What is 8μm in Ells?

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What is 8 Micrometres (8μm) in Ells (ell)?

What is 8μm in ell? Convert 8 Micrometres (8μm) to Ells (ell) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

Enter Micrometres to convert to Ells


Quick Reference for Converting Micrometres to Ells

Formula
ell = μm / 1143000
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Ells, divide the number of Micrometres by 1.1 million
Micrometres (μm) in 1 Ell
There are 1143000 Micrometres in 1 Ell
Ells (ell) in 1 Micrometre
There are 0 Ells in 1 Micrometre

Unit Information

Micrometre
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə/
Symbol: μm
Unit System: SI

What is the Micrometre?

The micrometre (American spelling micrometer) is a unit of length and is a multiple of the SI unit metre. It uses the symbol μm.

It represents one millionth of a metre and is also known by its previously depreciated name micron.

In the US, the term 'micron' helped distinguish the unit name from the device 'micrometer' but the International System of Units (SI) discontinued this term in favour of micrometre as the prefix system required the use of the Greek symbol 'μ' which invoked the factor x10−6.

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 Micrometres (μm) to Ells (ell)