Convert Metres (m) into other units of length e.g. cm, km, ft, in, ly, μm, mm, mi, yd

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This quick and easy calculator will convert Metres (m) into other units of length e.g. cm, km, ft, in, ly, μm, mm, mi, yd

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Feet
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Kilometres
(km)
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Light Years
(ly)
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Micrometres
(μm)
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Miles
(mi)
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Millimetres
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Yards
(yd)
Angstroms
(Å)
Astronomical Units
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Calibers
(cl)
Ells
(ell)
Ems
(em)
Fathoms
(ftm)
Fermis
(fm)
Furlongs
(fur)
Leagues
(leagues)
Mils
(mil)
Nanometres
(nm)
Parsecs
(pc)
Picas
(pc)
Picometres
(pm)
Points
(pt)
Rods
(rod)

Unit Information

Metre
/ˈmiːtə/
Symbol: m
Unit System: SI

What is the Metre?

The metre (or meter; US spelling) is the SI base unit of length and uses the symbol m.

Originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole but was redefined in 1799 in terms of a prototyped metre bar (this bar was changed again in 1889).

In 1983 the current definition was adopted and it is now the most common unit in any property in the world and is used in thousands of formulae to describe countless characteristics.

Let's hear it for the metre!