Inches to Meters conversion

Enter the length in inches (″) and press the Convert button:

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Enter inches:		″
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Meters result:		m
Meters+centimeters result:	m	cm
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Inches to Meters

An inch (symbol: in) is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. An inch was defined to be equivalent to exactly 25.4 millimeters in 1959. There are 12 inches in a foot and 36 inches in a yard. The inch is mostly used in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It is also sometimes used in Japan (as well as other countries) in relation to electronic parts, like the size of display screens.

A meter, or metre (symbol: m), is the base unit of length and distance in the International System of Units (SI). The meter is defined as the distance traveled by light in 1/299 792 458 of a second. This definition was slightly modified in 2019 to reflect changes in the definition of the second.Being the SI unit of length, the meter is used worldwide in many applications such as measuring distance, height, length, width, etc. The United States is one notable exception in that it largely uses US customary units such as yards, inches, feet, and miles instead of meters in everyday use.

How to convert inches to meters

1 inch is equal to 0.0254 meters:

1″ = 0.0254m

The distance d in meters (m) is equal to the distance d in inches (″) times 0.0254:

d_(m) = d_(″) × 0.0254

Example

Convert 20 inches to meters:

d_(m) = 20″ × 0.0254 = 0.508m

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