- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
Meter
- URI
- http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/M ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Geoscience Australia Profile of QUDT Units
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | Meter |
|---|---|
| Definitionskos:definition | The metric and SI base unit of distance. The 17th General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1983 defined the meter as that distance that makes the speed of light in a vacuum equal to exactly 299 792 458 meters per second. The speed of light in a vacuum, \(c\), is one of the fundamental constants of nature. The meter is equal to approximately 1.093 613 3 yards, 3.280 840 feet, or 39.370 079 inches. |
| See AlsoseeAlso | http://qudt.org/2.1/vocab/unit |
| History NotehistoryNote | This is a SKOS Concept profile of the more detailed QUDT Unit of Measure object |
| Alternative LabelaltLabel | Metre |
| Notationnotation | m |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | http://qudt.org/2.1/vocab/unit |
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