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Category: Length
Conversion: Cable Length Us to Picas
The base unit for Length is Meters (SI Unit).
[Cable Length Us] symbol/abbreviation: (cbl[US])
[Picas] symbol/abbreviation: (p)

How to Convert Cable Length Us to Picas (cbl[US] to p)

1 cbl[US] = 51840.000040819 p.
1 x 51840.000040819 p = 51840.000040819 Picas.
Always check the results; rounding errors may occur.

Definition

A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the age of s ..more definition+

The pica is a typographic unit of measure corresponding to approximately  1/6 of an inch, or  1/72 of a foot. One pica is further divided into 12 points.

To date, in printing three pica measures are used:

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In Relation to Base Unit

In relation to the base unit of [Length] => (Meters), 1 Cable Length Us (cbl[US]) is equal to 219.456 meters, while 1 Picas (p) = 0.00423333333 meters.