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lengthLength is the long dimension of any object. Not to be confused with Depth which is the property of the object that appears to go away from the observer. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end...
s between 10
−3 mThe metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...
and 10
−2 m (1 mm and 1 cm).
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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists
lengthLength is the long dimension of any object. Not to be confused with Depth which is the property of the object that appears to go away from the observer. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end...
s between 10
−3 mThe metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...
and 10
−2 m (1 mm and 1 cm).
Distances shorter than 1 mmTo help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10−4 m and 10−3 m .Distances shorter than 100 µm* 100 µm – 1/10 of a millimetre* 100 µm – 0.00394 inches...
- 1.0 mm — 1/1000th of a metre
The metre or meter is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units . Historically, the metre was defined by the French Academy of Sciences as the length between two marks on a platinum-iridium bar, which was designed to represent one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator...
- 1.0 mm — 0.039 inch
An inch is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, and United States customary units. There are 36 inches in a yard and 12 inches in a foot...
es or 5/127 (exactly)
- 1.0 mm — side of square
In geometry, a square is a regular quadrilateral. This means that it has four equal sides and four equal angles...
of area 1 mm²To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists areas between 10-6 m² and 10-5 m² .See also areas of other orders of magnitude.*Areas smaller than 10-6 m²*1 mm² is equal to:**1 E-6 m²...
- 1.0 mm — edge of cube of volume 1 mm³
To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists volumes between 10-9 cubic metres and 10-8 cubic metres...
- 1.0 mm — diameter of a pinhead
A pinhead is literally the head of a pin.Pinhead may also refer to:* Pinhead; Sanchia Bladen.* Pinhead; A very dull or stupid person according to the Merriam Webster Online Dictionary...
- 1.5 mm — length of average flea
Flea is the common name for insects of the order Siphonaptera which are wingless insects whose mouthparts are adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood....
- 2.54 mm — distance between pins on old DIP
In microelectronics, a dual in-line package , sometimes called a DIL package, is an electronic device package with a rectangular housing and two parallel rows of electrical connecting pins. The pins are all parallel, point downward, and extend past the bottom plane of the package at least enough...
(dual-inline-package) electronic components
- 5 mm — length of average red ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae , and along with the related wasps and bees, they belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants...
- 5.56 x 45 mm NATO
5.56x45mm NATO is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge...
— standard ammunition size
- 7.62 x 51 mm NATO — common military ammunition size
Distances longer than 1 cmImage:Length one to ten scale.svg|110px|right|Click on the top for smaller lengths and on the bottom for larger lengthspoly 0 0 20 20 0 20 Distances shorter than 1 centimetrepoly 0 200 200 200 220 220 0 220 Distances 10 centimetres or longer...