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A '''metric foot''' is a nickname occasionally used in the [[United Kingdom]] for a [[length]] of 300 [[millimetre]]s (30&nbsp;cm). A metric foot can be divided into twelve "[[metric inch]]es" of 25 [[millimetre]]s (2.5&nbsp;cm) each. The metric foot and inch are therefore 4.8 and 0.4 millimetres (or about {{frac|1|60}}) shorter than an [[Imperial unit|imperial]] [[Foot (length)|foot]] and [[inch]] respectively. <br />
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The term "metric foot" does not appear in any [[British Standard]]. The practice of choosing multiples of 300&nbsp;mm and 600&nbsp;mm as [[preferred dimension]]s in the construction industry originated from the [[international standard]] on [[modular coordination]] (ISO 2848). These numbers were chosen because of their large number of divisors. Any multiple of 600 mm can be evenly divided into 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, etc. parts. This makes metric modular-coordination lengths much easier to use with mental arithmetic than inch-foot lengths.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}<br />
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While the term "metric foot" is still occasionally used in the [[United Kingdom]], in particular in the [[timber]] trade, dimensions are most likely to be quoted exclusively in metric units today.<br />
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The sizes of the studios at [[BBC]] [[BBC Television Centre|Television Centre]] in [[London]], first opened in 1960, are all specified and measured up in metric feet—a contrast to film stages where imperial feet and inches prevail.<br />
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Historically in France, under the ''[[mesures usuelles]]'' system (intermediary between traditional [[French units of measurement|French units]] and metric units), a metric foot was exactly a third of a metre ({{frac|333|1|3}}&nbsp;mm).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Tonne]] (metric ton)<br />
* [[Metric mile]]<br />
* [[Decimal Dozen]]<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* [[British Standard]] BS 6750: Modular coordination in building.<br />
* Martin Kempton: [http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm An unofficial history of Television Centre]<br />
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<div>{{for|the poetical term|foot (prosody)}}<br />
A '''metric foot''' is a nickname occasionally used in the [[United Kingdom]] for a [[length]] of 300 [[millimetre]]s (30&nbsp;cm). A metric foot can be divided into twelve "[[metric inch]]es" of 25 [[millimetre]]s (2.5&nbsp;cm) each. The metric foot and inch are therefore 4.8 and 0.4 millimetres (or about {{frac|1|60}}) longer than an [[Imperial unit|imperial]] [[Foot (length)|foot]] and [[inch]] respectively. <br />
<br />
The term "metric foot" does not appear in any [[British Standard]]. The practice of choosing multiples of 300&nbsp;mm and 600&nbsp;mm as [[preferred dimension]]s in the construction industry originated from the [[international standard]] on [[modular coordination]] (ISO 2848). These numbers were chosen because of their large number of divisors. Any multiple of 600 mm can be evenly divided into 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, etc. parts. This makes metric modular-coordination lengths much easier to use with mental arithmetic than inch-foot lengths.{{Fact|date=December 2007}}<br />
<br />
While the term "metric foot" is still occasionally used in the [[United Kingdom]], in particular in the [[timber]] trade, dimensions are most likely to be quoted exclusively in metric units today.<br />
<br />
The sizes of the studios at [[BBC]] [[BBC Television Centre|Television Centre]] in [[London]], first opened in 1960, are all specified and measured up in metric feet—a contrast to film stages where imperial feet and inches prevail.<br />
<br />
Historically in France, under the ''[[mesures usuelles]]'' system (intermediary between traditional [[French units of measurement|French units]] and metric units), a metric foot was exactly a third of a metre ({{frac|333|1|3}}&nbsp;mm).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Tonne]] (metric ton)<br />
* [[Metric mile]]<br />
* [[Decimal Dozen]]<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* [[British Standard]] BS 6750: Modular coordination in building.<br />
* Martin Kempton: [http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/tv%20centre%20history.htm An unofficial history of Television Centre]<br />
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