The line (abbreviated L or l) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as 1/10, 1/12, 1/16, or 1/40 of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824. ..more definition+
A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the gre ..more definition+
In relation to the base unit of [length] => (meters), 1 Lines (l) is equal to 0.0021 meters, while 1 Spans (span) = 0.2286 meters.| 1 Lines | to common length units |
|---|---|
| 1 l | = 0.0021 meters (m) |
| 1 l | = 2.1E-6 kilometers (km) |
| 1 l | = 0.21 centimeters (cm) |
| 1 l | = 0.0068897637795276 feet (ft) |
| 1 l | = 0.082677165354331 inches (in) |
| 1 l | = 0.0022965879265092 yards (yd) |
| 1 l | = 1.3048795036984E-6 miles (mi) |
| 1 l | = 2.2196385160131E-19 light years (ly) |
| 1 l | = 7.9370088739539 pixels (PX) |
| 1 l | = 1.3125E+32 planck length (pl) |
| Lines | to Spans (table conversion) |
|---|---|
| 1 l | = 0.0091863517060367 span |
| 2 l | = 0.018372703412073 span |
| 3 l | = 0.02755905511811 span |
| 4 l | = 0.036745406824147 span |
| 5 l | = 0.045931758530184 span |
| 6 l | = 0.05511811023622 span |
| 7 l | = 0.064304461942257 span |
| 8 l | = 0.073490813648294 span |
| 9 l | = 0.082677165354331 span |
| 10 l | = 0.091863517060367 span |
| 20 l | = 0.18372703412073 span |
| 30 l | = 0.2755905511811 span |
| 40 l | = 0.36745406824147 span |
| 50 l | = 0.45931758530184 span |
| 60 l | = 0.5511811023622 span |
| 70 l | = 0.64304461942257 span |
| 80 l | = 0.73490813648294 span |
| 90 l | = 0.82677165354331 span |
| 100 l | = 0.91863517060367 span |
| 200 l | = 1.8372703412073 span |
| 300 l | = 2.755905511811 span |
| 400 l | = 3.6745406824147 span |
| 500 l | = 4.5931758530184 span |
| 600 l | = 5.511811023622 span |
| 700 l | = 6.4304461942257 span |
| 800 l | = 7.3490813648294 span |
| 900 l | = 8.2677165354331 span |
| 1000 l | = 9.1863517060367 span |
| 2000 l | = 18.372703412073 span |
| 4000 l | = 36.745406824147 span |
| 5000 l | = 45.931758530184 span |
| 7500 l | = 68.897637795276 span |
| 10000 l | = 91.863517060367 span |
| 25000 l | = 229.65879265092 span |
| 50000 l | = 459.31758530184 span |
| 100000 l | = 918.63517060367 span |
| 1000000 l | = 9186.3517060367 span |
| 1000000000 l | = 9186351.7060367 span |