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  2. 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 feet ⁠ 1 / 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 ...

  3. Lines per inch - Wikipedia

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    Countries using the metric system tend to use lines per centimeter (L/cm). In order to convert between L/in and L/cm the following formulas can be used: Lines per inch to lines per cm: L/cm = 0.394 x L/in i.e. 254 L/in = 100 L/cm Lines per cm to lines per inch: L/in = 2.54 x L/cm i.e. 100 L/cm = 254 L/in

  4. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    26.3 cm = 2.6 dm – length of average male human foot; 29.98 cm = 2.998 dm – distance light in vacuum travels in one nanosecond; 30 cm = 3.0 dm – maximum leg length of a Goliath birdeater; 31 cm = 3.1 dm – wingspan of largest butterfly species Ornithoptera alexandrae; 32 cm – length of the Goliath frog, the world's largest frog

  6. Swedish units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The system was slightly revised in 1735. In 1855, a decimal reform was instituted that defined a new Swedish inch as 1 ⁄ 10 Swedish foot (2.96 cm or 1.17 inches). Up to the middle of the 19th century, there was a law allowing the imposition of the death penalty for falsifying weights or measures.

  7. Metre-stick - Wikipedia

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    A metrestick divided into 1,000 mm and labeled with 100 cm. A metre-stick, metrestick (or meter-stick and meterstick as alternative spellings); [1] or yardstick [2] is either a straightedge or foldable ruler used to measure length, and is especially common in the construction industry.

  8. List of ships of the line of the Dutch Republic - Wikipedia

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    It was divided into eleven inches (Amsterdamse duim) equal to 2.57393 cm, compared with 2.54 cm for an English inch. Thus 150 Amsterdam feet equated to 139 ft 4 inches in English measurement. The Rotterdam foot was considerably longer - 31.39 cm (equal to almost 1.03 English feet) - and was divided into twelve inches, each of 2.615 cm.

  9. List of insulation materials - Wikipedia

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    (cm) (in) (m 2 ·K/W) (ft 2 ·°F·h/BTU) Vacuum insulated panel: 2.54: 1 5.28–8.8: 14–66 [1] 208–346 Silica aerogel: 2.54: 1 1.76: 10.3 [2] 69 Polyurethane rigid panel (CFC/HCFC-expanded) initial 2.54: 1 1.23–1.41: 7–8: 48–56 Polyurethane rigid panel (CFC/HCFC-expanded) aged 5–10 years 2.54: 1 1.10: 6.25: 43 Polyurethane rigid ...