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About these units

Micrometer (µm)

A micrometer, or micron, is one-millionth of a meter. It occupies an important niche between nanometer-scale molecular measurements and millimeter-scale visible objects. The micrometer is essential in biology, where it measures cells, bacteria, and tissue structures; in materials science, where it expresses grain sizes and coating thicknesses; and in optics, where it represents wavelengths of infrared radiation. Manufacturing processes, especially semiconductor and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), rely heavily on micrometer precision. Even slight variations of a few micrometers can significantly alter performance or failure rates. The accessibility of micrometer-level imaging through modern microscopes has made this unit foundational to many scientific fields.

Fathom (US Survey) (fath (US))

The US Survey Fathom is defined as 6 US Survey Feet (~1.8288 meters), identical in proportion to the traditional fathom but scaled to the US Survey Foot. Maritime surveys, early river navigation, and hydrographic measurements relied on this unit for determining depths and plotting charts. In terrestrial applications, the fathom occasionally served as a practical measure for large structures or obstacles. Although less relevant in contemporary usage, understanding the US survey fathom is crucial for interpreting historical navigation data, nautical charts, and engineering projects using older measurement systems.

More Micrometer converters

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Meter [m]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Kilometer [km]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Centimeter [cm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Millimeter [mm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Mile [mi]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Foot [ft]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Inch [in]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Yard [yd]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Nautical Mile [nmi]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Attometer [am]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Femtometer [fm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Picometer [pm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Nanometer [nm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Decimeter [dm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Dekameter [dam]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Hectometer [hm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Megameter [Mm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Gigameter [Gm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Terameter [Tm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Petameter [Pm]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Exameter [Em]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Mil [mil]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Hand [hand]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Fathom [fath]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Rod [rd]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Chain [ch]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Furlong [fur]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ League [lea]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Nautical Mile (UK) [NM (UK)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Nautical League (Int) [nl (int)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Nautical League (UK) [nl (UK)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Astronomical Unit [AU]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Light Year [ly]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Parsec [pc]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Kiloparsec [kpc]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Megaparsec [Mpc]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Angstrom [Å]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ A.U. of Length [a.u.]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ X-unit [X]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Planck Length [ℓₚ]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Electron Radius [re]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Bohr Radius [a₀]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Point [pt]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Pica [pica]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Twip [twip]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Aln [aln]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Famn [famn]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Caliber [cl]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Centiinch [cin]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Ken [ken]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Russian Archin [archin]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Roman Actus [actus]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Vara de Tarea [vara de tarea]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Vara Conuquera [vara conuquera]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Vara Castellana [vara castellana]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Cubit (Greek) [cubit (greek)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Long Reed [long reed]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Reed [reed]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Long Cubit [long cubit]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Handbreadth [handbreadth]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Fingerbreadth [fingerbreadth]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Ell [ell]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Cubit (UK) [cubit (uk)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Span (Cloth) [span]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Finger (Cloth) [finger]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Nail (Cloth) [nail]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Barleycorn [barleycorn]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Microinch [µin]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Arpent [arpent]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Kiloyard [kyd]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Foot (US Survey) [ft (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Inch (US Survey) [in (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Chain (US Survey) [ch (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Furlong (US Survey) [fur (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Rod (US Survey) [rd (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Fathom (US Survey) [fath (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Mile (US Survey) [mi (US)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ League (Statute) [st.league]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Mile (Roman) [mi (Roman)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Earth's Equatorial Radius [R⊕]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Earth's Polar Radius [R⊕ (p)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Earth's Distance from Sun [AU (es)]

Micrometer [µm] ↔ Sun's Radius [R☉]

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