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Meter (m)

Also called: m, metre, meters

Definition: The meter is the SI base unit of length; exactly 100 centimeters, about 3.2808 feet, 39.37 inches or 1.0936 yards; the international foot is defined from it.

Updated October 29, 2026 · How we check facts

The meter (m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units. One meter is 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters, and 1,000 meters make a kilometer. The US customary international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m, which ties the two systems together.

Conversion

ft = m ÷ 0.3048
in = m ÷ 0.0254
yd = m ÷ 0.9144

Example

A 2.4 m ceiling is 2.4 ÷ 0.3048 = 7.87 ft, or 2.4 ÷ 0.0254 = 94.5 inches. A 100 m sprint is 100 ÷ 0.9144 = 109.4 yards.

The guide how many feet in a meter has charts and height conversions; the converters meters to feet and meters to inches take any value.

Common mistakes

A meter is not a yard: it is 9.4% longer (1.0936 yd). For heights, convert the fractional part of a foot to inches separately; 1.75 m is 5.741 ft, which is 5 ft 8.9 in.

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Related terms

International FootThe international foot is the standard foot of 0.3048 meters exactly; it replaced the US survey foot for all uses from 1 January 2023, apart from historic data.Yard (yd)The yard is a unit of length equal to exactly 0.9144 meters, 3 feet or 36 inches; 1,760 yards make a statute mile, and a meter is 1.0936 yards.Inch (in)The inch is a unit of length equal to exactly 2.54 centimeters (0.0254 m); 12 inches make a foot and 36 make a yard; a meter is 39.37 inches.Fluid Ounce (fl oz)A fluid ounce is a unit of volume; one US fluid ounce is 29.57353 milliliters, and 8 of them make a US cup. It is not the same as the ounce used to weigh things.Gram (g)The gram is a metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram, the SI base unit of mass; about 0.03527 ounces.Imperial GallonThe imperial gallon, used in the UK and in Canadian measures, is exactly 4.54609 liters, about 20% larger than the US gallon (3.785412 L).Kilogram (kg)The kilogram is the SI base unit of mass, equal to 1,000 grams and about 2.2046 pounds; it is the only base unit whose name carries a prefix.Liter (L)The liter is a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a cubic meter (1,000 mL); about 33.81 US fluid ounces and 0.2642 US gallons.

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