Mile to Inch Converter

Mile

The mile (symbol: mi) is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English feet, or 1,760 yards. The U.S. survey mile is 5,280 U.S. survey feet, or 1,609.347 meters.

Definition of a mile: One mile is equal to exactly 1,609.344 meters.

In English language, a country mile is used colloquially to denote a very long distance. There are several idioms referring to mile, such as; to go the extra mile (to put in extra effort), miles away (lost in thought, or daydreaming) and milestone (an event indicating significant progress).

Inch

The inch (symbol: in or ″) is a unit of length in the British imperial and the United States customary systems of measurement. It is equal to 1/36 yard or 1/12 of a foot. The word inch has been derived from the Roman word uncia (meaning 'twelfth'). There are 12 inches in a foot. Currently an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimeters.

Inch is regularly used in Britain and the Commonwealth countries like India, Australia, Canada etc. It is often used to express the height of a person (for example, 'John is 5 feet 9 inches (5′ 9″)'). In most of continental Europe, the inch is also used informally as a measure for display screens. (e.g. 42 inch TV)

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