quarter | 1 qr. | 2 qr. | 3 qr. | 4 qr. | 5 qr. | 6 qr. | 7 qr. | 8 qr. | 9 qr. | 10 qr. | 11 qr. | 12 qr. | 13 qr. | 14 qr. | 15 qr. | 16 qr. | 17 qr. | 18 qr. | 19 qr. | 20 qr. | 21 qr. | 22 qr. | 23 qr. | 24 qr. | 25 qr. | 26 qr. | 27 qr. | 28 qr. | 29 qr. | 30 qr. | 31 qr. | 32 qr. | 33 qr. | 34 qr. | 35 qr. | 36 qr. | 37 qr. | 38 qr. | 39 qr. | 40 qr. | 41 qr. | 42 qr. | 43 qr. | 44 qr. | 45 qr. | 46 qr. | 47 qr. | 48 qr. | 49 qr. | 50 qr. | 51 qr. | 52 qr. | 53 qr. | 54 qr. | 55 qr. | 56 qr. | 57 qr. | 58 qr. | 59 qr. | 60 qr. | 61 qr. | 62 qr. | 63 qr. | 64 qr. | 65 qr. | 66 qr. | 67 qr. | 68 qr. | 69 qr. | 70 qr. | 71 qr. | 72 qr. | 73 qr. | 74 qr. | 75 qr. | 76 qr. | 77 qr. | 78 qr. | 79 qr. | 80 qr. | 81 qr. | 82 qr. | 83 qr. | 84 qr. | 85 qr. | 86 qr. | 87 qr. | 88 qr. | 89 qr. | 90 qr. | 91 qr. | 92 qr. | 93 qr. | 94 qr. | 95 qr. | 96 qr. | 97 qr. | 98 qr. | 99 qr. | 100 qr. |
fathom | 0.125 ftm | 0.25 ftm | 0.375 ftm | 0.5 ftm | 0.625 ftm | 0.75 ftm | 0.875 ftm | 1 ftm | 1.125 ftm | 1.25 ftm | 1.375 ftm | 1.5 ftm | 1.625 ftm | 1.75 ftm | 1.875 ftm | 2 ftm | 2.125 ftm | 2.25 ftm | 2.375 ftm | 2.5 ftm | 2.625 ftm | 2.75 ftm | 2.875 ftm | 3 ftm | 3.125 ftm | 3.25 ftm | 3.375 ftm | 3.5 ftm | 3.625 ftm | 3.75 ftm | 3.875 ftm | 4 ftm | 4.125 ftm | 4.25 ftm | 4.375 ftm | 4.5 ftm | 4.625 ftm | 4.75 ftm | 4.875 ftm | 5 ftm | 5.125 ftm | 5.25 ftm | 5.375 ftm | 5.5 ftm | 5.625 ftm | 5.75 ftm | 5.875 ftm | 6 ftm | 6.125 ftm | 6.25 ftm | 6.375 ftm | 6.5 ftm | 6.625 ftm | 6.75 ftm | 6.875 ftm | 7 ftm | 7.125 ftm | 7.25 ftm | 7.375 ftm | 7.5 ftm | 7.625 ftm | 7.75 ftm | 7.875 ftm | 8 ftm | 8.125 ftm | 8.25 ftm | 8.375 ftm | 8.5 ftm | 8.625 ftm | 8.75 ftm | 8.875 ftm | 9 ftm | 9.125 ftm | 9.25 ftm | 9.375 ftm | 9.5 ftm | 9.625 ftm | 9.75 ftm | 9.875 ftm | 10 ftm | 10.125 ftm | 10.25 ftm | 10.375 ftm | 10.5 ftm | 10.625 ftm | 10.75 ftm | 10.875 ftm | 11 ftm | 11.125 ftm | 11.25 ftm | 11.375 ftm | 11.5 ftm | 11.625 ftm | 11.75 ftm | 11.875 ftm | 12 ftm | 12.125 ftm | 12.25 ftm | 12.375 ftm | 12.5 ftm |
The quarter (lit. "one-fourth") is used as the name of several distinct English units based on ¼ sizes of some base unit.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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quarter | qr. | ≡ 1⁄4 yd | = 0.2286 m | Metric system SI |
quarters | fathoms | quarters | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.125 | 4 | = 0.5 |
1.5 | = 0.1875 | 4.5 | = 0.5625 |
2 | = 0.25 | 5 | = 0.625 |
2.5 | = 0.3125 | 5.5 | = 0.6875 |
3 | = 0.375 | 6 | = 0.75 |
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 | quarters | fathoms | quarters |
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1 | = 8 | 4 | = 32 |
1.5 | = 12 | 4.5 | = 36 |
2 | = 16 | 5 | = 40 |
2.5 | = 20 | 5.5 | = 44 |
3 | = 24 | 6 | = 48 |
quarters | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.125 |
8 | = 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 …) |