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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
Convert     fath  
1 fath =
Length
  Symbol Unit Name
3.45593×1010  a.u., a0, b  a.u. of length 
1.8288×1010  Å  angstrom 
6286.95  arcmin  arcmin 
1.22248×10-11  AU, UA  astronomical unit 
1.8288×1018  am  attometer 
216    barleycorn (UK) 
3.45593×1010  a0, b  bohr (first Bohr radius) 
5×10-2    bolt (US cloth) 
864  line (UK)  button (UK) 
2880  line (US)  button (US) 
9.87473×10-3    cable length (int.) 
9.86842×10-3    cable length (UK) 
8.33333×10-3    cable length (US) 
7200  caliber, cin  caliber (centiinch) 
182.88  cm  centimeter 
6×10-2  ch  chain (engineer's) 
9.09091×10-2  ch  chain (Gunter's) 
6×10-2  ch  chain (Ramsden's) 
9.09091×10-2  ch  chain (surveyor's) 
4    cubit (UK) 
0.18288  dam  decameter 
18.288  dm  decimeter 
6.48984×1014  re  electron classical radius 
1.6    ell 
433.622    ems (pica) 
1.8288×10-18  Em  exameter 
1.8288×1015  fm  femtometer 
1.8288×1015  F, f  fermi 
3.45593×1010  a0, b, a.u.  first Bohr radius 
6  ft  foot 
5486.4  fr  French 
9.09091×10-3  fur  furlong (UK) 
9.09091×10-3  fur  furlong (US) 
1.8288×10-9  Gm  gigameter 
18  hd  hand (UK) 
1.8288×10-2  hm  hectometer 
1.93308×10-25    hubble 
72  in  inch 
1.8288×10-3  km  kilometer 
5.92674×10-20  kpc  kiloparsec 
3.78869×10-4    league (Canadian) 
3.29158×10-4  leag. (int. naut.)  league (int. naut.) 
3.78788×10-4  leag. (stat.)  league (statute, land) 
3.28947×10-4  leag. (UK, naut.)  league (UK, naut.) 
3.28947×10-4  leag. (US, naut.)  league (US, naut.) 
7.06044×10-14    light-day 
1.69451×10-12    light-hour 
1.0167×10-10    light-minute 
6.10022×10-9    light-second 
1.93308×10-16  ly  light-year 
864  line (UK)  line (UK) 
2880  line (US)  line (US) 
6    link (engineer's) 
9.09091    link (Gunter's) 
6    link (Ramsden's) 
9.09091    link (surveyor's) 
1.8288×10-6  Mm  megameter 
1.8288  m  meter 
7.2×107  µin  microinch 
1.8288×106  µm  micron 
7.2×104  mil, thou  mil (thou) 
2.46416×10-4  mile (geogr.)  mile (geographical) 
1.13636×10-3  mi (int.)  mile (international) 
9.87473×10-4  mi (naut., int.)  mile (nautical, international) 
9.85707×10-4  mi (naut., teleg.)  mile (nautical, telegraph) 
9.86842×10-4  mi (naut., UK, US)  mile (nautical, UK, US) 
1.13636×10-3  mi (stat.)  mile (statute, land) 
1.13636×10-3  mi (survey, US)  mile (survey, US) 
1828.8  mm  millimeter 
1.8288×109  mµ, nm  millimicron 
8    nail (UK) 
1.8288×109  nm  nanometer 
9.87473×10-4  mi (int. naut.)  nautical mile (international) 
9.86842×10-4  mi (UK, US, naut.)  nautical mile (UK, US) 
2.4    pace (UK) 
24    palm (UK) 
5.92674×10-17  pc  parsec 
0.363636  rd  perch (rod, pole) 
1.8288×10-15  Pm  petameter 
433.62    pica 
1.8288×1012  pm  picometer 
5203.44    point (US printer's) 
0.363636  rd  pole (rod, perch) 
1.8288×10-7    quadrant 
0.363636  rd  rod (perch, pole) 
0.3    rope (UK) 
8    span 
1.8288×10-12  Tm  terameter 
7.2×104  thou, mil  thou (mil) 
1.82842×1013  UX, X  X-unit 
2  yd  yard 
1.8288×1024  ym  yoctometer 
1.8288×10-24  Ym  yottameter 
1.8288×1021  zm  zeptometer 
1.8288×10-21  Zm  zettameter 
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