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yard
Symbol:  yd 
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  0.9144 m
Dimension:  L 
System:  UK, US 
 
Notes
1 yard = 3 feet
Convert     yd  
1 yd =
Length
  Symbol Unit Name
1.72797×1010  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
9.144×109  Å  angstrom 
3143.48  arcmin  arcmin 
6.11239×10-12  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
9.144×1017  am  attometer 
108    barleycorn (UK) 
1.72797×1010  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
2.5×10-2    bolt (US cloth) 
432  line (UK)  button (UK) 
1440  line (US)  button (US) 
4.93736×10-3    cable length (int.) 
4.93421×10-3    cable length (UK) 
4.16667×10-3    cable length (US) 
3600  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
91.44  cm  centimeter 
3×10-2  ch  chain (engineer's) 
4.54545×10-2  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
3×10-2  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
4.54545×10-2  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
2    cubit (UK) 
9.144×10-2  dam  decameter 
9.144  dm  decimeter 
3.24492×1014  re  electron classical radius 
0.8    ell 
216.811    ems (pica) 
9.144×10-19  Em  exameter 
0.5  fath  fathom 
9.144×1014  fm  femtometer 
9.144×1014  F, f  fermi 
1.72797×1010  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
3  ft  foot 
2743.2  fr  French 
4.54545×10-3  fur  furlong (UK) 
4.54545×10-3  fur  furlong (US) 
9.144×10-10  Gm  gigameter 
9  hd  hand (UK) 
9.144×10-3  hm  hectometer 
9.66542×10-26    hubble 
36  in  inch 
9.144×10-4  km  kilometer 
2.96337×10-20  kpc  kiloparsec 
1.89434×10-4    league (Canadian) 
1.64579×10-4  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
1.89394×10-4  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
1.64474×10-4  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
1.64474×10-4  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
3.53022×10-14    light-day 
8.47253×10-13    light-hour 
5.08352×10-11    light-minute 
3.05011×10-9    light-second 
9.66542×10-17  ly  light-year 
432  line (UK)  line (UK) 
1440  line (US)  line (US) 
3    link (engineer's) 
4.54545    link (Gunter's) 
3    link (Ramsden's) 
4.54545    link (surveyor's) 
9.144×10-7  Mm  megameter 
0.9144  m  meter 
3.6×107  µin  microinch 
9.144×105  µm  micron 
3.6×104  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
1.23208×10-4  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
5.68181×10-4  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
4.93736×10-4  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
4.92854×10-4  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
4.93421×10-4  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
5.68182×10-4  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
5.68181×10-4  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
914.4  mm  millimeter 
9.144×108  mµ, nm  millimicron 
4    nail (UK) 
9.144×108  nm  nanometer 
4.93736×10-4  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
4.93421×10-4  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
1.2    pace (UK) 
12    palm (UK) 
2.96337×10-17  pc  parsec 
0.181818  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
9.144×10-16  Pm  petameter 
216.81    pica 
9.144×1011  pm  picometer 
2601.72    point (US printer's) 
0.181818  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
9.144×10-8    quadrant 
0.181818  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
0.15    rope (UK) 
4    span 
9.144×10-13  Tm  terameter 
3.6×104  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
9.1421×1012  UX, X  X-unit 
9.144×1023  ym  yoctometer 
9.144×10-25  Ym  yottameter 
9.144×1020  zm  zeptometer 
9.144×10-22  Zm  zettameter 
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