Fathom to Caliber Unit Converter - 1 Fathom in Caliber
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Caliber and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Caliber, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Caliber to Fathom, enter the amount of Caliber into the second input.
1 Fathom = 7200.0000000001 Caliber
Fathom to Caliber?
How to convert from Fathom to Caliber?
To convert Fathom to Caliber: Every 1 Fathom equals 7200.0000000001 Caliber. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 7200.0000000001 = 720000.00000001 Caliber and so on..
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.
Caliber
What does caliber refer to?
Caliber is a term used to describe the interior diameter of a tube or a barrel of firearms. It can be used as a unit of length which equals 0.01 inch.