fathom | 1 ftm | 2 ftm | 3 ftm | 4 ftm | 5 ftm | 6 ftm | 7 ftm | 8 ftm | 9 ftm | 10 ftm | 11 ftm | 12 ftm | 13 ftm | 14 ftm | 15 ftm | 16 ftm | 17 ftm | 18 ftm | 19 ftm | 20 ftm | 21 ftm | 22 ftm | 23 ftm | 24 ftm | 25 ftm | 26 ftm | 27 ftm | 28 ftm | 29 ftm | 30 ftm | 31 ftm | 32 ftm | 33 ftm | 34 ftm | 35 ftm | 36 ftm | 37 ftm | 38 ftm | 39 ftm | 40 ftm | 41 ftm | 42 ftm | 43 ftm | 44 ftm | 45 ftm | 46 ftm | 47 ftm | 48 ftm | 49 ftm | 50 ftm | 51 ftm | 52 ftm | 53 ftm | 54 ftm | 55 ftm | 56 ftm | 57 ftm | 58 ftm | 59 ftm | 60 ftm | 61 ftm | 62 ftm | 63 ftm | 64 ftm | 65 ftm | 66 ftm | 67 ftm | 68 ftm | 69 ftm | 70 ftm | 71 ftm | 72 ftm | 73 ftm | 74 ftm | 75 ftm | 76 ftm | 77 ftm | 78 ftm | 79 ftm | 80 ftm | 81 ftm | 82 ftm | 83 ftm | 84 ftm | 85 ftm | 86 ftm | 87 ftm | 88 ftm | 89 ftm | 90 ftm | 91 ftm | 92 ftm | 93 ftm | 94 ftm | 95 ftm | 96 ftm | 97 ftm | 98 ftm | 99 ftm | 100 ftm |
furlong | 0.0090909 fur | 0.0181818 fur | 0.0272727 fur | 0.0363636 fur | 0.0454545 fur | 0.0545455 fur | 0.0636364 fur | 0.0727273 fur | 0.0818182 fur | 0.0909091 fur | 0.1 fur | 0.1090909 fur | 0.1181818 fur | 0.1272727 fur | 0.1363636 fur | 0.1454545 fur | 0.1545455 fur | 0.1636364 fur | 0.1727273 fur | 0.1818182 fur | 0.1909091 fur | 0.2 fur | 0.2090909 fur | 0.2181818 fur | 0.2272727 fur | 0.2363636 fur | 0.2454545 fur | 0.2545455 fur | 0.2636364 fur | 0.2727273 fur | 0.2818182 fur | 0.2909091 fur | 0.3 fur | 0.3090909 fur | 0.3181818 fur | 0.3272727 fur | 0.3363636 fur | 0.3454545 fur | 0.3545455 fur | 0.3636364 fur | 0.3727273 fur | 0.3818182 fur | 0.3909091 fur | 0.4 fur | 0.4090909 fur | 0.4181818 fur | 0.4272727 fur | 0.4363636 fur | 0.4454545 fur | 0.4545455 fur | 0.4636364 fur | 0.4727273 fur | 0.4818182 fur | 0.4909091 fur | 0.5 fur | 0.5090909 fur | 0.5181818 fur | 0.5272727 fur | 0.5363636 fur | 0.5454545 fur | 0.5545455 fur | 0.5636364 fur | 0.5727273 fur | 0.5818182 fur | 0.5909091 fur | 0.6 fur | 0.6090909 fur | 0.6181818 fur | 0.6272727 fur | 0.6363636 fur | 0.6454545 fur | 0.6545455 fur | 0.6636364 fur | 0.6727273 fur | 0.6818182 fur | 0.6909091 fur | 0.7 fur | 0.7090909 fur | 0.7181818 fur | 0.7272727 fur | 0.7363636 fur | 0.7454545 fur | 0.7545455 fur | 0.7636364 fur | 0.7727273 fur | 0.7818182 fur | 0.7909091 fur | 0.8 fur | 0.8090909 fur | 0.8181818 fur | 0.8272727 fur | 0.8363636 fur | 0.8454545 fur | 0.8545455 fur | 0.8636364 fur | 0.8727273 fur | 0.8818182 fur | 0.8909091 fur | 0.9 fur | 0.9090909 fur |
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 | furlong | fathoms | furlong |
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1 | = 0.0090909090909091 | 4 | = 0.036363636363636 |
1.5 | = 0.013636363636364 | 4.5 | = 0.040909090909091 |
2 | = 0.018181818181818 | 5 | = 0.045454545454545 |
2.5 | = 0.022727272727273 | 5.5 | = 0.05 |
3 | = 0.027272727272727 | 6 | = 0.054545454545455 |
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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furlong | fur | ≡ 10 chains = 660 ft = 220 yd | = 201.168 m | Imperial/US |
furlong | fathoms | furlong | fathoms |
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1 | = 110 | 4 | = 440 |
1.5 | = 165 | 4.5 | = 495 |
2 | = 220 | 5 | = 550 |
2.5 | = 275 | 5.5 | = 605 |
3 | = 330 | 6 | = 660 |
fathoms | furlong |
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1 | = 0.0090909 |
110 | = 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 …) |