What does 47 centimetres look like?

47-Centimetre Distance Comparisons

• 47 centimetres is about 62% of the height of a regulation table-tennis table.

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

  Source: International Table Tennis Federation

• Measured against the long side of an A5 sheet, 47 centimetres spans about 2.2 times that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 21 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 2.2 of it.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• Measured against the height of a tennis net at centre, 47 centimetres spans about 51% of that reference.

  Using the source measurement of 91.4 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 51% of it.

  Source: International Tennis Federation

• 47 centimetres is about 2.2 times the short side of an A4 sheet.

  Its published measurement is 21 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: International Organization for Standardization

• 47 centimetres is about 44% 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

• 47 centimetres is about 39% of the minimum height of a rugby corner flag.

  Its published measurement is 120 centimetres; the ratio is calculated from that figure.

  Source: World Rugby

• For scale, 47 centimetres is about 3.1 times the long side of a €200 note.

  Using the source measurement of 15.3 centimetres, this comparison puts the target at 3.1 of it.

  Source: European Central Bank

• 47 centimetres is approximately 18.5 inches.

  Using the exact conversion that 1 centimetre equals exactly 0.3937007874 inches, the unrounded result is 18.504 inches.