The following table shows a comparison between the circumference and diameter of different sizes of rope: The lengths of wire ropes are measured in fathoms; they are issued in coils whose lengths vary with the type and size of the rope; usually the smaller the size of the rope the greater is the length of a coil.
Olu luhlu lulandeleyo lubonisa utholekiso phakathi kwesazinge kunye nedayamitha yentlobo ntlobo zobungakanani bentsontelo: Ubude bentsontelo bulinganiselwa kwinyawo ezintandathu; zikhutshwa kwimithandeleko enobude eyahlukineyo ngokohlobo nobungakanani bentsontelo; kudla ngokuthi xa ubungakanani bubbuncici bubebude bona ubude bokuthandeleka.