Convert 5 Fathom to Centimeter: 5 Fathom in Centimeter
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Centimeter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Centimeter, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Centimeter to Fathom, enter the amount of Centimeter into the second input.
Every 1 Fathom = 182.88 Centimeter
and so, 5 Fathom = 5 multiplied by 182.88 = 914.40000000001 Centimeter.
Fathom
What is fathom?
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.
Centimeter
All of us use rulers everyday. Rulers are digitized in centimeters, but what is the centimeter?
Centimeter is a metric unit which is used mostly to measure small distances. Centimeter can be abbreviated as "CM." One inch consists of 2.54 centimeters.
There is a french origion for the word "centimeter". It came from 2 Latin words, "centum" and " mètre".