Length units calculator & converter tool
Conversions Table
Equivalent of 5 Meter: |
5000 Millimeter |
500 Centimeter |
0.005 Kilometer |
196.8505 Inch |
16.405 Foot |
0.003106855 Mile |
5.47 Yard |
0.0027 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.