foot, metric (short) | 1 smf | 2 smf | 3 smf | 4 smf | 5 smf | 6 smf | 7 smf | 8 smf | 9 smf | 10 smf | 11 smf | 12 smf | 13 smf | 14 smf | 15 smf | 16 smf | 17 smf | 18 smf | 19 smf | 20 smf | 21 smf | 22 smf | 23 smf | 24 smf | 25 smf | 26 smf | 27 smf | 28 smf | 29 smf | 30 smf | 31 smf | 32 smf | 33 smf | 34 smf | 35 smf | 36 smf | 37 smf | 38 smf | 39 smf | 40 smf | 41 smf | 42 smf | 43 smf | 44 smf | 45 smf | 46 smf | 47 smf | 48 smf | 49 smf | 50 smf | 51 smf | 52 smf | 53 smf | 54 smf | 55 smf | 56 smf | 57 smf | 58 smf | 59 smf | 60 smf | 61 smf | 62 smf | 63 smf | 64 smf | 65 smf | 66 smf | 67 smf | 68 smf | 69 smf | 70 smf | 71 smf | 72 smf | 73 smf | 74 smf | 75 smf | 76 smf | 77 smf | 78 smf | 79 smf | 80 smf | 81 smf | 82 smf | 83 smf | 84 smf | 85 smf | 86 smf | 87 smf | 88 smf | 89 smf | 90 smf | 91 smf | 92 smf | 93 smf | 94 smf | 95 smf | 96 smf | 97 smf | 98 smf | 99 smf | 100 smf |
fathom | 0.1640420 ftm | 0.3280840 ftm | 0.4921260 ftm | 0.6561680 ftm | 0.8202100 ftm | 0.9842520 ftm | 1.1482940 ftm | 1.3123360 ftm | 1.4763780 ftm | 1.6404199 ftm | 1.8044619 ftm | 1.9685039 ftm | 2.1325459 ftm | 2.2965879 ftm | 2.4606299 ftm | 2.6246719 ftm | 2.7887139 ftm | 2.9527559 ftm | 3.1167979 ftm | 3.2808399 ftm | 3.4448819 ftm | 3.6089239 ftm | 3.7729659 ftm | 3.9370079 ftm | 4.1010499 ftm | 4.2650919 ftm | 4.4291339 ftm | 4.5931759 ftm | 4.7572178 ftm | 4.9212598 ftm | 5.0853018 ftm | 5.2493438 ftm | 5.4133858 ftm | 5.5774278 ftm | 5.7414698 ftm | 5.9055118 ftm | 6.0695538 ftm | 6.2335958 ftm | 6.3976378 ftm | 6.5616798 ftm | 6.7257218 ftm | 6.8897638 ftm | 7.0538058 ftm | 7.2178478 ftm | 7.3818898 ftm | 7.5459318 ftm | 7.7099738 ftm | 7.8740157 ftm | 8.0380577 ftm | 8.2020997 ftm | 8.3661417 ftm | 8.5301837 ftm | 8.6942257 ftm | 8.8582677 ftm | 9.0223097 ftm | 9.1863517 ftm | 9.3503937 ftm | 9.5144357 ftm | 9.6784777 ftm | 9.8425197 ftm | 10.0065617 ftm | 10.1706037 ftm | 10.3346457 ftm | 10.4986877 ftm | 10.6627297 ftm | 10.8267717 ftm | 10.9908136 ftm | 11.1548556 ftm | 11.3188976 ftm | 11.4829396 ftm | 11.6469816 ftm | 11.8110236 ftm | 11.9750656 ftm | 12.1391076 ftm | 12.3031496 ftm | 12.4671916 ftm | 12.6312336 ftm | 12.7952756 ftm | 12.9593176 ftm | 13.1233596 ftm | 13.2874016 ftm | 13.4514436 ftm | 13.6154856 ftm | 13.7795276 ftm | 13.9435696 ftm | 14.1076115 ftm | 14.2716535 ftm | 14.4356955 ftm | 14.5997375 ftm | 14.7637795 ftm | 14.9278215 ftm | 15.0918635 ftm | 15.2559055 ftm | 15.4199475 ftm | 15.5839895 ftm | 15.7480315 ftm | 15.9120735 ftm | 16.0761155 ftm | 16.2401575 ftm | 16.4041995 ftm |
≡ 0.30 m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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foot, metric (short) | smf | ≡ 0.30 m | ≡ 0.30 m | Metric system SI |
feet, metric (short) | fathoms | feet, metric (short) | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.16404199475066 | 4 | = 0.65616797900262 |
1.5 | = 0.24606299212598 | 4.5 | = 0.73818897637795 |
2 | = 0.32808398950131 | 5 | = 0.82020997375328 |
2.5 | = 0.41010498687664 | 5.5 | = 0.90223097112861 |
3 | = 0.49212598425197 | 6 | = 0.98425196850394 |
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 | feet, metric (short) | fathoms | feet, metric (short) |
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1 | = 6.096 | 4 | = 24.384 |
1.5 | = 9.144 | 4.5 | = 27.432 |
2 | = 12.192 | 5 | = 30.48 |
2.5 | = 15.24 | 5.5 | = 33.528 |
3 | = 18.288 | 6 | = 36.576 |
feet, metric (short) | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.1640420 |
6.096 | = 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 …) |