Längeneinheit

Definitions of Längeneinheit
  1. noun
    a unit of measurement of length
    synonyms: Längenmaß, definite Längeneinheit
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    Zoll
    a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
    Fuß
    a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
    Meile
    a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    Elle
    an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
    Fingerbreite
    the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
    Handbreite
    any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
    Kopf
    the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head
    Spanne
    a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
    Pt, Punkt
    a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
    Millimeter
    a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
    Zentimeter
    a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
    Dezimeter
    a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
    Meter
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    Hektometer
    a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
    Kilometer
    a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
    Seemeile
    a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
    type of:
    Einheit, Maß, Maßeinheit
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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