Convert 10 Rod to Centimeter: 10 Rod in Centimeter
This calculator allows you to convert from Rod to Centimeter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Rod to Centimeter, enter the amount of Rod into the first input and to convert from Centimeter to Rod, enter the amount of Centimeter into the second input.
Every 1 Rod = 502.91999999999 Centimeter
and so, 10 Rod = 10 multiplied by 502.91999999999 = 5029.1999999999 Centimeter.
Rod
What is rod?
The rod is a unit used to measure distance. It is an old English unit. Rod is the same length as a perch (pole). perch is measured using cordage or wood.
One rod equals to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres). The idiom "rod" is derived from the old English rodd.
Since 1965, rod has been legalized as a unit of measurement in the united kingdom.
Nowadays, the use of rod is not common but Some fields are still using it such as:
the acquisition of pipeline easements.
maps measure portages
recreational canoeing
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".