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mil (thou)
Symbol:  mil, thou 
Category:  Length 
SI Equivalent:  2.54×10-5 m
Dimension:  L 
System:  UK, US 
 
Notes
1 mil = 1/1000 inch
Convert     mil, thou  
1 mil, thou =
Length
  Symbol Unit Name
4.7999×105  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
2.54×105  Å  angstrom 
8.73188×10-2  arcmin  arcmin 
1.69789×10-16  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
2.54×1013  am  attometer 
3×10-3    barleycorn (UK) 
4.7999×105  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
6.94444×10-7    bolt (US cloth) 
1.2×10-2  line (UK)  button (UK) 
4×10-2  line (US)  button (US) 
1.37149×10-7    cable length (int.) 
1.37061×10-7    cable length (UK) 
1.15741×10-7    cable length (US) 
10×10-2  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
2.54×10-3  cm  centimeter 
8.33333×10-7  ch  chain (engineer's) 
1.26263×10-6  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
8.33333×10-7  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
1.26263×10-6  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
5.55556×10-5    cubit (UK) 
2.54×10-6  dam  decameter 
2.54×10-4  dm  decimeter 
9.01367×109  re  electron classical radius 
2.22222×10-5    ell 
6.02253×10-3    ems (pica) 
2.54×10-23  Em  exameter 
1.38889×10-5  fath  fathom 
2.54×1010  fm  femtometer 
2.54×1010  F, f  fermi 
4.7999×105  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
8.33333×10-5  ft  foot 
7.62×10-2  fr  French 
1.26263×10-7  fur  furlong (UK) 
1.26263×10-7  fur  furlong (US) 
2.54×10-14  Gm  gigameter 
2.5×10-4  hd  hand (UK) 
2.54×10-7  hm  hectometer 
2.68484×10-30    hubble 
1×10-3  in  inch 
2.54×10-8  km  kilometer 
8.23158×10-25  kpc  kiloparsec 
5.26207×10-9    league (Canadian) 
4.57163×10-9  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
5.26094×10-9  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
4.56871×10-9  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
4.56871×10-9  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
9.80617×10-19    light-day 
2.35348×10-17    light-hour 
1.41209×10-15    light-minute 
8.47253×10-14    light-second 
2.68484×10-21  ly  light-year 
1.2×10-2  line (UK)  line (UK) 
4×10-2  line (US)  line (US) 
8.33333×10-5    link (engineer's) 
1.26263×10-4    link (Gunter's) 
8.33333×10-5    link (Ramsden's) 
1.26263×10-4    link (surveyor's) 
2.54×10-11  Mm  megameter 
2.54×10-5  m  meter 
1000  µin  microinch 
25.4  µm  micron 
3.42245×10-9  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
1.57828×10-8  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
1.37149×10-8  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
1.36904×10-8  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
1.37061×10-8  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
1.57828×10-8  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
1.57828×10-8  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
2.54×10-2  mm  millimeter 
2.54×104  mµ, nm  millimicron 
1.11111×10-4    nail (UK) 
2.54×104  nm  nanometer 
1.37149×10-8  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
1.37061×10-8  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
3.33333×10-5    pace (UK) 
3.33333×10-4    palm (UK) 
8.23158×10-22  pc  parsec 
5.05051×10-6  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
2.54×10-20  Pm  petameter 
6.0225×10-3    pica 
2.54×107  pm  picometer 
7.227×10-2    point (US printer's) 
5.05051×10-6  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
2.54×10-12    quadrant 
5.05051×10-6  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
4.16667×10-6    rope (UK) 
1.11111×10-4    span 
2.54×10-17  Tm  terameter 
1  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
2.53947×108  UX, X  X-unit 
2.77778×10-5  yd  yard 
2.54×1019  ym  yoctometer 
2.54×10-29  Ym  yottameter 
2.54×1016  zm  zeptometer 
2.54×10-26  Zm  zettameter 
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