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Tools & Drawings

Units of Measure

Metric and English Conversions

Metric Meter

 NameReferenceFactorSI PrefixRelation to MeterSynonyms
 Meter11.0--m
 decimeter0.11.0E-1decitenthdm
 centimeter0.011.0E-2centihundredthcm
 millimeter0.0011.0E-3millithousandthmm
 micrometer0.000 0011.0E-6micromillionthmicron, μm
 nanometer0.000 000 0011.0E-9nanobillionthnm

 

English Units to Metric

 FromToFactor
 MicroinchCentimeterx .00000254
 MicroinchMillimeterx .0000254
 MicroinchMicrometerx .0254
 MicroinchMicronx .0254
 MicroinchNanometerx 25.4
 MicroinchPicometerx 25,400
 InchesMetersx .0254
 InchesCentimetersx 2.54
 InchesMillimetersx 25.4
 FeetMetersx.3048
 FeetCentimetersx 30.48
 FeetMillimetersx 304.8