 stick | 406 080 stick | 410 400 stick | 414 720 stick | 419 040 stick | 423 360 stick | 427 680 stick | 432 000 stick |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cable length (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
| cable length (US) | sticks | cable length (US) | sticks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 4320 | 4 | = 17280 |
| 1.5 | = 6480 | 4.5 | = 19440 |
| 2 | = 8640 | 5 | = 21600 |
| 2.5 | = 10800 | 5.5 | = 23760 |
| 3 | = 12960 | 6 | = 25920 |
In typography, the stick, stickful, or stick of type was an inexact length based on the size of the various composing sticks used by newspaper editors to assemble pieces of moveable type. In English-language papers, it was roughly equal to 2 column inches or 100–150 words. In France, Spain, and Italy, sticks generally contained only between 1 and 4 lines of text each. A column was notionally equal to 10 sticks.
| Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stick | ≡ 2 in | = 0.0508 m | Other (Length) |
| sticks | cable length (US) | sticks | cable length (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = 0.00023148148148148 | 4 | = 0.00092592592592593 |
| 1.5 | = 0.00034722222222222 | 4.5 | = 0.0010416666666667 |
| 2 | = 0.00046296296296296 | 5 | = 0.0011574074074074 |
| 2.5 | = 0.0005787037037037 | 5.5 | = 0.0012731481481481 |
| 3 | = 0.00069444444444444 | 6 | = 0.0013888888888889 |
| cable length (US) | sticks |
|---|---|
| 1 | = 4 320 |
| 0.0002315 | = 1 |
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
| ≡ | 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 …) |