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Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
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Distances shorter than 1 m
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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 centimetres and 100 centimetres .Distances shorter than 10 centimetres-Conversions:10 centimetres is equal to...
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1 metreMetre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
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- 10 decimetreDecimetreA decimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one tenth of a metre, the SI base unit of length. In simple words there are 10 cm in a decimetre....
s - 100 centimetreCentimetreA centimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length. Centi is the SI prefix for a factor of . Hence a centimetre can be written as or — meaning or respectively...
s - 1000 millimetreMillimetreThe millimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length....
s - 39.37 inchInchAn inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
es - 3.28 feet
- side of squareSquare (geometry)In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. This means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles...
with area 1 m21 E0 m²Image:Scale one to hundred.svg|110px|right|Click on the small dark green top-left square for quantities smaller than 1, the mid green square for 1 to 10 units, the light green square for 10 to 100 units, and the pale green surround for over 100 units... - edge of cube with surface area 6 m21 E0 m²Image:Scale one to hundred.svg|110px|right|Click on the small dark green top-left square for quantities smaller than 1, the mid green square for 1 to 10 units, the light green square for 10 to 100 units, and the pale green surround for over 100 units...
and volume 1 m3 - radius of circleCircleA circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane that are a given distance from a given point, the centre. The distance between any of the points and the centre is called the radius....
with area 3.14 m21 E0 m²Image:Scale one to hundred.svg|110px|right|Click on the small dark green top-left square for quantities smaller than 1, the mid green square for 1 to 10 units, the light green square for 10 to 100 units, and the pale green surround for over 100 units... - radius of sphereSphereA sphere is a perfectly round geometrical object in three-dimensional space, such as the shape of a round ball. Like a circle in two dimensions, a perfect sphere is completely symmetrical around its center, with all points on the surface lying the same distance r from the center point...
with surface area 12.56 m2 and volume 4.19 m3
Human-defined scales and structures
- approximate height of the top part of a doorknob on a doorDoorA door is a movable structure used to open and close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates inside of a space....
- 1.435 m — Standard gaugeStandard gaugeThe standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
of railway track used by about 60% of railways in the world = 4' 8½" - 2.77–3.44 m — wavelength of the broadcast radioRadioRadio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
FM band 87–108 MHz - 3.05 m — The length of an old MiniMiniThe Mini is a small car that was made by the British Motor Corporation and its successors from 1959 until 2000. The original is considered a British icon of the 1960s, and its space-saving front-wheel-drive layout influenced a generation of car-makers...
- 8.38 m — The length of a London Bus (RoutemasterRoutemasterThe AEC Routemaster is a model of double-decker bus that was built by Associated Equipment Company in 1954 and produced until 1968. Primarily front-engined, rear open-platform buses, a small number of variants were produced with doors and/or front entrances...
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Sports
- 3.05 m — (10 feet) height of the basket in basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- 2.44 m — height of a football goal
- 2.45 m — highest jump by a human being (Javier SotomayorJavier SotomayorJavier Sotomayor Sanabria is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; he is the only person ever to have cleared 8 feet . He is widely regarded as the...
) - 8.95 m — longest jump by a human being (Mike PowellMike Powell (athlete)Michael Anthony Powell born is a former American track and field athlete, and the holder of the long jump world record.Mike Powell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
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Nature
- 1 m — height of Homo floresiensisHomo floresiensisHomo floresiensis is a possible species, now extinct, in the genus Homo. The remains were discovered in 2003 on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Partial skeletons of nine individuals have been recovered, including one complete cranium...
(the "Hobbit")
- 1.15 m — a pizotePizoteThe white-nosed coati is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae . Local names include Pizote, Antoon and Tejón. The last, which mainly is used in Mexico, means badger. It averages about 4–6 kg in weight...
(mammal) - 1.37 m — average height of an AndamaneseAndamaneseThe Andamanese people are the various aboriginal inhabitants of the Andaman Islands, which is the northern district of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands union territory of India, located in the southeastern part of the Bay of Bengal. They include the Great Andamanese, Jarawa, Onge, Sentinelese, and...
person - 1.63 m — (5 feet 4 inches) (or 64 inches) - height of average US female humanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
(source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)). - 1.75 m — (5 feet 9 inches) - height of average US male humanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
(source: US CDC as per female above) - 2.72 m — (8 feet 11 inches) - tallest known human being (Robert WadlowRobert WadlowRobert Pershing Wadlow was the tallest person in history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. Wadlow is sometimes known as the Alton Giant or Giant of Illinois because he was born and grew up in Alton, Illinois.Wadlow reached in height and weighed at his death at age 22...
) - 3.63 m — the record wingspanWingspanThe wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
for living birds (a Wandering AlbatrossWandering AlbatrossThe Wandering Albatross, Snowy Albatross or White-winged Albatross, Diomedea exulans, is a large seabird from the family Diomedeidae, which has a circumpolar range in the Southern Ocean. It was the first species of albatross to be described, and was long considered the same species as the Tristan...
) - 5.20 m — height of a giraffeGiraffeThe giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
- 5.5 m — height of a Baluchitherium, the largest land mammal ever lived
- 7 m — wingspan of ArgentavisArgentavisArgentavis magnificens is the largest flying bird ever discovered. This bird, sometimes called the Giant Teratorn, is an extinct species known from three sites from the late Miocene of central and northwestern Argentina, where a good sample of fossils has been obtained.The humerus of...
, the largest flying bird known - 7.50 m — approximate length of the humanHumanHumans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
gastrointestinal tractGastrointestinal tractThe human gastrointestinal tract refers to the stomach and intestine, and sometimes to all the structures from the mouth to the anus. ....
Astronomical
- 3–6 m — approximate diameter of , a meteoroidMeteoroidA meteoroid is a sand- to boulder-sized particle of debris in the Solar System. The visible path of a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere is called a meteor, or colloquially a shooting star or falling star. If a meteoroid reaches the ground and survives impact, then it is called a meteorite...
Distances longer than 10 m