Unit of Distance in Other Systems
The unit of distance in other systems are given below:
- Metric System
- Imperial System (British/American)
- CGS System
Metric System
The different units of distance in metric system are given below:
- Millimeter (mm)
- Centimeter (cm)
- Decimeter (dm)
- Meter (m)
- Decameter (dam)
- Hectometer (hm)
- Kilometer (km)
Imperial System (British/American)
The distance units used in Imperial system are:
- Inch (in)
- Foot (ft)
- Yard (yd)
- Mile (mi)
CGS System of Unit of Distance
The CGS (centimeter-gram-second) unit of distance is the centimeter (cm). In the CGS system, distance is typically measured in centimeters.
Other Units of Distance
- Angstrom (Å) – used in physics and chemistry to measure atomic and molecular distances.
- Fermi (fm) – used in nuclear physics to measure atomic distances.
- Nautical Units: 1 nautical mile (nmi) = 1852 meters (m)
Unit of Distance – SI Unit
Unit of Distance is meter denoted as ‘m’. Distance is a fundamental concept in physics and everyday life, quantifies the length of path between two points or objects. The other common units of distance are kilometer(km), centimeter(cm), yard(yd), inch(in), miles(mi), etc.
In this article, we will learn about the definition of distance, unit of distance across different systems, conversion of unit of distance, and some solved examples based on it.