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dm to ch Converter

Convert decimetre (dm) to chain (ch). Enter a value for an instant result, or use the examples and reverse conversion below.

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Try a decimal, 1e-9, 1/3, or 5 1/2.

Result0.00497097 ch1 dm = 0.00497097 ch
HOW IT IS CALCULATED

Convert through metre

Enter a decimetre value to calculate chain with full internal precision before display rounding.

Display PrecisionAuto · 6 significant digits

Auto trims unnecessary zeroes and uses scientific notation for extreme magnitudes. Use Digits to set the display precision; calculations retain full precision.

QUICK REFERENCE

All units in this quantity

UnitSymbolConverted value
quectometrefrom dmqm1e29
rontometrefrom dmrm1e26
yoctometrefrom dmym1e23
zeptometrefrom dmzm1e20
attometrefrom dmam1e17
femtometrefrom dmfm100000000000000
picometrefrom dmpm100000000000
nanometrefrom dmnm100000000
ångströmfrom dmÅ1000000000
micrometrefrom dmµm100000
millimetrefrom dmmm100
centimetrefrom dmcm10
decimetrefrom dmdm1
metrefrom dmm0.1
decametrefrom dmdam0.01
hectometrefrom dmhm0.001
kilometrefrom dmkm0.0001
megametrefrom dmMm0.0000001
gigametrefrom dmGm1e-10
terametrefrom dmTm1e-13
petametrefrom dmPm1e-16
exametrefrom dmEm1e-19
zettametrefrom dmZm1e-22
yottametrefrom dmYm1e-25
ronnametrefrom dmRm1e-28
quettametrefrom dmQm1e-31
thou / milfrom dmmil3937.01
inchfrom dmin3.93701
footfrom dmft0.328084
yardfrom dmyd0.109361
chainfrom dmch0.00497097
furlongfrom dmfur0.000497097
international milefrom dmmi0.0000621371
nautical milefrom dmnmi0.0000539957
U.S. survey footfrom dmftUS0.328083
typographic pointfrom dmpt283.465
astronomical unitfrom dmau6.68459e-13
light-secondfrom dmls3.33564e-10
light-yearfrom dmly1.057e-17
parsecfrom dmpc3.24078e-18

SI symbols follow international notation. U.S. and Imperial measures are labelled separately where their values differ.

dm to ch Conversion Reference

Decimetre (dm) and chain (ch) are units of length. Use this page to convert in either direction.

Conversion Examples

Decimetre to Chain
Decimetre (dm)Chain (ch)
1 dm0.00497097 ch
5 dm0.0248548 ch
10 dm0.0497097 ch
100 dm0.497097 ch

Examples are rounded to 6 significant digits. The interactive converter retains full calculation precision; change Display Precision to see more digits.

Reverse Conversion

ch to dm (chain to decimetre)

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