Definition:Displacement/Unit
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The SI unit of displacement is the metre.
The CGS unit of displacement is the centimetre.
The FPS unit of displacement is the foot.
Metre
The SI unit of displacement is the metre.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | metre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 100\) | centimetres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | millimetres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \, 000 \, 000\) | micrometres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 39 \cdotp 3708\) | inches | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 3 \cdotp 28\) | feet | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1 \cdotp 09\) | yards |
Centimetre
The CGS unit of displacement is the centimetre $\mathrm {cm}$.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | centimetre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10\) | millimetres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 10 \, 000\) | micrometres | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 01\) | metre | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 39370 \, 8\) | inch | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 0328\) | foot | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 0109\) | yard |
Foot
The FPS unit of displacement is the foot.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | foot | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 12\) | inches | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac 1 3\) | yard | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 30 \cdotp 48\) | centimetres | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 0 \cdotp 3048\) | metres | \(\quad\) (exact) |