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fathom | 0.0277778 ftm | 0.0555556 ftm | 0.0833333 ftm | 0.1111111 ftm | 0.1388889 ftm | 0.1666667 ftm | 0.1944444 ftm | 0.2222222 ftm | 0.25 ftm | 0.2777778 ftm | 0.3055556 ftm | 0.3333333 ftm | 0.3611111 ftm | 0.3888889 ftm | 0.4166667 ftm | 0.4444444 ftm | 0.4722222 ftm | 0.5 ftm | 0.5277778 ftm | 0.5555556 ftm | 0.5833333 ftm | 0.6111111 ftm | 0.6388889 ftm | 0.6666667 ftm | 0.6944444 ftm | 0.7222222 ftm | 0.75 ftm | 0.7777778 ftm | 0.8055556 ftm | 0.8333333 ftm | 0.8611111 ftm | 0.8888889 ftm | 0.9166667 ftm | 0.9444444 ftm | 0.9722222 ftm | 1 ftm | 1.0277778 ftm | 1.0555556 ftm | 1.0833333 ftm | 1.1111111 ftm | 1.1388889 ftm | 1.1666667 ftm | 1.1944444 ftm | 1.2222222 ftm | 1.25 ftm | 1.2777778 ftm | 1.3055556 ftm | 1.3333333 ftm | 1.3611111 ftm | 1.3888889 ftm | 1.4166667 ftm | 1.4444444 ftm | 1.4722222 ftm | 1.5 ftm | 1.5277778 ftm | 1.5555556 ftm | 1.5833333 ftm | 1.6111111 ftm | 1.6388889 ftm | 1.6666667 ftm | 1.6944444 ftm | 1.7222222 ftm | 1.75 ftm | 1.7777778 ftm | 1.8055556 ftm | 1.8333333 ftm | 1.8611111 ftm | 1.8888889 ftm | 1.9166667 ftm | 1.9444444 ftm | 1.9722222 ftm | 2 ftm | 2.0277778 ftm | 2.0555556 ftm | 2.0833333 ftm | 2.1111111 ftm | 2.1388889 ftm | 2.1666667 ftm | 2.1944444 ftm | 2.2222222 ftm | 2.25 ftm | 2.2777778 ftm | 2.3055556 ftm | 2.3333333 ftm | 2.3611111 ftm | 2.3888889 ftm | 2.4166667 ftm | 2.4444444 ftm | 2.4722222 ftm | 2.5 ftm | 2.5277778 ftm | 2.5555556 ftm | 2.5833333 ftm | 2.6111111 ftm | 2.6388889 ftm | 2.6666667 ftm | 2.6944444 ftm | 2.7222222 ftm | 2.75 ftm | 2.7777778 ftm |
In typography, the stick, stickful, or stick of type was an inexact length based on the size of the various composing sticks used by newspaper editors to assemble pieces of moveable type. In English-language papers, it was roughly equal to 2 column inches or 100–150 words. In France, Spain, and Italy, sticks generally contained only between 1 and 4 lines of text each. A column was notionally equal to 10 sticks.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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stick | ≡ 2 in | = 0.0508 m | Other (Length) |
sticks | fathoms | sticks | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.027777777777778 | 4 | = 0.11111111111111 |
1.5 | = 0.041666666666667 | 4.5 | = 0.125 |
2 | = 0.055555555555556 | 5 | = 0.13888888888889 |
2.5 | = 0.069444444444444 | 5.5 | = 0.15277777777778 |
3 | = 0.083333333333333 | 6 | = 0.16666666666667 |
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 | sticks | fathoms | sticks |
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1 | = 36 | 4 | = 144 |
1.5 | = 54 | 4.5 | = 162 |
2 | = 72 | 5 | = 180 |
2.5 | = 90 | 5.5 | = 198 |
3 | = 108 | 6 | = 216 |
sticks | fathoms |
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1 | = 0.0277778 |
36 | = 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 …) |