Length Units in International System

The International System of Units is often abbreviated as SI, and it is the system of measurement used in many countries in the world. The base unit of length in the international system is meter, but there are other derived length units.

The table below is the length units examples in the International System and their conversion to meters.

UnitSymbolIn MetersNameDetails
YottameterYm1 Ym = 1024 mseptillion more
ZettameterZm1 Zm = 1021 msextillion more
ExameterEm1 Em = 1018 mquintillion more
PetameterPm1 Pm = 1015 mquadrillion more
TerameterTm1 Tm = 1012 mtrillion more
GigameterGm1 Gm = 109 mbillionmore
MegameterMm1 Mm = 106 mmillionmore
Kilometerkm1 km = 103 mthousandmore
Hectometerhm1 hm = 100 mhundredmore
Dekameterdam1 dam = 10 mtenmore
Meterm1 m = 1 monebase unit
Decimeterdm1 dm = 0.1 mtenthmore
Centimetercm1 cm = 0.01 mhundredthmore
Millimetermm1 mm = 10-3 mthousandthmore
Micrometerμm1 μm = 10-6 mmillionthmore
Nanometernm1 nm = 10-9 mbillionthmore
Picometerpm1 pm = 10-12 mtrillionthmore
Femtometerfm1 fm = 10-15 mquadrillionthmore
Attometeram1 am = 10-18 mquintillionthmore
Zeptometerzm1 zm = 10-21 msextillionthmore
Yoctometerym1 ym = 10-24 mseptillionthmore

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