ft−1\text{ft}^{-1}

per foot

Wavenumberexact by definition

The reciprocal foot is exactly 1/0.3048 m⁻¹, about 3.281 m⁻¹. It appears as an attenuation or decay constant in American engineering practice, wherever an exponential falls off over a distance stated in feet.

1 ft−1\text{ft}^{-1} 3.2808399 m−1\text{m}^{-1}

One per foot in every wavenumber unit

3,280.84per kilometer (km⁻¹)
3.28084per meter (m⁻¹)
1per foot (ft⁻¹)this unit
0.0833333per inch (in⁻¹)
0.0328084per centimeter (kayser) (cm⁻¹)
0.00328084per millimeter (mm⁻¹)
0.00328084line pairs per millimeter (lp/mm)
0.00000328084per micrometer (μm⁻¹)
3.28084e-09per nanometer (nm⁻¹)
3.28084e-10per angstrom (Å⁻¹)