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Inch - Definitions

Since 1st July 1959 the inch has been defined as 25.4 millimeters (derived from a redefintion of the yard as exactly 0.9144 meters).

Previously the inch had been defined by a standard measure kept in the Exchequer chamber in the Guildhall London.

Earlier definitions from the time of Edward II, and possibly earlier, in England defined the inch at 3 barleycorns, the barleycorn being 1/3 of an inch and the basis of the UK shoe size system originally defined by Edward II.

From the time of David I (reigned 1124-1153) Scottish inch was defined as the width of an average man's thumb at the base of the nail, this would be smaller than an English inch. Other definitions of the Scottish inch actually put it as slightly larger than an English inch. Scottish length definitions were legally abolished in 1685 and dropped out of general use by the end of the 18th century.

Inch To Meters Conversion Factor

Meter To Inches Conversion Factor

Imperial Length Units To Meters Converters

1 Meter Expressed In Imperial Units 1 meter = 39.3700787 inches 1 meter = 9.8425197 hands 1 meter = 4.9709695 links 1 meter = 3.2808399 feet 1 meter = 1.0936133 yards 1 meter = 0.5468066 fathoms 1 meter = 0.1988388 rods/poles/perches 1 meter = 0.0497097 chains 1 meter = 0.0053961 cables 1 meter = 0.0049709 furlongs 1 meter = 0.0006214 miles 1 meter = 0.0005400 nautical miles

Imperial Units Expressed As Meters 1 inch = 0.0254 meters 1 hand = 0.1016 meters 1 link = 0.201168 meters 1 foot = 0.3048 meters 1 yard = 0.9144 meters 1 fathom = 1.8288002 meters 1 rod/pole/perch = 5.0291995 meters 1 chain = 20.1167981 meters 1 cable = 185.3190 meters 1 furlong = 201.1708 meters 1 mile = 1,609.344 meters 1 nautical mile = 1,852 meters