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Conversion of 17 Meter to Foot


17 m is equivalent to 55.777 Foot

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Equivalent of 17 Meter:

17000 Millimeter
1700 Centimeter
0.017 Kilometer
669.2917 Inch
55.777 Foot
0.010563307 Mile
18.598 Yard
0.00918 Nautical Mile

Meter / Foot Units Definition


Meter
The meter is the unit of measurement par excellence since the origin of this unit comes from the Latin "metrum" and the Greek "metron" which mean measure. It is also this unit which gives its name to the diplomatic treaty which formalizes the decimal metric system: the convention of the meter, signed on May 20, 1875 by 17 nations, which today provides its basis for the International System of Units (SI).
Foot
The foot is a unit of length of approximately 30 centimeters, corresponding to the length of a human foot of approximately size 45.In Antiquity, the foot was regularly divided into sixteen fingers or four palms. The Roman foot was 29.64 cm.Since the Middle Ages, the foot was also divided by twelve, which gave the inch. The foot of the King of France was 32.48 cm (size 48¾) and the Anglo-Saxon foot is 30.48 cm.