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fathom | 0.625 ftm | 1.25 ftm | 1.875 ftm | 2.5 ftm | 3.125 ftm | 3.75 ftm | 4.375 ftm | 5 ftm | 5.625 ftm | 6.25 ftm | 6.875 ftm | 7.5 ftm | 8.125 ftm | 8.75 ftm | 9.375 ftm | 10 ftm | 10.625 ftm | 11.25 ftm | 11.875 ftm | 12.5 ftm | 13.125 ftm | 13.75 ftm | 14.375 ftm | 15 ftm | 15.625 ftm | 16.25 ftm | 16.875 ftm | 17.5 ftm | 18.125 ftm | 18.75 ftm | 19.375 ftm | 20 ftm | 20.625 ftm | 21.25 ftm | 21.875 ftm | 22.5 ftm | 23.125 ftm | 23.75 ftm | 24.375 ftm | 25 ftm | 25.625 ftm | 26.25 ftm | 26.875 ftm | 27.5 ftm | 28.125 ftm | 28.75 ftm | 29.375 ftm | 30 ftm | 30.625 ftm | 31.25 ftm | 31.875 ftm | 32.5 ftm | 33.125 ftm | 33.75 ftm | 34.375 ftm | 35 ftm | 35.625 ftm | 36.25 ftm | 36.875 ftm | 37.5 ftm | 38.125 ftm | 38.75 ftm | 39.375 ftm | 40 ftm | 40.625 ftm | 41.25 ftm | 41.875 ftm | 42.5 ftm | 43.125 ftm | 43.75 ftm | 44.375 ftm | 45 ftm | 45.625 ftm | 46.25 ftm | 46.875 ftm | 47.5 ftm | 48.125 ftm | 48.75 ftm | 49.375 ftm | 50 ftm | 50.625 ftm | 51.25 ftm | 51.875 ftm | 52.5 ftm | 53.125 ftm | 53.75 ftm | 54.375 ftm | 55 ftm | 55.625 ftm | 56.25 ftm | 56.875 ftm | 57.5 ftm | 58.125 ftm | 58.75 ftm | 59.375 ftm | 60 ftm | 60.625 ftm | 61.25 ftm | 61.875 ftm | 62.5 ftm |
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 | fathoms | ell | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.625 | 4 | = 2.5 |
1.5 | = 0.9375 | 4.5 | = 2.8125 |
2 | = 1.25 | 5 | = 3.125 |
2.5 | = 1.5625 | 5.5 | = 3.4375 |
3 | = 1.875 | 6 | = 3.75 |
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 metres), used especially for measuring the depth of water.
There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom. Originally the span of a man's outstretched arms, the size of a fathom has varied slightly depending on whether it was defined as a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5–5 1⁄2 feet.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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fathom | ftm | ≡ 6 ft | = 1.8288 m | Imperial/US |
fathoms | ell | fathoms | ell |
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1 | = 1.6 | 4 | = 6.4 |
1.5 | = 2.4 | 4.5 | = 7.2 |
2 | = 3.2 | 5 | = 8 |
2.5 | = 4 | 5.5 | = 8.8 |
3 | = 4.8 | 6 | = 9.6 |
ell | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.625 |
1.6 | = 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 …) |