finger (cloth) | 1 finger (cloth) | 2 finger (cloth) | 3 finger (cloth) | 4 finger (cloth) | 5 finger (cloth) | 6 finger (cloth) | 7 finger (cloth) | 8 finger (cloth) | 9 finger (cloth) | 10 finger (cloth) | 11 finger (cloth) | 12 finger (cloth) | 13 finger (cloth) | 14 finger (cloth) | 15 finger (cloth) | 16 finger (cloth) | 17 finger (cloth) | 18 finger (cloth) | 19 finger (cloth) | 20 finger (cloth) | 21 finger (cloth) | 22 finger (cloth) | 23 finger (cloth) | 24 finger (cloth) | 25 finger (cloth) | 26 finger (cloth) | 27 finger (cloth) | 28 finger (cloth) | 29 finger (cloth) | 30 finger (cloth) | 31 finger (cloth) | 32 finger (cloth) | 33 finger (cloth) | 34 finger (cloth) | 35 finger (cloth) | 36 finger (cloth) | 37 finger (cloth) | 38 finger (cloth) | 39 finger (cloth) | 40 finger (cloth) | 41 finger (cloth) | 42 finger (cloth) | 43 finger (cloth) | 44 finger (cloth) | 45 finger (cloth) | 46 finger (cloth) | 47 finger (cloth) | 48 finger (cloth) | 49 finger (cloth) | 50 finger (cloth) | 51 finger (cloth) | 52 finger (cloth) | 53 finger (cloth) | 54 finger (cloth) | 55 finger (cloth) | 56 finger (cloth) | 57 finger (cloth) | 58 finger (cloth) | 59 finger (cloth) | 60 finger (cloth) | 61 finger (cloth) | 62 finger (cloth) | 63 finger (cloth) | 64 finger (cloth) | 65 finger (cloth) | 66 finger (cloth) | 67 finger (cloth) | 68 finger (cloth) | 69 finger (cloth) | 70 finger (cloth) | 71 finger (cloth) | 72 finger (cloth) | 73 finger (cloth) | 74 finger (cloth) | 75 finger (cloth) | 76 finger (cloth) | 77 finger (cloth) | 78 finger (cloth) | 79 finger (cloth) | 80 finger (cloth) | 81 finger (cloth) | 82 finger (cloth) | 83 finger (cloth) | 84 finger (cloth) | 85 finger (cloth) | 86 finger (cloth) | 87 finger (cloth) | 88 finger (cloth) | 89 finger (cloth) | 90 finger (cloth) | 91 finger (cloth) | 92 finger (cloth) | 93 finger (cloth) | 94 finger (cloth) | 95 finger (cloth) | 96 finger (cloth) | 97 finger (cloth) | 98 finger (cloth) | 99 finger (cloth) | 100 finger (cloth) |
cable length (US) | 0.0005208 cable length (US) | 0.0010417 cable length (US) | 0.0015625 cable length (US) | 0.0020833 cable length (US) | 0.0026042 cable length (US) | 0.003125 cable length (US) | 0.0036458 cable length (US) | 0.0041667 cable length (US) | 0.0046875 cable length (US) | 0.0052083 cable length (US) | 0.0057292 cable length (US) | 0.00625 cable length (US) | 0.0067708 cable length (US) | 0.0072917 cable length (US) | 0.0078125 cable length (US) | 0.0083333 cable length (US) | 0.0088542 cable length (US) | 0.009375 cable length (US) | 0.0098958 cable length (US) | 0.0104167 cable length (US) | 0.0109375 cable length (US) | 0.0114583 cable length (US) | 0.0119792 cable length (US) | 0.0125 cable length (US) | 0.0130208 cable length (US) | 0.0135417 cable length (US) | 0.0140625 cable length (US) | 0.0145833 cable length (US) | 0.0151042 cable length (US) | 0.015625 cable length (US) | 0.0161458 cable length (US) | 0.0166667 cable length (US) | 0.0171875 cable length (US) | 0.0177083 cable length (US) | 0.0182292 cable length (US) | 0.01875 cable length (US) | 0.0192708 cable length (US) | 0.0197917 cable length (US) | 0.0203125 cable length (US) | 0.0208333 cable length (US) | 0.0213542 cable length (US) | 0.021875 cable length (US) | 0.0223958 cable length (US) | 0.0229167 cable length (US) | 0.0234375 cable length (US) | 0.0239583 cable length (US) | 0.0244792 cable length (US) | 0.025 cable length (US) | 0.0255208 cable length (US) | 0.0260417 cable length (US) | 0.0265625 cable length (US) | 0.0270833 cable length (US) | 0.0276042 cable length (US) | 0.028125 cable length (US) | 0.0286458 cable length (US) | 0.0291667 cable length (US) | 0.0296875 cable length (US) | 0.0302083 cable length (US) | 0.0307292 cable length (US) | 0.03125 cable length (US) | 0.0317708 cable length (US) | 0.0322917 cable length (US) | 0.0328125 cable length (US) | 0.0333333 cable length (US) | 0.0338542 cable length (US) | 0.034375 cable length (US) | 0.0348958 cable length (US) | 0.0354167 cable length (US) | 0.0359375 cable length (US) | 0.0364583 cable length (US) | 0.0369792 cable length (US) | 0.0375 cable length (US) | 0.0380208 cable length (US) | 0.0385417 cable length (US) | 0.0390625 cable length (US) | 0.0395833 cable length (US) | 0.0401042 cable length (US) | 0.040625 cable length (US) | 0.0411458 cable length (US) | 0.0416667 cable length (US) | 0.0421875 cable length (US) | 0.0427083 cable length (US) | 0.0432292 cable length (US) | 0.04375 cable length (US) | 0.0442708 cable length (US) | 0.0447917 cable length (US) | 0.0453125 cable length (US) | 0.0458333 cable length (US) | 0.0463542 cable length (US) | 0.046875 cable length (US) | 0.0473958 cable length (US) | 0.0479167 cable length (US) | 0.0484375 cable length (US) | 0.0489583 cable length (US) | 0.0494792 cable length (US) | 0.05 cable length (US) | 0.0505208 cable length (US) | 0.0510417 cable length (US) | 0.0515625 cable length (US) | 0.0520833 cable length (US) |
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) | cable length (US) | finger (cloth) | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.00052083333333333 | 4 | = 0.0020833333333333 |
1.5 | = 0.00078125 | 4.5 | = 0.00234375 |
2 | = 0.0010416666666667 | 5 | = 0.0026041666666667 |
2.5 | = 0.0013020833333333 | 5.5 | = 0.0028645833333333 |
3 | = 0.0015625 | 6 | = 0.003125 |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | finger (cloth) | cable length (US) | finger (cloth) |
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1 | = 1920 | 4 | = 7680 |
1.5 | = 2880 | 4.5 | = 8640 |
2 | = 3840 | 5 | = 9600 |
2.5 | = 4800 | 5.5 | = 10560 |
3 | = 5760 | 6 | = 11520 |
finger (cloth) | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.0005208 |
1 920 | = 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 …) |