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m - Meter. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main length conversion page.

meter to kilometer (km)
meter to centimeter (cm)
meter to millimeter (mm)

Units: kilometer (km) / / centimeter (cm) / millimeter (mm)

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The American System of Measures (US Customary Units)

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main length conversion page.

meter to mile (mi)
meter to yard (yd)
meter to foot (ft)
meter to inch (in)

Units: mile (mi) / yard (yd) / foot (ft) / inch (in)

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Ancient Egypt

It might be hard to imagine, but these units dates back to 3100 BC. Egyptian people used them 5000 years ago. These units are distant ancestors of US customary units used today.

meter to iteru (river measure)
meter to knet (rod of cord)
meter to nbiw (pole)
meter to meh niswt (royal cubit)
meter to meh nedjes (short cubit)
meter to remen
meter to djeser, bu
meter to pedj-aa (large span)
meter to pedj-sheser (small span)
meter to amem (fist)
meter to deret (hand)
meter to shesep (palm)
meter to djeba (finger)

Units: iteru (river measure) / knet (rod of cord) / nbiw (pole) / meh niswt (royal cubit) / meh nedjes (short cubit) / remen / djeser, bu / pedj-aa (large span) / pedj-sheser (small span) / amem (fist) / deret (hand) / shesep (palm) / djeba (finger)

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Ancient Greek

The values of Greek units varied according to location and epoch. Relative proportions though were generally the same. Greek measures were in general derived from measurement system of Ancient Egypt.

meter to schoinos (σχοινός)
meter to parasanges (παρασάγγες, league)
meter to dolichos (δόλιχος)
meter to milion (μίλιον)
meter to hippikon (ἱππικόν)
meter to diaulos (δίαυλος)
meter to στάδιον, stadion
meter to stadium olympic
meter to stadium attic
meter to stadium ptolemey
meter to plethron (πλέθρον)
meter to hamma (ἅμμα)
meter to dekapous (δεκάπους)
meter to akaina (ἄκαινα)
meter to kalamos (κάλαμος)
meter to orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom)
meter to diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace)
meter to haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace)
meter to pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow)
meter to pygōn (πυγών)
meter to pygmē (πυγμή, forearm)
meter to pous (πούς, foot)
meter to spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers)
meter to orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger)
meter to lichas (λιχάς)
meter to hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον)
meter to dichas (διχάς, midfoot)
meter to dōron (δῶρον)
meter to palaiste (παλαιστή, palm)
meter to kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers)
meter to daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

Units: schoinos (σχοινός) / parasanges (παρασάγγες, league) / dolichos (δόλιχος) / milion (μίλιον) / hippikon (ἱππικόν) / diaulos (δίαυλος) / στάδιον, stadion / stadium olympic / stadium attic / stadium ptolemey / plethron (πλέθρον) / hamma (ἅμμα) / dekapous (δεκάπους) / akaina (ἄκαινα) / kalamos (κάλαμος) / orgyia (ὄργυια, fathom) / diploun bēma (διπλοῦν βῆμα, double pace) / haploun bēma (ἁπλοῦν βῆμα, single pace) / pēchys (πῆχυς, elbow) / pygōn (πυγών) / pygmē (πυγμή, forearm) / pous (πούς, foot) / spithamē (σπιθαμή, span of all fingers) / orthodōron (ὀρθόδωρον, wrist to the tip of meddle finger) / lichas (λιχάς) / hemipodion (ἡμιπόδιον) / dichas (διχάς, midfoot) / dōron (δῶρον) / palaiste (παλαιστή, palm) / kondylos (κόνδυλος, two fingers) / daktylos (δάκτυλος, finger)

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Ancient Roman

Roman length units were very well defined. The value of the base unit pes (foot) was discovered by John Greaves in 1639 after he made a lot of measurements in the ruins of Rome. Since then we know that the value of one pes was between 0.967 and 0.986 English feet. An accepted modern value is 296 mm. For most Roman units below we give an English equivalent in parentheses.

meter to schœnus (rush rope)
meter to leuga (league)
meter to mille passus (mile)
meter to stadium (stade, furlong)
meter to actus
meter to decempeda
meter to pertica (perch)
meter to passus (pace)
meter to pes sestertius
meter to gradus (step)
meter to cubitus (cubit)
meter to palmipes
meter to pes (foot)
meter to palmus major (palm length)
meter to palmus (palm width)
meter to uncia (inch)
meter to pollex (thumb)
meter to digitus (finger)

Units: schœnus (rush rope) / leuga (league) / mille passus (mile) / stadium (stade, furlong) / actus / decempeda / pertica (perch) / passus (pace) / pes sestertius / gradus (step) / cubitus (cubit) / palmipes / pes (foot) / palmus major (palm length) / palmus (palm width) / uncia (inch) / pollex (thumb) / digitus (finger)

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Biblical

meter to cubit
meter to span
meter to handbreadth
meter to etzbah

Units: cubit / span / handbreadth / etzbah

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Old Spanish

In various provinces of Spain diferent variations of units were used. The conversions below use Castilian system. Although most of these units are now obsolete, some can still be used today in the countries of Latin America.

meter to legua de por grado (league of the degree)
meter to legua marina (nautical)
meter to legua
meter to milla marina (nautical)
meter to milla
meter to cuerda of Valencia
meter to cuerda
meter to estadal
meter to braza
meter to paso
meter to vara
meter to codo de ribera
meter to codo
meter to pie
meter to palmo
meter to coto
meter to pulgada
meter to linea
meter to punto

Units: legua de por grado (league of the degree) / legua marina (nautical) / legua / milla marina (nautical) / milla / cuerda of Valencia / cuerda / estadal / braza / paso / vara / codo de ribera / codo / pie / palmo / coto / pulgada / linea / punto

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Old Portuguese

These units were used in Portugal, Brazil and other countries of the Portuguese Empire until the adoption of the metric system in 19th century.

meter to braça
meter to toesa
meter to passo geométrico
meter to vara
meter to côvado
meter to pé
meter to palmo de craveira
meter to polegada
meter to linha
meter to ponto

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / vara / côvado / pé / palmo de craveira / polegada / linha / ponto

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

meter to lieue commune
meter to lieue marine
meter to lieue de post
meter to lieue metrique
meter to arpent
meter to perche
meter to toise
meter to pied [foot]
meter to pouce [inch]
meter to ligne

Units: lieue commune / lieue marine / lieue de post / lieue metrique / arpent / perche / toise / pied [foot] / pouce [inch] / ligne

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Old Russian

meter to mile
meter to verst
meter to mezhevaya verst
meter to kosaya sazhen
meter to sazhen
meter to makhovaya sazhen
meter to arshin
meter to ell
meter to foot
meter to pyad
meter to vershok
meter to inch
meter to line

Units: mile / verst / mezhevaya verst / kosaya sazhen / sazhen / makhovaya sazhen / arshin / ell / foot / pyad / vershok / inch / line

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Old German (Prussian)

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1872.

meter to meile
meter to ruthe
meter to elle
meter to fuss
meter to zoll
meter to linie

Units: meile / ruthe / elle / fuss / zoll / linie

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Old Austrian

These units were used before adoption of metric system in 1871.

meter to meile
meter to ruthe
meter to klafner
meter to fuss
meter to zoll
meter to linie
meter to punkt

Units: meile / ruthe / klafner / fuss / zoll / linie / punkt

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Old Swedish

Common measurement system was introduced in Sweden by law in 1665. Since then the system was slightly altered twice: in 1735 and 1855. Sweden switched to metric system in 1889.

meter to nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now)
meter to mil (mile)
meter to fjärdingsväg
meter to rev before 1855
meter to rev after 1855
meter to stång
meter to famn (fanthom)
meter to aln (forealrm)
meter to fot (foot)
meter to kvarter
meter to tvärhand (hand)
meter to tum (thumb or inch) before 1855
meter to tum (thumb or inch) after 1855
meter to linje (line) before 1855
meter to linje (line) after 1855

Units: nymil (new mile, used since 1889 till now) / mil (mile) / fjärdingsväg / rev before 1855 / rev after 1855 / stång / famn (fanthom) / aln (forealrm) / fot (foot) / kvarter / tvärhand (hand) / tum (thumb or inch) before 1855 / tum (thumb or inch) after 1855 / linje (line) before 1855 / linje (line) after 1855

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