Kigezo:Convert/list of units/length/short list
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| system | unit | unit- code |
abbrev- iation |
notes | sample default conversion |
combination output units | |
| SI | megametre | Mm | Mm | US spelling: megameter | Mm 1.0 (mi 620) | ||
| kilometre | km | km | US spelling: kilometer |
km 1.0 (mi 0.62) |
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| metre | m | m | US spelling: meter |
m 1.0 (3 ft 3 in) |
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| sentimetre | cm | cm | US spelling: centimeter |
cm 1.0 (in 0.39) |
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| milimetre | mm | mm | US spelling: millimeter |
mm 1.0 (in 0.039) |
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| mikrometre | μm (um) | μm | US spelling: micrometer |
μm 1.0 (in 3.9×10−5) | |||
| nanometre | nm | nm | US spelling: nanometer |
nm 1.0 (in 3.9×10−8) | |||
| non-SI metric | ångström | Å (angstrom) | Å | Å 1.0 (in 3.9×10−9) | |||
| Imperial & US customary |
mile | mi | mi | mi 1.0 (km 1.6) |
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| furlong | furlong | (none) | furlong 1.0 (ft 660; m 200) | ||||
| chain | chain | (none) | chain 1.0 (ft 66; m 20) | ||||
| rod | rd | rd | For other names of this unit see the full list. | rd 1.0 (ft 17; m 5.0) | |||
| fathom | fathom | (none) | fathom ≡ 6 ft | fathom 1.0 (ft 6.0; m 1.8) | |||
| yard | yd | yd | assumes the international definition | yd 1.0 (m 0.91) | |||
| foot | ft (foot) | ft | long code "foot" outputs foot (and never feet)
Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. |
ft 1.0 (m 0.30) |
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| inch | in | in | Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. | in 1.0 (mm 25) |
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| Other | nautical mile | nmi | nmi | the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. | nmi 1.0 (km 1.9; mi 1.2) | ||
| parsec | pc | pc | pc 1.0 (ly 3.3) | ||||
| light-year | ly | ly | ly 1.0 (AU 63 000) | ||||
| astronomical unit | AU | AU | AU 1.0 (km 150 000 000; mi 93 000 000) | ||||