What is 5500ftm in Points?

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What is 5500 Fathoms (5500ftm) in Points (pt)?

What is 5500ftm in pt? Convert 5500 Fathoms (5500ftm) to Points (pt) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Fathoms to Points

Formula
pt = ftm x 5203.44
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Points, multiply the number of Fathoms by 5.2 thousand
Fathoms (ftm) in 1 Point
There are 0 Fathoms in 1 Point
Points (pt) in 1 Fathom
There are 5203.44 Points in 1 Fathom

Unit Information

Fathom
/ˈfað(ə)m/
Symbol: ftm
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Fathom?

The fathom is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol ftm.

One fathom is equal to 6 feet or 1.8288m.

The phrase fathom derives from an old English derivative of a Viking / Danish word "favn" meaning emracing a pair of arms or a pair of oustretched hands.

The fathom is mostly used in the nautical world to describe depths of water.

Point
/pɔɪnt/
Symbol: pt
Unit System: Typography

What is the Point?

The point is a unit of length in the field of typography and uses the symbol pt.

It is the smallest unit in the world of typography. There are 12 points in a pica.

In physical printing methods / press systems, the point size is the height of the metal press body on which the font's letters are made. When applied to the digital type space, letters are designed around a theoretical size, an em square which is scaled to the relative point size (when specified of course!).


Conversion Tables for Fathoms (ftm) to Points (pt)