ft

Examples

• All

• The resting area will be 100 sq. ft.

  Gussy (2022)

• Two teachers donated three 4 ft by 8 ft lattice panels to this project.

  Academic text (2011)

• We each had a private 12 ft room.

  Sleepers (1996)

• Not more than 35 ft at the most.

  The Poseidon Adventure (1972)

• The average vietnamese man is about 5 ft.

  Uncommon Valor (1983)

• Participants were seated on a stable chair 6 ft from the camera.

  Academic text (2011)

• In the gymnasium, strips of tape were placed at 1-ft intervals along the side of the wall.

  Academic text (2015)

• Speeds from 5 to 150 ft/min and widths up to 10 ft are available as standard units.

  Academic text (1996)

• The camcorder is placed approximately 15 ft away from the subject to minimize distraction and impedance of progress.

  Academic text (1996)

• Weather: six octas at 400 ft, eight octas at 8000 ft.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

F

foot

vsft

∞ 1.0

A unit of length equal to twelve inches

is the written abbreviation used for that unit name

Compounds

S

sq ft

5 2.4

A square area one foot by one foot

C

cu ft

• Specialized

1 3.2

A measure of space the size of a cube one foot on each side

F

ft-L

• Archaic

9.9

A unit for measuring how bright a surface is

Surface Forms

Etymology