![]() Examples: A rope is 7 meter long The length of field is 12 yards Also, one yard is equal to 0.9144 meter 1 yard 0.9144 meter 1 yd 0. It is an English unit (predecessor of imperial units) and the term was derived from 'gerd' in Old English, the earliest historical form of the English language. History/origin: The origin of the yard as a unit is unclear. It is also equal to 3 feet, or 36 inches. Main article: SI prefix Multiples Cubic decametre the volume of a cube of side length one decametre (10 m) equal to a megalitre 1 dam 3 = 1000 m 3 = 1 ML Cubic hectometre the volume of a cube of side length one hectometre (100 m) equal to a gigalitre in civil engineering abbreviated MCM for million cubic metres 1 hm 3 = 1 000 000 m 3 = 1 GL Cubic kilometre the volume of a cube of side length one kilometre ( 1000 m) equal to a teralitre 1 km 3 = 1 000 000 000 m 3 = 1 TL (810713.19 acre-feet 0.239913 cubic miles) Submultiples Cubic decimetre the volume of a cube of side length one decimetre (0.1 m) equal to a litre 1 dm 3 = 0.001 m 3 = 1 L (also known as DCM (=Deci Cubic Meter) in Rubber compound processing) Cubic centimetre the volume of a cube of side length one centimetre (0.01 m) equal to a millilitre 1 cm 3 = 0.000 001 m 3 = 10 −6 m 3 = 1 mL Cubic millimetre the volume of a cube of side length one millimetre (0.001 m) equal to a microlitre 1 mm 3 = 0. 1 meter 1.09361 yards 1 m 1.09361 yd Both the units, meter and yard, are used to represent the measurement of lengths or distance or height or width. Since 1959, a yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters.
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