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Length/Distance | Convert from button measure to story |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (button measure) The button measure is a unit of distance equal to 1/40 inch (0.635 millimeter), used to measure the thickness of buttons. Unit Definition (story) The story is an informal unit of distance equal to the average distance between floors of a building. In British English the spelling is "storey" and the plural is "storeys"; Americans write "story" and "stories." Typically a story equals 10 to 12 feet (3.0-3.6 meters). The origin of this use of the word "story" is not entirely clear, but in medieval times a tier of sculptures or stained glass windows on the front of a cathedral was called a stor(e)y because it usually told a story, and the number of stories was a measure of the size of the building.
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