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foot
Symbol:  ft 
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  0.3048 m
Dimension
System:  UK, US, FPS 
 
Notes
This unit was based on the length of the human foot. It is now defined in terms of the meter as exactly 0.3048 m (USMB of 1959 and WMA of 1963).
1 foot= 1/3 yards
 = 12 inches
 = 144 lines (UK)
 = 480 lines (US)
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  Symbol Unit Name
3.048×109  Å  angstrom 
2.03746×10-12  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
3.048×1017  am  attometer 
30.48  cm  centimeter 
3.048×10-3  hm  hectometer 
12  in  inch 
3.048×10-4  km  kilometer 
3.22181×10-17  ly  light-year 
0.3048  m  meter 
1.2×107  µin  microinch 
3.048×105  µm  micron 
1.2×104  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
1.89394×10-4  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
304.8  mm  millimeter 
3.048×108  nm  nanometer 
1.64579×10-4  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
9.8779×10-18  pc  parsec 
3.048×1011  pm  picometer 
0.333333  yd  yard 
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