Convert vara de tarea to dekameter
Please provide values below to convert vara de tarea [vara de tarea] to dekameter [dam], or Convert dekameter to vara de tarea.
How to Convert Vara De Tarea to Dekameter
1 vara de tarea = 0.2505456 dam
Example: convert 15 vara de tarea to dam:
15 vara de tarea = 15 × 0.2505456 dam = 3.758184 dam
Vara De Tarea to Dekameter Conversion Table
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Vara De Tarea
A vara de tarea is an old Spanish unit of length, approximately 2.5 varas or about 2.09 meters.
History/Origin
The vara was a common unit of length in Spain and its colonies. The vara de tarea was a specific length used for agricultural tasks.
Current Use
The vara de tarea is an obsolete unit of measurement.
Dekameter
A dekameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "deka-" from the Greek "deka" meaning ten, was part of the original metric system adopted in France in 1795.
Current Use
The dekameter is rarely used in practice. It is sometimes used in meteorology to measure altitude.