Measurement unit: fathom

Full name: fathom

Plural form: fathoms

Symbol: fath

Category type: length

Scale factor: 1.8288




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SI unit: metre

The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 0.54680664916885 fathom.



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Definition: Fathom

unit of length equal to six feet used to measure depth of water


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