Convert foot (US survey) to decimeter
Please provide values below to convert foot (US survey) [ft (US)] to decimeter [dm], or Convert decimeter to foot (US survey).
How to Convert Foot (Us Survey) to Decimeter
1 ft (US) = 3.048006096 dm
Example: convert 15 ft (US) to dm:
15 ft (US) = 15 × 3.048006096 dm = 45.72009144 dm
Foot (Us Survey) to Decimeter 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.
Decimeter
A decimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one-tenth of a meter.
History/Origin
The prefix "deci-" comes from the Latin word "decimus," meaning tenth. The decimeter was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The decimeter is not as commonly used in everyday life as other metric units like the centimeter or meter, but it is sometimes used in technical and scientific contexts.