What size is 5/8 of an inch?

7.0 mm
Conversion table inches to mm

Dimensions — Inches to Metric Dimensions —Metric to Inches
0.625” 5/8” 7.0 mm
0.688” 11/16” 8.0 mm
0.750” 3/4” 9.0 mm
0.813” 13/16” 1.0 cm

What is 5/8 on a measuring tape?

For instance, if your five ticks past the number 4 tick, then the measurement is 4 5⁄16“. Reading a tape measure is just like reading a ruler….Inch Fraction, Decimal and Millimeter Equivalents.

Fraction Decimal Millimeters
1⁄2” 0.5 12.7
9⁄16” 0.5625 14.2875
5⁄8” 0.625 15.875
11⁄16” 0.6875 17.4625

What does 5/8ths mean?

The Fraction five eighths or 0.625 in decimal. A time signature of quintuple meter in music. Five-eighth, a position in rugby league football.

What is 5/8 inch on a ruler?

The markings on a standard ruler represent the fractions of an inch. The markings on a ruler from the start to the 1″ mark are: 1⁄16“, 1⁄8“, 3⁄16“, 1⁄4“, 5⁄16“, 3⁄8“, 7⁄16“, 1⁄2“, 9⁄16“, 5⁄8“, 11⁄16“, 3⁄4“, 13⁄16“, 7⁄8“, 15⁄16“, and 1”.

What is the inch mark?

Also, please note that the symbol for inches is the double prime (″), not double quotation marks (”) or straight quotation marks (“) or (gasp!) two single quotation marks in a row (”).

What are the markings on a tape measure?

On every tape measure, there are both small and large tick marks and sometimes numbers. The biggest tick mark usually denotes inches, the second biggest denotes 1/2 inches, and so on. The largest numbers correspond to inches, with fractions of inches being in between each of the largest numbers.