What does 46 centimetres look like?

46-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• For scale, 46 centimetres is about 1.5 times the long side of an A4 sheet.

  Using the source measurement of 29.7 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 1.5 of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 46 centimetres is about 43% of the height of a tennis net at the posts.

  Its published measurement is 107 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• Measured against the minimum diameter of a tennis ball, 46 centimetres spans about 7 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 6.54 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 7 of it.

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• Measured against the short side of a €5 note, 46 centimetres spans about 7.4 times that reference.

  Its published measurement is 6.2 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: European Central Bank

• Measured against the diameter of the ESO 3.6-metre telescope, 46 centimetres spans about 13% of that reference.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: European Southern Observatory

• 46 centimetres is about 8.5 times the short edge of an ISO ID-1 payment card.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 46 centimetres is about 1.1 times the short side of an A2 sheet.

  The comparison uses the published dimension, converted into the same unit before the proportion is calculated.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 46 centimetres is approximately 18.1 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 18.11 inches.