line | 1 ln | 2 ln | 3 ln | 4 ln | 5 ln | 6 ln | 7 ln | 8 ln | 9 ln | 10 ln | 11 ln | 12 ln | 13 ln | 14 ln | 15 ln | 16 ln | 17 ln | 18 ln | 19 ln | 20 ln | 21 ln | 22 ln | 23 ln | 24 ln | 25 ln | 26 ln | 27 ln | 28 ln | 29 ln | 30 ln | 31 ln | 32 ln | 33 ln | 34 ln | 35 ln | 36 ln | 37 ln | 38 ln | 39 ln | 40 ln | 41 ln | 42 ln | 43 ln | 44 ln | 45 ln | 46 ln | 47 ln | 48 ln | 49 ln | 50 ln | 51 ln | 52 ln | 53 ln | 54 ln | 55 ln | 56 ln | 57 ln | 58 ln | 59 ln | 60 ln | 61 ln | 62 ln | 63 ln | 64 ln | 65 ln | 66 ln | 67 ln | 68 ln | 69 ln | 70 ln | 71 ln | 72 ln | 73 ln | 74 ln | 75 ln | 76 ln | 77 ln | 78 ln | 79 ln | 80 ln | 81 ln | 82 ln | 83 ln | 84 ln | 85 ln | 86 ln | 87 ln | 88 ln | 89 ln | 90 ln | 91 ln | 92 ln | 93 ln | 94 ln | 95 ln | 96 ln | 97 ln | 98 ln | 99 ln | 100 ln |
foot, metric | 0.0066935 mf | 0.0133870 mf | 0.0200805 mf | 0.0267740 mf | 0.0334674 mf | 0.0401609 mf | 0.0468544 mf | 0.0535479 mf | 0.0602414 mf | 0.0669349 mf | 0.0736284 mf | 0.0803219 mf | 0.0870153 mf | 0.0937088 mf | 0.1004023 mf | 0.1070958 mf | 0.1137893 mf | 0.1204828 mf | 0.1271763 mf | 0.1338698 mf | 0.1405632 mf | 0.1472567 mf | 0.1539502 mf | 0.1606437 mf | 0.1673372 mf | 0.1740307 mf | 0.1807242 mf | 0.1874177 mf | 0.1941111 mf | 0.2008046 mf | 0.2074981 mf | 0.2141916 mf | 0.2208851 mf | 0.2275786 mf | 0.2342721 mf | 0.2409656 mf | 0.2476590 mf | 0.2543525 mf | 0.2610460 mf | 0.2677395 mf | 0.2744330 mf | 0.2811265 mf | 0.2878200 mf | 0.2945135 mf | 0.3012069 mf | 0.3079004 mf | 0.3145939 mf | 0.3212874 mf | 0.3279809 mf | 0.3346744 mf | 0.3413679 mf | 0.3480614 mf | 0.3547548 mf | 0.3614483 mf | 0.3681418 mf | 0.3748353 mf | 0.3815288 mf | 0.3882223 mf | 0.3949158 mf | 0.4016093 mf | 0.4083028 mf | 0.4149962 mf | 0.4216897 mf | 0.4283832 mf | 0.4350767 mf | 0.4417702 mf | 0.4484637 mf | 0.4551572 mf | 0.4618507 mf | 0.4685441 mf | 0.4752376 mf | 0.4819311 mf | 0.4886246 mf | 0.4953181 mf | 0.5020116 mf | 0.5087051 mf | 0.5153986 mf | 0.5220920 mf | 0.5287855 mf | 0.5354790 mf | 0.5421725 mf | 0.5488660 mf | 0.5555595 mf | 0.5622530 mf | 0.5689465 mf | 0.5756399 mf | 0.5823334 mf | 0.5890269 mf | 0.5957204 mf | 0.6024139 mf | 0.6091074 mf | 0.6158009 mf | 0.6224944 mf | 0.6291878 mf | 0.6358813 mf | 0.6425748 mf | 0.6492683 mf | 0.6559618 mf | 0.6626553 mf | 0.6693488 mf |
The line (abbreviated L or l) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as 1⁄10, 1⁄12, 1⁄16, or 1⁄40 of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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line | ln | ≡ 1⁄12 in | = 0.002116 m | Imperial/US |
lines | feet, metric | lines | feet, metric |
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1 | ≈ 0.0066934877139561 | 4 | ≈ 0.026773950855825 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.010040231570934 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.030120694712803 |
2 | ≈ 0.013386975427912 | 5 | ≈ 0.033467438569781 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.01673371928489 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.036814182426759 |
3 | ≈ 0.020080463141868 | 6 | ≈ 0.040160926283737 |
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 | lines | feet, metric | lines |
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1 | ≈ 149.39894457638 | 4 | ≈ 597.59577830551 |
1.5 | ≈ 224.09841686457 | 4.5 | ≈ 672.2952505937 |
2 | ≈ 298.79788915276 | 5 | ≈ 746.99472288189 |
2.5 | ≈ 373.49736144094 | 5.5 | ≈ 821.69419517008 |
3 | ≈ 448.19683372913 | 6 | ≈ 896.39366745827 |
lines | feet, metric |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 0.0066935 |
149.3989446 | ≈ 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 …) |