Micrometers Conversion
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The micrometer is a unit used to measure length. Use one of the conversion calculators below to convert to another unit of measure, or read on to learn more about micrometers.
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Micrometer Definition and Usage
One micrometer is equal to one-millionth (1/1,000,000) of a meter, which is defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in a 1/299,792,458 second time interval.
The micrometer, or micrometre, is a multiple of the meter, which is the SI base unit for length. In the metric system, "micro" is the prefix for 10-6. A micrometer is sometimes also referred to as a micron. Micrometers can be abbreviated as µm; for example, 1 micrometer can be written as 1 µm.
To get an idea of the actual physical length of a micrometer, one human hair is 40-50 µm thick, demonstrating how small this unit of measure is.
How Much is a Micrometer?
If you're here, then there's a good chance you might be wondering just how much is a micrometer? The chart below shows how much a micrometer is in other measures of length.
| micrometers | miles | yards | feet | inches | kilometers | meters | centimeters | millimeters | nanometers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 µm | 0.00000000062137 mi | 0.0000010936 yd | 0.0000032808' | 0.00003937" | 0.000000001 km | 0.000001 m | 0.0001 cm | 0.001 mm | 1,000 nm |
| 2 µm | 0.0000000012427 mi | 0.0000021872 yd | 0.0000065617' | 0.00007874" | 0.000000002 km | 0.000002 m | 0.0002 cm | 0.002 mm | 2,000 nm |
| 3 µm | 0.0000000018641 mi | 0.0000032808 yd | 0.0000098425' | 0.000118" | 0.000000003 km | 0.000003 m | 0.0003 cm | 0.003 mm | 3,000 nm |
| 4 µm | 0.0000000024855 mi | 0.0000043745 yd | 0.000013123' | 0.000157" | 0.000000004 km | 0.000004 m | 0.0004 cm | 0.004 mm | 4,000 nm |
| 5 µm | 0.0000000031069 mi | 0.0000054681 yd | 0.000016404' | 0.000197" | 0.000000005 km | 0.000005 m | 0.0005 cm | 0.005 mm | 5,000 nm |
| 6 µm | 0.0000000037282 mi | 0.0000065617 yd | 0.000019685' | 0.000236" | 0.000000006 km | 0.000006 m | 0.0006 cm | 0.006 mm | 6,000 nm |
| 7 µm | 0.0000000043496 mi | 0.0000076553 yd | 0.000022966' | 0.000276" | 0.000000007 km | 0.000007 m | 0.0007 cm | 0.007 mm | 7,000 nm |
| 8 µm | 0.000000004971 mi | 0.0000087489 yd | 0.000026247' | 0.000315" | 0.000000008 km | 0.000008 m | 0.0008 cm | 0.008 mm | 8,000 nm |
| 9 µm | 0.0000000055923 mi | 0.0000098425 yd | 0.000029528' | 0.000354" | 0.000000009 km | 0.000009 m | 0.0009 cm | 0.009 mm | 9,000 nm |
| 10 µm | 0.0000000062137 mi | 0.000010936 yd | 0.000032808' | 0.000394" | 0.00000001 km | 0.00001 m | 0.001 cm | 0.01 mm | 10,000 nm |
| 11 µm | 0.0000000068351 mi | 0.00001203 yd | 0.000036089' | 0.000433" | 0.000000011 km | 0.000011 m | 0.0011 cm | 0.011 mm | 11,000 nm |
| 12 µm | 0.0000000074565 mi | 0.000013123 yd | 0.00003937' | 0.000472" | 0.000000012 km | 0.000012 m | 0.0012 cm | 0.012 mm | 12,000 nm |
| 13 µm | 0.0000000080778 mi | 0.000014217 yd | 0.000042651' | 0.000512" | 0.000000013 km | 0.000013 m | 0.0013 cm | 0.013 mm | 13,000 nm |
| 14 µm | 0.0000000086992 mi | 0.000015311 yd | 0.000045932' | 0.000551" | 0.000000014 km | 0.000014 m | 0.0014 cm | 0.014 mm | 14,000 nm |
| 15 µm | 0.0000000093206 mi | 0.000016404 yd | 0.000049213' | 0.000591" | 0.000000015 km | 0.000015 m | 0.0015 cm | 0.015 mm | 15,000 nm |
| 16 µm | 0.0000000099419 mi | 0.000017498 yd | 0.000052493' | 0.00063" | 0.000000016 km | 0.000016 m | 0.0016 cm | 0.016 mm | 16,000 nm |
| 17 µm | 0.000000010563 mi | 0.000018591 yd | 0.000055774' | 0.000669" | 0.000000017 km | 0.000017 m | 0.0017 cm | 0.017 mm | 17,000 nm |
| 18 µm | 0.000000011185 mi | 0.000019685 yd | 0.000059055' | 0.000709" | 0.000000018 km | 0.000018 m | 0.0018 cm | 0.018 mm | 18,000 nm |
| 19 µm | 0.000000011806 mi | 0.000020779 yd | 0.000062336' | 0.000748" | 0.000000019 km | 0.000019 m | 0.0019 cm | 0.019 mm | 19,000 nm |
| 20 µm | 0.000000012427 mi | 0.000021872 yd | 0.000065617' | 0.000787" | 0.00000002 km | 0.00002 m | 0.002 cm | 0.02 mm | 20,000 nm |
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