5 feet in meters and centimeters

Definition: A foot (symbol: ft) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. A foot was defined as exactly 0.3048 meters in 1959. One foot contains 12 inches, and one yard is comprised of three feet.

History/origin: Prior to standardization of units of measurement, and the definition of the foot currently in use, the measurement of the foot was used in many different systems including the Greek, Roman, English, Chinese, and French systems, varying in length between each. The various lengths were due to parts of the human body historically being used as a basis for units of length (such as the cubit, hand, span, digit, and many others, sometimes referred to as anthropic units). This resulted in the measurement of a foot varying between 250 mm and 335 mm in the past compared to the current definition of 304.8 mm. While the United States is one of the few, if not only, countries in which the foot is still widely used, many countries used their own version of the foot prior to metrication, as evidenced by a fairly large list of obsolete feet measurements.

Current use: The foot is primarily used in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for many everyday applications. In the US, feet and inches are commonly used to measure height, shorter distances, field length (sometimes in the form of yards), etc. Feet are also commonly used to measure altitude (aviation) as well as elevation (such as that of a mountain). The international foot corresponds to human feet with shoe size 13 (UK), 14 (US male), 15.5 (US female), or 46 (EU).

Meter

Definition: A meter, or metre (symbol: m), is the base unit of length and distance in the International System of Units (SI). The meter is defined as the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 of a second. This definition was slightly modified in 2019 to reflect changes in the definition of the second.

History/origin: Originally, in 1793, the meter was defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. This changed in 1889, when the International prototype metre was established as the length of a prototype meter bar (made of an alloy of 90% platinum and 10% iridium) measured at the melting point of ice. In 1960, the meter was again redefined, this time in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. The current definition of the meter is effectively the same as the definition that was adopted in 1983, with slight modifications due to the change in definition of the second.

Current use: Being the SI unit of length, the meter is used worldwide in many applications such as measuring distance, height, length, width, etc. The United States is one notable exception in that it largely uses US customary units such as yards, inches, feet, and miles instead of meters in everyday use.

To calculate a foot value to the corresponding value in meter, just multiply the quantity in foot by 0.3048 (the conversion factor). Here is the formula:

Value in meters = value in foot × 0.3048

Suppose you want to convert 5 foot into meters. Using the conversion formula above, you will get:

Value in meter = 5 × 0.3048 = 1.524 meters

Definition of Meter

A meter (m), is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second.

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Feet to meters conversion chart5 feet=1.52 meters5.1 feet=1.55 meters5 1/5 feet=1.58 meters5.3 feet=1.62 meters5.4 feet=1.65 meters5 1/2 feet=1.68 meters5.6 feet=1.71 meters5.7 feet=1.74 meters (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This video explains how to convert a height given in feet and inches to inches, centimeters, and meters.

Height conversion chart

Conversion Factors for Units of Length

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 foot = 0.305 meter
1 yard = 0.914 meter
1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
1 centimeter = 0.39 inch
1 meter = 39.37 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.094 yards

American and British Units of Length

1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yards = 5,280 feet
1 fathom (fath) = 6 feet
1 nautical mile = 6,076.1 feet 1 nail = 2¼ inches
4 inches = 1 hand
12 inches = 1 foot
3 foot = 1 yard
5.5 yards = 1 rod
6 foot = 1 fathom
22 yards = 1 chain
100 links = 1 chain
10 chains = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 statute mile
6080 foot = 1 nautical mile

Another feet and inches to cm table

FeetInchesCentimeters2 feet0 inches61 centimeters2 feet1 inches63.5 centimeters2 feet2 inches66 centimeters2 feet3 inches68.6 centimeters2 feet4 inches71.1 centimeters2 feet5 inches73.7 centimeters2 feet6 inches76.2 centimeters2 feet7 inches78.7 centimeters2 feet8 inches81.3 centimeters2 feet9 inches83.8 centimeters2 feet10 inches86.4 centimeters2 feet11 inches88.9 centimeters2 feet12 inches91.4 centimeters2 feet13 inches94 centimeters3 feet0 inches91.4 centimeters3 feet1 inches94 centimeters3 feet2 inches96.5 centimeters3 feet3 inches99.1 centimeters3 feet4 inches101.6 centimeters3 feet5 inches104.1 centimeters3 feet6 inches106.7 centimeters3 feet7 inches109.2 centimeters3 feet8 inches111.8 centimeters3 feet9 inches114.3 centimeters3 feet10 inches116.8 centimeters3 feet11 inches119.4 centimeters3 feet12 inches121.9 centimeters3 feet13 inches124.5 centimeters4 feet0 inches121.9 centimeters4 feet1 inches124.5 centimeters4 feet2 inches127 centimeters4 feet3 inches129.5 centimeters4 feet4 inches132.1 centimeters4 feet5 inches134.6 centimeters4 feet6 inches137.2 centimeters4 feet7 inches139.7 centimeters4 feet8 inches142.2 centimeters4 feet9 inches144.8 centimeters4 feet10 inches147.3 centimeters4 feet11 inches149.9 centimeters4 feet12 inches152.4 centimeters4 feet13 inches154.9 centimeters

FeetInchesCentimeters5 feet0 inches152.4 centimeters5 feet1 inches154.9 centimeters5 feet2 inches157.5 centimeters5 feet3 inches160 centimeters5 feet4 inches162.6 centimeters5 feet5 inches165.1 centimeters5 feet6 inches167.6 centimeters5 feet7 inches170.2 centimeters5 feet8 inches172.7 centimeters5 feet9 inches175.3 centimeters5 feet10 inches177.8 centimeters5 feet11 inches180.3 centimeters5 feet12 inches182.9 centimeters5 feet13 inches185.4 centimeters6 feet0 inches182.9 centimeters6 feet1 inches185.4 centimeters6 feet2 inches188 centimeters6 feet3 inches190.5 centimeters6 feet4 inches193 centimeters6 feet5 inches195.6 centimeters6 feet6 inches198.1 centimeters6 feet7 inches200.7 centimeters6 feet8 inches203.2 centimeters6 feet9 inches205.7 centimeters6 feet10 inches208.3 centimeters6 feet11 inches210.8 centimeters6 feet12 inches213.4 centimeters6 feet13 inches215.9 centimeters7 feet0 inches213.4 centimeters7 feet1 inches215.9 centimeters7 feet2 inches218.4 centimeters7 feet3 inches221 centimeters7 feet4 inches223.5 centimeters7 feet5 inches226.1 centimeters7 feet6 inches228.6 centimeters7 feet7 inches231.1 centimeters7 feet8 inches233.7 centimeters7 feet9 inches236.2 centimeters7 feet10 inches238.8 centimeters7 feet11 inches241.3 centimeters7 feet12 inches243.8 centimeters7 feet13 inches246.4 centimeters

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