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Metric foot — For the poetical term, see foot (prosody). A metric foot is a nickname occasionally used in the United Kingdom for a length of 300 millimetres (30 cm). A metric foot can be divided into twelve metric inches of 25 millimetres (2.5 cm)… … Wikipedia
Metric mile — is a distance which approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m) at a round figure of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). The term is most commonly used in track running and swimming. In track running, the 1500 m race became the standard… … Wikipedia
Foot (unit) — 1 foot = SI units 0.3048 m 304.8 mm US customary / Imperial units 0.333 yd 12 in A foot (plural: feet; abbreviation or symbol: ft or ′ (the prime symbol) is a unit of length in a number of different systems including … Wikipedia
foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… … Universalium
Metric system — This article is about the metric system in general. For information about specific versions of the system, such as the International System of Units or the cgs system of units, see #Variants. For a generally accessible and less technical… … Wikipedia
foot — (ft or ) a traditional unit of distance. Almost every culture has used the human foot as a unit of measurement. The natural foot (pes naturalis in Latin), an ancient unit based on the length of actual feet, is about 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) … Dictionary of units of measurement
Metric yardstick — This article gives some rough rules of thumb for comprehending the metric system in terms of everyday life.Conversion hintsFor users of the U.S. Customary system (often referred to as the English system although the UK is now metric) there are a… … Wikipedia
Foot (length) — unit of length name= foot m= 0.3048 accuracy=4 A foot (plural: feet or foot; [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv312.shtml BBC World Service] ] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, prime; – the prime… … Wikipedia
metric system — A system of measurement based on the decimal system. It was first formalized in France at the end of the 18th century and by the 1830s was being widely adopted in Europe. In the UK, bills for its compulsory adoption were defeated in 1871 and 1907 … Big dictionary of business and management
Metric conversion factors — (for floorspace) Floorspace estimates may be converted to metric units by using the relationship, 1 square foot is approximately equal to .0929 square meters. Energy estimates may be converted to metric units by using the relationship, 1 Btu is … Energy terms
