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Common Measurement Units - Length, Area & Volume
Length
| Identifier |
Value |
Units |
Description |
| Angstrom |
1.0 10-10 |
m |
length unit used when dealing with atoms |
| Fathom |
1.8288100 |
m |
fathom |
| Foot |
3.04810-1 |
m |
foot |
| Inch |
2.5410-2 |
m |
inch |
| Mil |
2.5410-5 |
m |
mil (1/1000th of an inch) |
| Mile |
1.609344103 |
m |
mile |
| Nautical Mile |
1.852103 |
m |
nautical mile |
| Point |
3.5277777777810-4 |
m |
point (printing) |
| Tex Point |
3.5145980351510-4 |
m |
Tex point |
| Yard |
9.14410-1 |
m |
yard |
Area
| Identifier |
Value |
Units |
Description |
| Acre |
4.0468564224103 |
m2 |
1 acre equals 4840 square yards; 640 acres is a square mile. |
| Are |
1102 |
m2 |
are |
| Barn |
110-28 |
m2 |
The barn (abbreviated b or bn) is typically used to measure the cross section for nuclear reactions. |
| Hectare |
1104 |
m2 |
hectare |
Volume
| Identifier |
Value |
Units |
Description |
| Canadian Gallon |
4.5460910-3 |
m3 |
Canadian gallon |
| Fluid Ounce |
2.9573529562610-5 |
m3 |
fluid ounce |
| Quart |
9.4635294600410-4 |
m3 |
quart |
| Pint |
4.7317647300210-4 |
m3 |
pint (of Irish beer ;-) |
| UK Gallon |
4.54609210-3 |
m3 |
UK gallon |
| US Gallon |
3.7854117840210-3 |
m3 |
US gallon |
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