Convert foot (US survey) to millimeter
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to millimeter [mm], or Convert millimeter to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Millimeter
1 ft (US) = 304.8006096 mm
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to mm:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 304.8006096 mm = 4572.009144 mm
Foot (Us Survey) to Millimeter Conversion Table
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Foot (Us Survey)
The U.S. survey foot was a unit of length defined as exactly 1200/3937 meters.
History/Origin
The U.S. survey foot was used for land surveying in the United States for most of the 20th century. Its use was officially phased out in 2022 to standardize with the international foot.
Current Use
The U.S. survey foot is now an obsolete unit.
Millimeter
A millimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one-thousandth of a meter.
History/Origin
The prefix "milli-" comes from the Latin word "mille," meaning thousand. The millimeter was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The millimeter is widely used in engineering and manufacturing for high-precision measurements. It is also a common unit in construction and for measuring small objects.