lengte-eenheid

Definitions of lengte-eenheid
  1. noun
    a unit of measurement of length
    synonyms: afstandsmaat, lengtemaat, lengteëenheid
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    duim, establishment, inch, machthebber, machthebbers, regeringspartij
    a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
    furlong
    a unit of length equal to 220 yards
    mijl
    a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    werst
    a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
    li
    Chinese distance measure; approximately 0.5 kilometers
    schakel
    a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
    mijl
    a Swedish unit of length equivalent to 10 km
    punt
    a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
    pica
    a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing
    cicero
    a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
    parsec
    a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
    millimicron
    a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
    micrometer, micron
    a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
    millimeter, mm
    a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
    centimeter, cm
    a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
    decimeter, dm
    a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
    m, meter, metriek
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    dam, decameter
    a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
    hectometer, hm
    a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
    kilometer, km
    a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
    zeemijl
    a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
    zeemijl
    a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
    type of:
    eenheid, grondeenheid, module, rekeneenheid, rekeningseenheid
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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