foot, metric | 1 mf | 2 mf | 3 mf | 4 mf | 5 mf | 6 mf | 7 mf | 8 mf | 9 mf | 10 mf | 11 mf | 12 mf | 13 mf | 14 mf | 15 mf | 16 mf | 17 mf | 18 mf | 19 mf | 20 mf | 21 mf | 22 mf | 23 mf | 24 mf | 25 mf | 26 mf | 27 mf | 28 mf | 29 mf | 30 mf | 31 mf | 32 mf | 33 mf | 34 mf | 35 mf | 36 mf | 37 mf | 38 mf | 39 mf | 40 mf | 41 mf | 42 mf | 43 mf | 44 mf | 45 mf | 46 mf | 47 mf | 48 mf | 49 mf | 50 mf | 51 mf | 52 mf | 53 mf | 54 mf | 55 mf | 56 mf | 57 mf | 58 mf | 59 mf | 60 mf | 61 mf | 62 mf | 63 mf | 64 mf | 65 mf | 66 mf | 67 mf | 68 mf | 69 mf | 70 mf | 71 mf | 72 mf | 73 mf | 74 mf | 75 mf | 76 mf | 77 mf | 78 mf | 79 mf | 80 mf | 81 mf | 82 mf | 83 mf | 84 mf | 85 mf | 86 mf | 87 mf | 88 mf | 89 mf | 90 mf | 91 mf | 92 mf | 93 mf | 94 mf | 95 mf | 96 mf | 97 mf | 98 mf | 99 mf | 100 mf |
fathom | 0.1729154 ftm | 0.3458309 ftm | 0.5187463 ftm | 0.6916618 ftm | 0.8645772 ftm | 1.0374927 ftm | 1.2104081 ftm | 1.3833236 ftm | 1.5562390 ftm | 1.7291545 ftm | 1.9020699 ftm | 2.0749853 ftm | 2.2479008 ftm | 2.4208162 ftm | 2.5937317 ftm | 2.7666471 ftm | 2.9395626 ftm | 3.1124780 ftm | 3.2853935 ftm | 3.4583089 ftm | 3.6312243 ftm | 3.8041398 ftm | 3.9770552 ftm | 4.1499707 ftm | 4.3228861 ftm | 4.4958016 ftm | 4.6687170 ftm | 4.8416325 ftm | 5.0145479 ftm | 5.1874634 ftm | 5.3603788 ftm | 5.5332942 ftm | 5.7062097 ftm | 5.8791251 ftm | 6.0520406 ftm | 6.2249560 ftm | 6.3978715 ftm | 6.5707869 ftm | 6.7437024 ftm | 6.9166178 ftm | 7.0895332 ftm | 7.2624487 ftm | 7.4353641 ftm | 7.6082796 ftm | 7.7811950 ftm | 7.9541105 ftm | 8.1270259 ftm | 8.2999414 ftm | 8.4728568 ftm | 8.6457723 ftm | 8.8186877 ftm | 8.9916031 ftm | 9.1645186 ftm | 9.3374340 ftm | 9.5103495 ftm | 9.6832649 ftm | 9.8561804 ftm | 10.0290958 ftm | 10.2020113 ftm | 10.3749267 ftm | 10.5478422 ftm | 10.7207576 ftm | 10.8936730 ftm | 11.0665885 ftm | 11.2395039 ftm | 11.4124194 ftm | 11.5853348 ftm | 11.7582503 ftm | 11.9311657 ftm | 12.1040812 ftm | 12.2769966 ftm | 12.4499120 ftm | 12.6228275 ftm | 12.7957429 ftm | 12.9686584 ftm | 13.1415738 ftm | 13.3144893 ftm | 13.4874047 ftm | 13.6603202 ftm | 13.8332356 ftm | 14.0061511 ftm | 14.1790665 ftm | 14.3519819 ftm | 14.5248974 ftm | 14.6978128 ftm | 14.8707283 ftm | 15.0436437 ftm | 15.2165592 ftm | 15.3894746 ftm | 15.5623901 ftm | 15.7353055 ftm | 15.9082210 ftm | 16.0811364 ftm | 16.2540518 ftm | 16.4269673 ftm | 16.5998827 ftm | 16.7727982 ftm | 16.9457136 ftm | 17.1186291 ftm | 17.2915445 ftm |
A metric foot is a nickname for a preferred number length of 3 basic modules (3 M), or 30 centimetres (11.811 in). The 30 cm metric ruler was a similar length to the traditional imperial one-foot ruler. A metric foot is 4.8 millimetres (0.189 in) shorter than an imperial foot.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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foot, metric | mf | ≡ √ 1⁄10 m | ≈ 0.31622776602 m | Metric system Non-SI |
feet, metric | fathoms | feet, metric | fathoms |
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1 | ≈ 0.17291544511155 | 4 | ≈ 0.69166178044619 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.25937316766732 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.77811950300197 |
2 | ≈ 0.3458308902231 | 5 | ≈ 0.86457722555774 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.43228861277887 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.95103494811352 |
3 | ≈ 0.51874633533465 | 6 | ≈ 1.0374926706693 |
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 | fathoms | feet, metric |
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1 | ≈ 5.7831733848581 | 4 | ≈ 23.132693539432 |
1.5 | ≈ 8.6747600772872 | 4.5 | ≈ 26.024280231861 |
2 | ≈ 11.566346769716 | 5 | ≈ 28.915866924291 |
2.5 | ≈ 14.457933462145 | 5.5 | ≈ 31.80745361672 |
3 | ≈ 17.349520154574 | 6 | ≈ 34.699040309149 |
feet, metric | fathoms |
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1 | ≈ 0.1729154 |
5.7831734 | ≈ 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 …) |