Convert yards to meters

Yard

Definition
A yard (symbol: yd) is a length unit used in both the Imperial and U.S. customary systems. Since 1959, one yard is precisely 0.9144 meters, which also means it equals 3 feet or 36 inches.

Origin
The exact roots of the yard are murky, but the term likely comes from Old English gerd meaning “rod” or “measure.” Early English yards varied, often based on the length of a person’s arm or waist circumference, until mid-20th century standardization fixed it at 0.9144 m.

Use Today
Yards are widely used for sports field dimensions (football, soccer, cricket pitches), golf fairways, and in everyday distance references in the U.K. and U.S. In the U.K., short-distance road signs legally display yards alongside metric measures.

Meter

Definition
A meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length, defined as the distance light travels in 1⁄299 792 458 of a second. That modern constant-based definition replaced earlier Earth- and artifact-based standards in 1983 and was fine-tuned in 2019.

Origin

• 1793: One ten-millionth of the Earth’s quadrant (Equator → North Pole)

• 1889: Platinum-iridium prototype bar at 0 °C

• 1960: Krypton-86 emission wavelengths

• 1983–2019: Tied directly to the speed of light

Use Today
Meters are the universal choice for measuring distance in science, engineering, construction, and most daily applications worldwide. The U.S. remains a notable exception, often using feet and miles in everyday life.

Yard → Meter Conversion Table

Wie man konvertiert

• 1 yd = 0.9144 m

• 1 m = 1.093613 yd

Beispiel

To change 15 yards into meters:

15 yd × 0.9144 m/yd = 13.716 m