Meter (m)
The SI base unit of length, defined by the speed of light in a vacuum.
Result
1 meter = 1,000 millimeters
Meter at a glance
| Unit name | Meter (plural: meters) |
|---|---|
| Symbol | m |
| Quantity measured | Length |
| Measurement system | SI |
| Also known as | metre, metres, m |
| Definition exact? | Yes — exact by definition |
1 meter in other length units
| Unit | 1 m equals |
|---|---|
| Nanometer | 1,000,000,000 nm |
| Micrometer | 1,000,000 µm |
| Millimeter | 1,000 mm |
| Centimeter | 100 cm |
| Decimeter | 10 dm |
| Kilometer | 0.001 km |
| Inch | 39.3700787 in |
| Foot | 3.2808399 ft |
| Yard | 1.0936133 yd |
| Mile | 0.000621371 mi |
| Nautical mile | 0.000539957 nmi |
| Angstrom | 10,000,000,000 Å |
| Mil | 39,370.0787 mil |
| Fathom | 0.546806649 ftm |
| Rod | 0.198838782 rd |
| Chain | 0.049709695 ch |
| Furlong | 0.00497097 fur |
| League | 0.000207124 lea |
| Astronomical unit | 6.68458712 × 10⁻¹² au |
| Light-year | 1.05700083 × 10⁻¹⁶ ly |
| Parsec | 3.24077929 × 10⁻¹⁷ pc |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a meter?
- The SI base unit of length, defined by the speed of light in a vacuum.
- What is the symbol for the meter?
- The symbol for the meter is m. It measures length.
- How many millimeters are in a meter?
- 1 meter = 1,000 millimeters.
- How many centimeters are in a meter?
- 1 meter = 100 centimeters.
- How many kilometers are in a meter?
- 1 meter = 0.001 kilometers.