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fathom
Symbol:  fath 
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  1.8288 m
Dimension:  L 
System:  UK, US 
 
Notes
Used to measure the depth of water in marine applications.
1 fathom= 72 inches
 = 6 feet
 = 2 yards
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  Symbol Unit Name
1.8288×1010  Å  angstrom 
1.22248×10-11  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
1.8288×1018  am  attometer 
182.88  cm  centimeter 
6  ft  foot 
1.8288×10-2  hm  hectometer 
72  in  inch 
1.8288×10-3  km  kilometer 
1.93308×10-16  ly  light-year 
1.8288  m  meter 
7.2×107  µin  microinch 
1.8288×106  µm  micron 
7.2×104  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
1.13636×10-3  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
1828.8  mm  millimeter 
1.8288×109  nm  nanometer 
9.87473×10-4  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
5.92674×10-17  pc  parsec 
1.8288×1012  pm  picometer 
2  yd  yard 
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