What is 20m in Ells?

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What is 20 Metres (20m) in Ells (ell)?

What is 20m in ell? Convert 20 Metres (20m) to Ells (ell) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Metres to Ells

Formula
ell = m / 1.14
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Ells, divide the number of Metres by 1.1
Metres (m) in 1 Ell
There are 1.14 Metres in 1 Ell
Ells (ell) in 1 Metre
There are 0.87 Ells in 1 Metre

Unit Information

Metre
/ˈmiːtə/
Symbol: m
Unit System: SI

What is the Metre?

The metre (or meter; US spelling) is the SI base unit of length and uses the symbol m.

Originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole but was redefined in 1799 in terms of a prototyped metre bar (this bar was changed again in 1889).

In 1983 the current definition was adopted and it is now the most common unit in any property in the world and is used in thousands of formulae to describe countless characteristics.

Let's hear it for the metre!

Ell
/ɛl/
Symbol: ell
Unit System: Historic English

What is the Ell?

The ell is a unit of length and originates from historic England and uses the symbol ell.

The ell usually measured 45in or 1.143m but was origally a "cubit" - which was the length from your elbow to the tip of your fingers and literally translated from the word "arm". It was mostly used in the tailoring world when buying and selling textiles.

Although now obsolete, the word "ell" still survives in the English word "elbow".


Conversion Tables for Metres (m) to Ells (ell)