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  2. Template:Convert/list of units/length - Wikipedia

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    1.0 perch (17 ft; 5.0 m) fathom: fathom (none) assumes 1 fathom ≡ 6 ft 1.0 fathom (6.0 ft; 1.8 m) yard: yd yd assumes the international definition 1.0 yd (0.91 m) yd m; foot: ft (foot) ft long code "foot" outputs foot (and never feet) Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. To convert from feet and inches use {{convert ...

  3. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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    The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] 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 ...

  4. Inch - Wikipedia

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    2.54 centimeters (1 inch is exactly 2.54 cm) 25.4 millimetres (1 inch is exactly 25.4 mm) ⁠ 1 / 12 ⁠ or 0.08333 feet1 / 36 ⁠ or 0.2777 yards; 10000 'tenths' [a] 1000 thou [b] or mil [c] 100 points [d] or gries [e] 72 PostScript points [f] 10, [g] [e] 12, [h] or 40 [i] lines; 6 computer picas [j] 3 barleycorns [k] 0.999998 US Survey ...

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    Leonardo da Vinci drew the Vitruvian Man within a square of side 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) and a circle about 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in radius. To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between one meter and ten meters. Light, in vacuum, travels 1 meter in 1 ⁄ 299,792,458, or 3.3356409519815E-9 of a second.

  6. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  7. Shaku (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the actual length of the shaku varied over time, location, and use. By the early 19th century, the shaku was largely within the range of 0.30175 to 0.303 meters (11.880 in to 11.929 in), [1] but a longer value of the shaku (also known as the kōrai-shaku) was also known, and was 1.17 times longer than the present value (35.5 centimeters or 14.0 inches).

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  9. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of ⁠ 1 / 600 ⁠ of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). Its exact size varied from city to city and could range between 270 mm (10.6 in) and 350 mm (13.8 in), but lengths used for temple construction appear to ...