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inch
Symbol:  in 
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  2.54×10-2 m
Dimension:  L 
System:  UK, US 
Convert     in  
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  Symbol Unit Name
4.7999×108  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
2.54×108  Å  angstrom 
87.3188  arcmin  arcmin 
1.69789×10-13  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
2.54×1016  am  attometer 
3    barleycorn (UK) 
4.7999×108  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
6.94444×10-4    bolt (US cloth) 
12  line (UK)  button (UK) 
40  line (US)  button (US) 
1.37149×10-4    cable length (int.) 
1.37061×10-4    cable length (UK) 
1.15741×10-4    cable length (US) 
100  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
2.54  cm  centimeter 
8.33333×10-4  ch  chain (engineer's) 
1.26263×10-3  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
8.33333×10-4  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
1.26263×10-3  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
5.55556×10-2    cubit (UK) 
2.54×10-3  dam  decameter 
0.254  dm  decimeter 
9.01367×1012  re  electron classical radius 
2.22222×10-2    ell 
6.02253    ems (pica) 
2.54×10-20  Em  exameter 
1.38889×10-2  fath  fathom 
2.54×1013  fm  femtometer 
2.54×1013  F, f  fermi 
4.7999×108  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
8.33333×10-2  ft  foot 
76.2  fr  French 
1.26263×10-4  fur  furlong (UK) 
1.26263×10-4  fur  furlong (US) 
2.54×10-11  Gm  gigameter 
0.25  hd  hand (UK) 
2.54×10-4  hm  hectometer 
2.68484×10-27    hubble 
2.54×10-5  km  kilometer 
8.23158×10-22  kpc  kiloparsec 
5.26207×10-6    league (Canadian) 
4.57163×10-6  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
5.26094×10-6  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
4.56871×10-6  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
4.56871×10-6  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
9.80617×10-16    light-day 
2.35348×10-14    light-hour 
1.41209×10-12    light-minute 
8.47253×10-11    light-second 
2.68484×10-18  ly  light-year 
12  line (UK)  line (UK) 
40  line (US)  line (US) 
8.33333×10-2    link (engineer's) 
0.126263    link (Gunter's) 
8.33333×10-2    link (Ramsden's) 
0.126263    link (surveyor's) 
2.54×10-8  Mm  megameter 
2.54×10-2  m  meter 
10×105  µin  microinch 
2.54×104  µm  micron 
1000  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
3.42245×10-6  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
1.57828×10-5  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
1.37149×10-5  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
1.36904×10-5  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
1.37061×10-5  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
1.57828×10-5  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
1.57828×10-5  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
25.4  mm  millimeter 
2.54×107  mµ, nm  millimicron 
0.111111    nail (UK) 
2.54×107  nm  nanometer 
1.37149×10-5  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
1.37061×10-5  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
3.33333×10-2    pace (UK) 
0.333333    palm (UK) 
8.23158×10-19  pc  parsec 
5.0505×10-3  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
2.54×10-17  Pm  petameter 
6.0225    pica 
2.54×1010  pm  picometer 
72.27    point (US printer's) 
5.0505×10-3  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
2.54×10-9    quadrant 
5.0505×10-3  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
4.16667×10-3    rope (UK) 
0.111111    span 
2.54×10-14  Tm  terameter 
1000  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
2.53947×1011  UX, X  X-unit 
2.77778×10-2  yd  yard 
2.54×1022  ym  yoctometer 
2.54×10-26  Ym  yottameter 
2.54×1019  zm  zeptometer 
2.54×10-23  Zm  zettameter 
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