Vara. Conversion Chart / Historical Length Units Converter, Old Portuguese

Vara. 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.

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

Units: kilometer (km) / meter (m) / 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.

vara to mile (mi)
vara to yard (yd)
vara to foot (ft)
vara 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.

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

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

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

vara to cubit
vara to span
vara to handbreadth
vara 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.

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

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

Units: braça / toesa / passo geométrico / / 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

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

vara to mile
vara to verst
vara to mezhevaya verst
vara to kosaya sazhen
vara to sazhen
vara to makhovaya sazhen
vara to arshin
vara to ell
vara to foot
vara to pyad
vara to vershok
vara to inch
vara 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.

vara to meile
vara to ruthe
vara to elle
vara to fuss
vara to zoll
vara 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.

vara to meile
vara to ruthe
vara to klafner
vara to fuss
vara to zoll
vara to linie
vara 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.

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