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nail (cloth) | 0.1749781 nail (cloth) | 0.3499563 nail (cloth) | 0.5249344 nail (cloth) | 0.6999125 nail (cloth) | 0.8748906 nail (cloth) | 1.0498688 nail (cloth) | 1.2248469 nail (cloth) | 1.3998250 nail (cloth) | 1.5748031 nail (cloth) | 1.7497813 nail (cloth) | 1.9247594 nail (cloth) | 2.0997375 nail (cloth) | 2.2747157 nail (cloth) | 2.4496938 nail (cloth) | 2.6246719 nail (cloth) | 2.7996500 nail (cloth) | 2.9746282 nail (cloth) | 3.1496063 nail (cloth) | 3.3245844 nail (cloth) | 3.4995626 nail (cloth) | 3.6745407 nail (cloth) | 3.8495188 nail (cloth) | 4.0244969 nail (cloth) | 4.1994751 nail (cloth) | 4.3744532 nail (cloth) | 4.5494313 nail (cloth) | 4.7244094 nail (cloth) | 4.8993876 nail (cloth) | 5.0743657 nail (cloth) | 5.2493438 nail (cloth) | 5.4243220 nail (cloth) | 5.5993001 nail (cloth) | 5.7742782 nail (cloth) | 5.9492563 nail (cloth) | 6.1242345 nail (cloth) | 6.2992126 nail (cloth) | 6.4741907 nail (cloth) | 6.6491689 nail (cloth) | 6.8241470 nail (cloth) | 6.9991251 nail (cloth) | 7.1741032 nail (cloth) | 7.3490814 nail (cloth) | 7.5240595 nail (cloth) | 7.6990376 nail (cloth) | 7.8740157 nail (cloth) | 8.0489939 nail (cloth) | 8.2239720 nail (cloth) | 8.3989501 nail (cloth) | 8.5739283 nail (cloth) | 8.7489064 nail (cloth) | 8.9238845 nail (cloth) | 9.0988626 nail (cloth) | 9.2738408 nail (cloth) | 9.4488189 nail (cloth) | 9.6237970 nail (cloth) | 9.7987752 nail (cloth) | 9.9737533 nail (cloth) | 10.1487314 nail (cloth) | 10.3237095 nail (cloth) | 10.4986877 nail (cloth) | 10.6736658 nail (cloth) | 10.8486439 nail (cloth) | 11.0236220 nail (cloth) | 11.1986002 nail (cloth) | 11.3735783 nail (cloth) | 11.5485564 nail (cloth) | 11.7235346 nail (cloth) | 11.8985127 nail (cloth) | 12.0734908 nail (cloth) | 12.2484689 nail (cloth) | 12.4234471 nail (cloth) | 12.5984252 nail (cloth) | 12.7734033 nail (cloth) | 12.9483815 nail (cloth) | 13.1233596 nail (cloth) | 13.2983377 nail (cloth) | 13.4733158 nail (cloth) | 13.6482940 nail (cloth) | 13.8232721 nail (cloth) | 13.9982502 nail (cloth) | 14.1732283 nail (cloth) | 14.3482065 nail (cloth) | 14.5231846 nail (cloth) | 14.6981627 nail (cloth) | 14.8731409 nail (cloth) | 15.0481190 nail (cloth) | 15.2230971 nail (cloth) | 15.3980752 nail (cloth) | 15.5730534 nail (cloth) | 15.7480315 nail (cloth) | 15.9230096 nail (cloth) | 16.0979878 nail (cloth) | 16.2729659 nail (cloth) | 16.4479440 nail (cloth) | 16.6229221 nail (cloth) | 16.7979003 nail (cloth) | 16.9728784 nail (cloth) | 17.1478565 nail (cloth) | 17.3228346 nail (cloth) | 17.4978128 nail (cloth) |
A centimetre (international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; symbol cm) or centimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of 1/100 . The centimetre was the base unit of length in the now deprecated centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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centimeter | cm | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | ≡ 1×10-2 m ≡ 0.01 m | Metric system SI |
centimeters | nails (cloth) | centimeters | nails (cloth) |
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1 | = 0.17497812773403 | 4 | = 0.69991251093613 |
1.5 | = 0.26246719160105 | 4.5 | = 0.78740157480315 |
2 | = 0.34995625546807 | 5 | = 0.87489063867017 |
2.5 | = 0.43744531933508 | 5.5 | = 0.96237970253718 |
3 | = 0.5249343832021 | 6 | = 1.0498687664042 |
A nail, as a unit of cloth measurement, is generally a sixteenth of a yard or 2 1/4 inches (5.715 cm). The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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nail (cloth) | ≡ 2 1⁄4 in | = 0.05715 m | Other (Length) |
nails (cloth) | centimeters | nails (cloth) | centimeters |
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1 | = 5.715 | 4 | = 22.86 |
1.5 | = 8.5725 | 4.5 | = 25.7175 |
2 | = 11.43 | 5 | = 28.575 |
2.5 | = 14.2875 | 5.5 | = 31.4325 |
3 | = 17.145 | 6 | = 34.29 |
centimeters | nails (cloth) |
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1 | = 0.1749781 |
5.715 | = 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 …) |