All distances are measured in metres. Prefixes are used to indicate multiples or fractions of a metre.
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centimeters
The basic SI (metric) unit for any kind of length or distance (length, width, height, etc...) is the metre (or meter if you're American). Other metric units for height are obtained using multiple-of-ten prefixes - for example, kilometres for thousands of metres, or centimetres for hundredths of metres.
Meters.
Height is measured in meters and centimeters.
The 'meter' is the metric unit of any length or distance, no matter what direction.
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Your height would be 2'4". In the metric scale it's 40.64 cm.
Metres.
Metres.
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By using a metric tape measure
Meters
A metre.
Metre.
Centimeter....a common misconception is the meter, which is officially not used to measure height.