Axis

Historical length

pous (Attic foot)pous

The Attic Greek foot of about 30.83 cm.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
greek
Exactness
Historically approximate

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 pous = 0.3083 m
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Greek feet varied by city-state from about 29.5 to 31.6 cm.
Aliases
Attic foot, Greek foot

Same dimension

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 pous = 0.3083 m

Historically approximate relationship

10 pous = 3.083 m

Historically approximate relationship