ell | 1 ell | 2 ell | 3 ell | 4 ell | 5 ell | 6 ell | 7 ell | 8 ell | 9 ell | 10 ell | 11 ell | 12 ell | 13 ell | 14 ell | 15 ell | 16 ell | 17 ell | 18 ell | 19 ell | 20 ell | 21 ell | 22 ell | 23 ell | 24 ell | 25 ell | 26 ell | 27 ell | 28 ell | 29 ell | 30 ell | 31 ell | 32 ell | 33 ell | 34 ell | 35 ell | 36 ell | 37 ell | 38 ell | 39 ell | 40 ell | 41 ell | 42 ell | 43 ell | 44 ell | 45 ell | 46 ell | 47 ell | 48 ell | 49 ell | 50 ell | 51 ell | 52 ell | 53 ell | 54 ell | 55 ell | 56 ell | 57 ell | 58 ell | 59 ell | 60 ell | 61 ell | 62 ell | 63 ell | 64 ell | 65 ell | 66 ell | 67 ell | 68 ell | 69 ell | 70 ell | 71 ell | 72 ell | 73 ell | 74 ell | 75 ell | 76 ell | 77 ell | 78 ell | 79 ell | 80 ell | 81 ell | 82 ell | 83 ell | 84 ell | 85 ell | 86 ell | 87 ell | 88 ell | 89 ell | 90 ell | 91 ell | 92 ell | 93 ell | 94 ell | 95 ell | 96 ell | 97 ell | 98 ell | 99 ell | 100 ell |
chain | 0.0568181 ch | 0.1136361 ch | 0.1704542 ch | 0.2272723 ch | 0.2840903 ch | 0.3409084 ch | 0.3977265 ch | 0.4545446 ch | 0.5113626 ch | 0.5681807 ch | 0.6249988 ch | 0.6818168 ch | 0.7386349 ch | 0.7954530 ch | 0.8522710 ch | 0.9090891 ch | 0.9659072 ch | 1.0227252 ch | 1.0795433 ch | 1.1363614 ch | 1.1931794 ch | 1.2499975 ch | 1.3068156 ch | 1.3636337 ch | 1.4204517 ch | 1.4772698 ch | 1.5340879 ch | 1.5909059 ch | 1.6477240 ch | 1.7045421 ch | 1.7613601 ch | 1.8181782 ch | 1.8749963 ch | 1.9318143 ch | 1.9886324 ch | 2.0454505 ch | 2.1022685 ch | 2.1590866 ch | 2.2159047 ch | 2.2727228 ch | 2.3295408 ch | 2.3863589 ch | 2.4431770 ch | 2.4999950 ch | 2.5568131 ch | 2.6136312 ch | 2.6704492 ch | 2.7272673 ch | 2.7840854 ch | 2.8409034 ch | 2.8977215 ch | 2.9545396 ch | 3.0113576 ch | 3.0681757 ch | 3.1249938 ch | 3.1818119 ch | 3.2386299 ch | 3.2954480 ch | 3.3522661 ch | 3.4090841 ch | 3.4659022 ch | 3.5227203 ch | 3.5795383 ch | 3.6363564 ch | 3.6931745 ch | 3.7499925 ch | 3.8068106 ch | 3.8636287 ch | 3.9204468 ch | 3.9772648 ch | 4.0340829 ch | 4.0909010 ch | 4.1477190 ch | 4.2045371 ch | 4.2613552 ch | 4.3181732 ch | 4.3749913 ch | 4.4318094 ch | 4.4886274 ch | 4.5454455 ch | 4.6022636 ch | 4.6590816 ch | 4.7158997 ch | 4.7727178 ch | 4.8295359 ch | 4.8863539 ch | 4.9431720 ch | 4.9999901 ch | 5.0568081 ch | 5.1136262 ch | 5.1704443 ch | 5.2272623 ch | 5.2840804 ch | 5.3408985 ch | 5.3977165 ch | 5.4545346 ch | 5.5113527 ch | 5.5681707 ch | 5.6249888 ch | 5.6818069 ch |
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 | chains | ell | chains |
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1 | ≈ 0.056818068841826 | 4 | ≈ 0.2272722753673 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.085227103262739 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.25568130978822 |
2 | ≈ 0.11363613768365 | 5 | ≈ 0.28409034420913 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.14204517210457 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.31249937863004 |
3 | ≈ 0.17045420652548 | 6 | ≈ 0.34090841305096 |
A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods (20.1168 m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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chain | ch | ≡ 66 ft (US) ≡ 4 rods | ≈ 20.11684 m | Imperial/US |
chains | ell | chains | ell |
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1 | ≈ 17.600034995626 | 4 | ≈ 70.400139982502 |
1.5 | ≈ 26.400052493438 | 4.5 | ≈ 79.200157480315 |
2 | ≈ 35.200069991251 | 5 | ≈ 88.000174978128 |
2.5 | ≈ 44.000087489064 | 5.5 | ≈ 96.800192475941 |
3 | ≈ 52.800104986877 | 6 | ≈ 105.60020997375 |
ell | chains |
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1 | ≈ 0.0568181 |
17.6000350 | ≈ 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 …) |