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cable length (International) | 0.0053996 cable length (International) | 0.0107991 cable length (International) | 0.0161987 cable length (International) | 0.0215983 cable length (International) | 0.0269978 cable length (International) | 0.0323974 cable length (International) | 0.0377970 cable length (International) | 0.0431965 cable length (International) | 0.0485961 cable length (International) | 0.0539957 cable length (International) | 0.0593952 cable length (International) | 0.0647948 cable length (International) | 0.0701944 cable length (International) | 0.0755940 cable length (International) | 0.0809935 cable length (International) | 0.0863931 cable length (International) | 0.0917927 cable length (International) | 0.0971922 cable length (International) | 0.1025918 cable length (International) | 0.1079914 cable length (International) | 0.1133909 cable length (International) | 0.1187905 cable length (International) | 0.1241901 cable length (International) | 0.1295896 cable length (International) | 0.1349892 cable length (International) | 0.1403888 cable length (International) | 0.1457883 cable length (International) | 0.1511879 cable length (International) | 0.1565875 cable length (International) | 0.1619870 cable length (International) | 0.1673866 cable length (International) | 0.1727862 cable length (International) | 0.1781857 cable length (International) | 0.1835853 cable length (International) | 0.1889849 cable length (International) | 0.1943844 cable length (International) | 0.1997840 cable length (International) | 0.2051836 cable length (International) | 0.2105832 cable length (International) | 0.2159827 cable length (International) | 0.2213823 cable length (International) | 0.2267819 cable length (International) | 0.2321814 cable length (International) | 0.2375810 cable length (International) | 0.2429806 cable length (International) | 0.2483801 cable length (International) | 0.2537797 cable length (International) | 0.2591793 cable length (International) | 0.2645788 cable length (International) | 0.2699784 cable length (International) | 0.2753780 cable length (International) | 0.2807775 cable length (International) | 0.2861771 cable length (International) | 0.2915767 cable length (International) | 0.2969762 cable length (International) | 0.3023758 cable length (International) | 0.3077754 cable length (International) | 0.3131749 cable length (International) | 0.3185745 cable length (International) | 0.3239741 cable length (International) | 0.3293737 cable length (International) | 0.3347732 cable length (International) | 0.3401728 cable length (International) | 0.3455724 cable length (International) | 0.3509719 cable length (International) | 0.3563715 cable length (International) | 0.3617711 cable length (International) | 0.3671706 cable length (International) | 0.3725702 cable length (International) | 0.3779698 cable length (International) | 0.3833693 cable length (International) | 0.3887689 cable length (International) | 0.3941685 cable length (International) | 0.3995680 cable length (International) | 0.4049676 cable length (International) | 0.4103672 cable length (International) | 0.4157667 cable length (International) | 0.4211663 cable length (International) | 0.4265659 cable length (International) | 0.4319654 cable length (International) | 0.4373650 cable length (International) | 0.4427646 cable length (International) | 0.4481641 cable length (International) | 0.4535637 cable length (International) | 0.4589633 cable length (International) | 0.4643629 cable length (International) | 0.4697624 cable length (International) | 0.4751620 cable length (International) | 0.4805616 cable length (International) | 0.4859611 cable length (International) | 0.4913607 cable length (International) | 0.4967603 cable length (International) | 0.5021598 cable length (International) | 0.5075594 cable length (International) | 0.5129590 cable length (International) | 0.5183585 cable length (International) | 0.5237581 cable length (International) | 0.5291577 cable length (International) | 0.5345572 cable length (International) | 0.5399568 cable length (International) |
The metre (international spelling) or meter (American spelling) (from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). The SI unit symbol is m. The metre is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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meter | m | ≡ Distance light travels in 1⁄299792458 of a second in vacuum. | ≡ 1 m | Metric system SI |
meters | cable length (International) | meters | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≡ 0.0053995680345572 | 4 | ≡ 0.021598272138229 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.0080993520518359 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.024298056155508 |
2 | ≡ 0.010799136069114 | 5 | ≡ 0.026997840172786 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.013498920086393 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.029697624190065 |
3 | ≡ 0.016198704103672 | 6 | ≡ 0.032397408207343 |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (International) | ≡ 1⁄10 nmi | ≡ 185.2 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (International) | meters | cable length (International) | meters |
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1 | ≡ 185.2 | 4 | ≡ 740.8 |
1.5 | ≡ 277.8 | 4.5 | ≡ 833.4 |
2 | ≡ 370.4 | 5 | ≡ 926 |
2.5 | ≡ 463 | 5.5 | ≡ 1018.6 |
3 | ≡ 555.6 | 6 | ≡ 1111.2 |
meters | cable length (International) |
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1 | ≡ 0.0053996 |
185.2 | ≡ 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 …) |