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 |
hand | 0.0832677 hand | 0.1665354 hand | 0.2498031 hand | 0.3330709 hand | 0.4163386 hand | 0.4996063 hand | 0.5828740 hand | 0.6661417 hand | 0.7494094 hand | 0.8326772 hand | 0.9159449 hand | 0.9992126 hand | 1.0824803 hand | 1.1657480 hand | 1.2490157 hand | 1.3322835 hand | 1.4155512 hand | 1.4988189 hand | 1.5820866 hand | 1.6653543 hand | 1.7486220 hand | 1.8318898 hand | 1.9151575 hand | 1.9984252 hand | 2.0816929 hand | 2.1649606 hand | 2.2482283 hand | 2.3314961 hand | 2.4147638 hand | 2.4980315 hand | 2.5812992 hand | 2.6645669 hand | 2.7478346 hand | 2.8311024 hand | 2.9143701 hand | 2.9976378 hand | 3.0809055 hand | 3.1641732 hand | 3.2474409 hand | 3.3307087 hand | 3.4139764 hand | 3.4972441 hand | 3.5805118 hand | 3.6637795 hand | 3.7470472 hand | 3.8303150 hand | 3.9135827 hand | 3.9968504 hand | 4.0801181 hand | 4.1633858 hand | 4.2466535 hand | 4.3299213 hand | 4.4131890 hand | 4.4964567 hand | 4.5797244 hand | 4.6629921 hand | 4.7462598 hand | 4.8295276 hand | 4.9127953 hand | 4.9960630 hand | 5.0793307 hand | 5.1625984 hand | 5.2458661 hand | 5.3291339 hand | 5.4124016 hand | 5.4956693 hand | 5.5789370 hand | 5.6622047 hand | 5.7454724 hand | 5.8287402 hand | 5.9120079 hand | 5.9952756 hand | 6.0785433 hand | 6.1618110 hand | 6.2450787 hand | 6.3283465 hand | 6.4116142 hand | 6.4948819 hand | 6.5781496 hand | 6.6614173 hand | 6.7446850 hand | 6.8279528 hand | 6.9112205 hand | 6.9944882 hand | 7.0777559 hand | 7.1610236 hand | 7.2442913 hand | 7.3275591 hand | 7.4108268 hand | 7.4940945 hand | 7.5773622 hand | 7.6606299 hand | 7.7438976 hand | 7.8271654 hand | 7.9104331 hand | 7.9937008 hand | 8.0769685 hand | 8.1602362 hand | 8.2435039 hand | 8.3267717 hand |
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 | hands | barleycorns | hands |
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1 | ≈ 0.083267716535433 | 4 | ≈ 0.33307086614173 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.12490157480315 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.37470472440945 |
2 | ≈ 0.16653543307087 | 5 | ≈ 0.41633858267717 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.20816929133858 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.45797244094488 |
3 | ≈ 0.2498031496063 | 6 | ≈ 0.4996062992126 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | barleycorns | hands | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 12.009456264775 | 4 | ≈ 48.037825059102 |
1.5 | ≈ 18.014184397163 | 4.5 | ≈ 54.042553191489 |
2 | ≈ 24.018912529551 | 5 | ≈ 60.047281323877 |
2.5 | ≈ 30.023640661939 | 5.5 | ≈ 66.052009456265 |
3 | ≈ 36.028368794326 | 6 | ≈ 72.056737588652 |
barleycorns | hands |
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1 | ≈ 0.0832677 |
12.0094563 | ≈ 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 …) |