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 |
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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 | yards | fathoms | yards |
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1 | = 2 | 4 | = 8 |
1.5 | = 3 | 4.5 | = 9 |
2 | = 4 | 5 | = 10 |
2.5 | = 5 | 5.5 | = 11 |
3 | = 6 | 6 | = 12 |
The yard (abbreviation: yd) is an English unit of length, in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement, that comprises 3 feet or 36 inches.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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yard | yd | ≡ 0.9144 m ≡ 3 ft ≡ 36 in | ≡ 0.9144 m | Imperial/US |
yards | fathoms | yards | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.5 | 4 | = 2 |
1.5 | = 0.75 | 4.5 | = 2.25 |
2 | = 1 | 5 | = 2.5 |
2.5 | = 1.25 | 5.5 | = 2.75 |
3 | = 1.5 | 6 | = 3 |
fathoms | yards |
---|---|
1 | = 2 |
0.5 | = 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 …) |