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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.
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 ...
The decimetre (SI symbol: dm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −1 metres ( 1 / 10 m = 0.1 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 centimeters and 100 centimeters (10 −1 meter and 1 meter).
New lines and extensions to the MTR after 2014 use 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauge, including the South Island line, Kwun Tong line extension and West Island line. The Bucharest Metro uses 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge. The Washington Metro uses 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (1,429 mm), 1 ⁄ 4 in (6 mm) narrower than standard gauge.
168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) 1.06: 21 (N= m:20–49 f:20–49, SD= m:6.6 cm (2.6 in) f:5.3 cm (2.1 in)) 1.7%: Self-reported: 2001 [28] Belize: 166.3 cm (5 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 154.5 cm (5 ft 1 in) 1.08: 20+ (N= m:999 f:1,440) 92.5%: Measured: 2010 [29] Benin: 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) 1.05: 18–69 (N= m:2,304 f:2,543) 97.1%: Measured ...
1.0 ft (0.30 m) ftin (feet and inches) ft m (foot m) inch: in in Use of ′ and ″ symbols violates MOSNUM so is not provided. 1.0 in (25 mm) in cm; in mm; Other: nautical mile: nmi nmi the international standard nautical mile For other nautical miles see the full list. 1.0 nmi (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) parsec: pc pc 1.0 pc (3.3 ly) light-year: ly ly 1 ...
For steel tip darts, it is generally 7 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (2.37 m) from the face of the dartboard, measured perpendicularly. This is the recognized world standard as set by the World Darts Federation and is used in most areas. The diagonal distance from the bull's eye to the oche, 9 ft 7 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (2.93 m), may also be
It is currently topped by the 7-foot-7-inch (2.31 m) Romanian Gheorghe Mureșan, taken by the Washington Bullets as the number 30 overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft. [ 1 ] As of 2024, twenty-eight players have been listed at 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) or taller.