Line

Line is length unit, symbol: [ln]. Definition of 1 line ≡ 1⁄12 in. . Compared to metre, line is smaller unit.

• 1 [ln] = (exactly) `254/120000` [m] = `2.11666666666667*10^-03` [m]

• 1 [m] = (exactly) `120000/254` [ln] = 472.44094488189 [ln]

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[ln]
=? micrometre
=? millimetre
=? centimetre
=? metre
=? kilometre
=? foot (International)
=? inch (International)
=? mile (international)
=? point (PostScript)
=? yard (International)
=? zoll

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Length units sort by name in ABC order

..to ångström (metric)
..to astronomical unit
..to barleycorn
..to bohr, atomic unit of length
..to cable length (imperial)
..to cable length (International)
..to cable length (US)
..to centimetre (metric)
..to chain
..to cubit
..to decimetre (metric)
..to dekametre (metric)
..to ell
..to fathom
..to fermi
..to finger
..to finger (cloth)
..to foot (Benoît)
..to foot (Cape)
..to foot (Clarke's)
..to foot (Indian)
..to foot (International)
..to foot, metric
..to foot, metric (long)
..to foot, metric (short)
..to foot (Sear's)
..to foot (US Survey)
..to french; charriere
..to furlong
..to hand
..to hectometre (metric)
..to inch (International)
..to kilometre (metric)
..to league (land)
..to light-day
..to light-hour
..to light-minute
..to light-second
..to light-year
line
..to link (Gunter's; Surveyor's)
..to link (Ramsden's; Engineer's)
..to metre (metric)
..to mickey
..to micrometre (metric)
..to micron
..to mil (Sweden and Norway)
..to mil; thou
..to mile (geographical)
..to mile (international)
..to mile (tactical or data)
..to mile (telegraph)
..to mile (US Survey)
..to millimetre (metric)
..to nail (cloth)
..to nanometre (metric)
..to nautical league
..to nautical mile (Admiralty)
..to nautical mile (international)
..to nautical mile (US pre 1954)
..to pace
..to palm
..to parsec
..to pica (PostScript)
..to picometre (old: bicron, stigma)
..to pikometre (metric)
..to point (American, English)
..to point (Didot; European)
..to point (PostScript)
..to point (TeX)
..to quarter
..to rod; pole; perch
..to rope
..to shaku (Japan)
..to span
..to spat
..to stick
..to twip
..to x unit; siegbahn
..to yard (International)
..to zoll

Source or more info

Klein, Herbert Arthur. (1988). The Science of Measurement: a Historical Survey. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications 0-4862-5839-4.