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Fact about Yard
Basic facts: A yard [symbol: yd] is a unit of length in both the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement. A yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters since 1959, It is also equivalent to 3 feet, or 36 inches.
History: The origin of the yard is not quite certain. A yard is an English unit [predecessor of imperial units] the term “yard” derives from the Old English gerd, gyrd, etc., which was used for staves, branches, and measuring rods. some suggest that it initially derived from the girth of a person’s waist, while others consider it originated as a cubic measure.
Use: The yard is generally used in field-length measurement for specific sports like American and Canadian football, and association football [soccer]. The yard sometimes is used in golf fairway measurements and it is also used in cricket pitch dimensions. In the United Kingdom as well as the United States, the yard is often used when referring to distance. In the United Kingdom, it is also a legal condition that road signs marking shorter distances are displayed in yards.
Facts about Centimeter
Basic facts: A centimeter [symbol: cm] is a unit of length in the SI [International System of Units], centimeter [American spelling], or a centimetre [international spelling]. It is represented as 1/100 meters. A centimeter is around the width of the fingernail of an average adult person.
History: A centimeter is based on the SI unit meter, it is equal to one-hundredth of a meter as the prefix “centi” indicates. Based on a decimal system, metric prefixes range from factors of 10-18 to 1018, with the base [in this case the meter] having a factor of 1 and no prefix. In the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second [CGS] system of units, the centimeter was the base unit of length.
Use: Like the meter, the centimeter, is used in all kinds of applications worldwide [in countries that have experienced metrication] in the cases where a smaller denomination of the meter is needed. Outside of countries like the United States height is commonly measured in centimeters. In addition to its use in the measurement of length, centimeters are used to make conversions from map scale to real-world scale [kilometers], also to report the level of rainfall as measured by a rain gauge.
How many centimeters in a yard?
1 yard is equivalent to 91.44 centimeters. Use 91.44 as the factor to convert yards to centimeters. Below find some popular yards to centimeters conversion questions:
- How many centimeters in 2 yards? 2 yards x 91.44 = 182.88 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 3 yards? 3 yards x 91.44 = 274.32 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 5 yards? 5 yards x 91.44 = 457.2 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 10 yards? 10 yards x 91.44 = 914.4 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 20 yards? 20 yards x 91.44 = 1828.8 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 50 yards? 50 yards x 91.44 = 4572 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 100 yards? 100 yards x 91.44 = 9144 number centimeters
- How many centimeters in 1000 yards? 1000 yards x 91.44 = 91440 number centimeters
Yards to Centimeters Conversion Chart
| Yards | Centimeters | Yards | Centimeters | Yards | Centimeters | Yards | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91.44 | 26 | 2377.44 | 51 | 4663.44 | 76 | 6949.44 |
| 2 | 182.88 | 27 | 2468.88 | 52 | 4754.88 | 77 | 7040.88 |
| 3 | 274.32 | 28 | 2560.32 | 53 | 4846.32 | 78 | 7132.32 |
| 4 | 365.76 | 29 | 2651.76 | 54 | 4937.76 | 79 | 7223.76 |
| 5 | 457.2 | 30 | 2743.2 | 55 | 5029.2 | 80 | 7315.2 |
| 6 | 548.64 | 31 | 2834.64 | 56 | 5120.64 | 81 | 7406.64 |
| 7 | 640.08 | 32 | 2926.08 | 57 | 5212.08 | 82 | 7498.08 |
| 8 | 731.52 | 33 | 3017.52 | 58 | 5303.52 | 83 | 7589.52 |
| 9 | 822.96 | 34 | 3108.96 | 59 | 5394.96 | 84 | 7680.96 |
| 10 | 914.4 | 35 | 3200.4 | 60 | 5486.4 | 85 | 7772.4 |
| 11 | 1005.84 | 36 | 3291.84 | 61 | 5577.84 | 86 | 7863.84 |
| 12 | 1097.28 | 37 | 3383.28 | 62 | 5669.28 | 87 | 7955.28 |
| 13 | 1188.72 | 38 | 3474.72 | 63 | 5760.72 | 88 | 8046.72 |
| 14 | 1280.16 | 39 | 3566.16 | 64 | 5852.16 | 89 | 8138.16 |
| 15 | 1371.6 | 40 | 3657.6 | 65 | 5943.6 | 90 | 8229.6 |
| 16 | 1463.04 | 41 | 3749.04 | 66 | 6035.04 | 91 | 8321.04 |
| 17 | 1554.48 | 42 | 3840.48 | 67 | 6126.48 | 92 | 8412.48 |
| 18 | 1645.92 | 43 | 3931.92 | 68 | 6217.92 | 93 | 8503.92 |
| 19 | 1737.36 | 44 | 4023.36 | 69 | 6309.36 | 94 | 8595.36 |
| 20 | 1828.8 | 45 | 4114.8 | 70 | 6400.8 | 95 | 8686.8 |
| 21 | 1920.24 | 46 | 4206.24 | 71 | 6492.24 | 96 | 8778.24 |
| 22 | 2011.68 | 47 | 4297.68 | 72 | 6583.68 | 97 | 8869.68 |
| 23 | 2103.12 | 48 | 4389.12 | 73 | 6675.12 | 98 | 8961.12 |
| 24 | 2194.56 | 49 | 4480.56 | 74 | 6766.56 | 99 | 9052.56 |
| 25 | 2286 | 50 | 4572 | 75 | 6858 | 100 | 9144 |