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The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if feet and inches are ...
|height={{Convert|5|ft|2|in|cm|sigfig=4|abbr=off}} → 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm) output of convert template: 5 feet 2 inches (157.5 centimetres) |height={{Convert|1.57|m|ftin|1|abbr=off}} → 1.57 m (5 ft 1.8 in) output of convert template: 1.57 metres (5 feet 1.8 inches) |height={{Convert|157|cm|ftin|1|abbr=off}} → 157 cm (5 ft 1.8 in) output of ...
To compare, add, or subtract quantities with the same dimensions but expressed in different units, the standard procedure is first to convert them all to the same unit. For example, to compare 32 metres with 35 yards, use 1 yard = 0.9144 m to convert 35 yards to 32.004 m.
In Chicago, a typical city block is 330 by 660 feet (100 m × 200 m), [2] meaning that 16 east-west blocks or 8 north-south blocks measure one mile, which has been adopted by other US cities. In much of the United States and Canada, the addresses follow a block and lot number system , in which each block of a street is allotted 100 building ...
US standards specify the height of the driver's eye is defined as 1080 mm (3.5 ft) above the pavement, and the height of the object the driver needs to see as 600 mm (2.0 ft), which is equivalent to the taillight height of most passenger cars. [6]
The sidewalk is separated from the main street by six bollards in front of the building. Raised wooden sidewalk by a dirt road, Staten Island, N.Y., early 20th century. Sidewalks have operated for at least 4,000 years. [12] The Greek city of Corinth had sidewalks by the 4th-century BC, and the Romans built sidewalks – they called them ...
In the International System of Units (SI), the base unit of length is the metre (symbol, m), now defined in terms of the speed of light (about 300 million metres per second). The millimetre (mm), centimetre (cm) and the kilometre (km), derived from the metre, are also commonly used units.
A metric prefix is a unit prefix that precedes a basic unit of measure to indicate a multiple or submultiple of the unit. All metric prefixes used today are decadic.Each prefix has a unique symbol that is prepended to any unit symbol.