barleycorn | 1 barleycorn | 2 barleycorn | 3 barleycorn | 4 barleycorn | 5 barleycorn | 6 barleycorn | 7 barleycorn | 8 barleycorn | 9 barleycorn | 10 barleycorn | 11 barleycorn | 12 barleycorn | 13 barleycorn | 14 barleycorn | 15 barleycorn | 16 barleycorn | 17 barleycorn | 18 barleycorn | 19 barleycorn | 20 barleycorn | 21 barleycorn | 22 barleycorn | 23 barleycorn | 24 barleycorn | 25 barleycorn | 26 barleycorn | 27 barleycorn | 28 barleycorn | 29 barleycorn | 30 barleycorn | 31 barleycorn | 32 barleycorn | 33 barleycorn | 34 barleycorn | 35 barleycorn | 36 barleycorn | 37 barleycorn | 38 barleycorn | 39 barleycorn | 40 barleycorn | 41 barleycorn | 42 barleycorn | 43 barleycorn | 44 barleycorn | 45 barleycorn | 46 barleycorn | 47 barleycorn | 48 barleycorn | 49 barleycorn | 50 barleycorn | 51 barleycorn | 52 barleycorn | 53 barleycorn | 54 barleycorn | 55 barleycorn | 56 barleycorn | 57 barleycorn | 58 barleycorn | 59 barleycorn | 60 barleycorn | 61 barleycorn | 62 barleycorn | 63 barleycorn | 64 barleycorn | 65 barleycorn | 66 barleycorn | 67 barleycorn | 68 barleycorn | 69 barleycorn | 70 barleycorn | 71 barleycorn | 72 barleycorn | 73 barleycorn | 74 barleycorn | 75 barleycorn | 76 barleycorn | 77 barleycorn | 78 barleycorn | 79 barleycorn | 80 barleycorn | 81 barleycorn | 82 barleycorn | 83 barleycorn | 84 barleycorn | 85 barleycorn | 86 barleycorn | 87 barleycorn | 88 barleycorn | 89 barleycorn | 90 barleycorn | 91 barleycorn | 92 barleycorn | 93 barleycorn | 94 barleycorn | 95 barleycorn | 96 barleycorn | 97 barleycorn | 98 barleycorn | 99 barleycorn | 100 barleycorn |
finger (cloth) | 0.0740157 finger (cloth) | 0.1480315 finger (cloth) | 0.2220472 finger (cloth) | 0.2960630 finger (cloth) | 0.3700787 finger (cloth) | 0.4440945 finger (cloth) | 0.5181102 finger (cloth) | 0.5921260 finger (cloth) | 0.6661417 finger (cloth) | 0.7401575 finger (cloth) | 0.8141732 finger (cloth) | 0.8881890 finger (cloth) | 0.9622047 finger (cloth) | 1.0362205 finger (cloth) | 1.1102362 finger (cloth) | 1.1842520 finger (cloth) | 1.2582677 finger (cloth) | 1.3322835 finger (cloth) | 1.4062992 finger (cloth) | 1.4803150 finger (cloth) | 1.5543307 finger (cloth) | 1.6283465 finger (cloth) | 1.7023622 finger (cloth) | 1.7763780 finger (cloth) | 1.8503937 finger (cloth) | 1.9244094 finger (cloth) | 1.9984252 finger (cloth) | 2.0724409 finger (cloth) | 2.1464567 finger (cloth) | 2.2204724 finger (cloth) | 2.2944882 finger (cloth) | 2.3685039 finger (cloth) | 2.4425197 finger (cloth) | 2.5165354 finger (cloth) | 2.5905512 finger (cloth) | 2.6645669 finger (cloth) | 2.7385827 finger (cloth) | 2.8125984 finger (cloth) | 2.8866142 finger (cloth) | 2.9606299 finger (cloth) | 3.0346457 finger (cloth) | 3.1086614 finger (cloth) | 3.1826772 finger (cloth) | 3.2566929 finger (cloth) | 3.3307087 finger (cloth) | 3.4047244 finger (cloth) | 3.4787402 finger (cloth) | 3.5527559 finger (cloth) | 3.6267717 finger (cloth) | 3.7007874 finger (cloth) | 3.7748031 finger (cloth) | 3.8488189 finger (cloth) | 3.9228346 finger (cloth) | 3.9968504 finger (cloth) | 4.0708661 finger (cloth) | 4.1448819 finger (cloth) | 4.2188976 finger (cloth) | 4.2929134 finger (cloth) | 4.3669291 finger (cloth) | 4.4409449 finger (cloth) | 4.5149606 finger (cloth) | 4.5889764 finger (cloth) | 4.6629921 finger (cloth) | 4.7370079 finger (cloth) | 4.8110236 finger (cloth) | 4.8850394 finger (cloth) | 4.9590551 finger (cloth) | 5.0330709 finger (cloth) | 5.1070866 finger (cloth) | 5.1811024 finger (cloth) | 5.2551181 finger (cloth) | 5.3291339 finger (cloth) | 5.4031496 finger (cloth) | 5.4771654 finger (cloth) | 5.5511811 finger (cloth) | 5.6251969 finger (cloth) | 5.6992126 finger (cloth) | 5.7732283 finger (cloth) | 5.8472441 finger (cloth) | 5.9212598 finger (cloth) | 5.9952756 finger (cloth) | 6.0692913 finger (cloth) | 6.1433071 finger (cloth) | 6.2173228 finger (cloth) | 6.2913386 finger (cloth) | 6.3653543 finger (cloth) | 6.4393701 finger (cloth) | 6.5133858 finger (cloth) | 6.5874016 finger (cloth) | 6.6614173 finger (cloth) | 6.7354331 finger (cloth) | 6.8094488 finger (cloth) | 6.8834646 finger (cloth) | 6.9574803 finger (cloth) | 7.0314961 finger (cloth) | 7.1055118 finger (cloth) | 7.1795276 finger (cloth) | 7.2535433 finger (cloth) | 7.3275591 finger (cloth) | 7.4015748 finger (cloth) |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
barleycorns | finger (cloth) | barleycorns | finger (cloth) |
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1 | ≈ 0.074015748031496 | 4 | ≈ 0.29606299212598 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.11102362204724 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.33307086614173 |
2 | ≈ 0.14803149606299 | 5 | ≈ 0.37007874015748 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.18503937007874 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.40708661417323 |
3 | ≈ 0.22204724409449 | 6 | ≈ 0.44409448818898 |
A finger (sometimes fingerbreadth or finger's breadth) is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including:
The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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finger (cloth) | ≡ 4 ⁄12 in | = 0.1143 m | Other (Length) |
finger (cloth) | barleycorns | finger (cloth) | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 13.510638297872 | 4 | ≈ 54.042553191489 |
1.5 | ≈ 20.265957446809 | 4.5 | ≈ 60.797872340426 |
2 | ≈ 27.021276595745 | 5 | ≈ 67.553191489362 |
2.5 | ≈ 33.776595744681 | 5.5 | ≈ 74.308510638298 |
3 | ≈ 40.531914893617 | 6 | ≈ 81.063829787234 |
barleycorns | finger (cloth) |
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1 | ≈ 0.0740157 |
13.5106383 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |