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Units of measure grouped by quantity kind: length, distance.

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LabelNotationUCUM codeDefinition
micrometre (micron)4Hum
milli-inch77m[in_i]
angstromA11Ao
astronomical unitA12AU
decametreA45dam
femtometreA71fm
fathomAK[fth_i]
american wire gaugeAWGA unit of distance used for measuring the diameter of small tubes or wires such as the outer diameter od hypodermic or suture needles.
light yearB57[ly]A unit of length defining the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
nanometreC45nm
picometreC52pm
parsecC63pc
centimetreCMTcm
decimetreDMTdm
rod [unit of distance]F49[rd_br]A unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches).
micrometre per kelvinF50um.K-1
centimetre per kelvinF51cm.K-1
metre per kelvinF52m/K
footFOT[ft_i]
centimetre per barG04cm.bar-1
metre per barG05m.bar-1
millimetre per barG06mm.bar-1
French gaugeH79[Ch]A unit of distance used for measuring the diameter of small tubes such as urological instruments and catheters. Synonym: French, Charrière, Charrière gauge
gram millimetreH84g.mm
hectometreHMThm
inchINH[in_i]
foot per degree FahrenheitK13[ft_i].[lbf_av].[degF]
foot per psiK17[ft_i].[psi]-1
inch per degree FahrenheitK45[in_i].[degF]-1
inch per psiK46[in_i].[psi]-1
kilometreKMTkm
kilometreKTMkm
yard per degree FahrenheitL98[yd_i].[degF]-1
yard per psiL99[yd_i].[psi]-1
gigaohm per metreM26GOhm.m-1
chain (based on U.S. survey foot)M49Unit of the length according the Anglo-American system of units.
furlongM50[fur_us]Unit commonly used in Great Britain at rural distances: 1 furlong = 40 rods = 10 chains (UK) = 1/8 mile = 1/10 furlong = 220 yards = 660 foot.
foot (U.S. survey)M51[ft_us]Unit commonly used in the United States for ordnance survey._x000D_
mile (based on U.S. survey foot)M52[mi_us]Unit commonly used in the United States for ordnance survey.
metre per pascalM53m.Pa-1SI base unit metre divided by the derived SI unit pascal.
micro-inchM7u[in_i]
megametreMAM
millimetreMMTmm
metreMTRm
nautical mileNMI[nmi_i]
mile (statute mile)SMI[mi_i]
Gunter's chainX1[ch_br]A unit of distance used or formerly used by British surveyors.
yardYRD[yd_i]
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