finger | 1 finger (US) | 2 finger (US) | 3 finger (US) | 4 finger (US) | 5 finger (US) | 6 finger (US) | 7 finger (US) | 8 finger (US) | 9 finger (US) | 10 finger (US) | 11 finger (US) | 12 finger (US) | 13 finger (US) | 14 finger (US) | 15 finger (US) | 16 finger (US) | 17 finger (US) | 18 finger (US) | 19 finger (US) | 20 finger (US) | 21 finger (US) | 22 finger (US) | 23 finger (US) | 24 finger (US) | 25 finger (US) | 26 finger (US) | 27 finger (US) | 28 finger (US) | 29 finger (US) | 30 finger (US) | 31 finger (US) | 32 finger (US) | 33 finger (US) | 34 finger (US) | 35 finger (US) | 36 finger (US) | 37 finger (US) | 38 finger (US) | 39 finger (US) | 40 finger (US) | 41 finger (US) | 42 finger (US) | 43 finger (US) | 44 finger (US) | 45 finger (US) | 46 finger (US) | 47 finger (US) | 48 finger (US) | 49 finger (US) | 50 finger (US) | 51 finger (US) | 52 finger (US) | 53 finger (US) | 54 finger (US) | 55 finger (US) | 56 finger (US) | 57 finger (US) | 58 finger (US) | 59 finger (US) | 60 finger (US) | 61 finger (US) | 62 finger (US) | 63 finger (US) | 64 finger (US) | 65 finger (US) | 66 finger (US) | 67 finger (US) | 68 finger (US) | 69 finger (US) | 70 finger (US) | 71 finger (US) | 72 finger (US) | 73 finger (US) | 74 finger (US) | 75 finger (US) | 76 finger (US) | 77 finger (US) | 78 finger (US) | 79 finger (US) | 80 finger (US) | 81 finger (US) | 82 finger (US) | 83 finger (US) | 84 finger (US) | 85 finger (US) | 86 finger (US) | 87 finger (US) | 88 finger (US) | 89 finger (US) | 90 finger (US) | 91 finger (US) | 92 finger (US) | 93 finger (US) | 94 finger (US) | 95 finger (US) | 96 finger (US) | 97 finger (US) | 98 finger (US) | 99 finger (US) | 100 finger (US) |
cable length (International) | 0.0001200 cable length (International) | 0.0002400 cable length (International) | 0.0003600 cable length (International) | 0.0004800 cable length (International) | 0.0006000 cable length (International) | 0.0007200 cable length (International) | 0.0008400 cable length (International) | 0.0009600 cable length (International) | 0.0010800 cable length (International) | 0.0012001 cable length (International) | 0.0013201 cable length (International) | 0.0014401 cable length (International) | 0.0015601 cable length (International) | 0.0016801 cable length (International) | 0.0018001 cable length (International) | 0.0019201 cable length (International) | 0.0020401 cable length (International) | 0.0021601 cable length (International) | 0.0022801 cable length (International) | 0.0024001 cable length (International) | 0.0025201 cable length (International) | 0.0026401 cable length (International) | 0.0027601 cable length (International) | 0.0028801 cable length (International) | 0.0030001 cable length (International) | 0.0031201 cable length (International) | 0.0032401 cable length (International) | 0.0033602 cable length (International) | 0.0034802 cable length (International) | 0.0036002 cable length (International) | 0.0037202 cable length (International) | 0.0038402 cable length (International) | 0.0039602 cable length (International) | 0.0040802 cable length (International) | 0.0042002 cable length (International) | 0.0043202 cable length (International) | 0.0044402 cable length (International) | 0.0045602 cable length (International) | 0.0046802 cable length (International) | 0.0048002 cable length (International) | 0.0049202 cable length (International) | 0.0050402 cable length (International) | 0.0051602 cable length (International) | 0.0052802 cable length (International) | 0.0054002 cable length (International) | 0.0055202 cable length (International) | 0.0056403 cable length (International) | 0.0057603 cable length (International) | 0.0058803 cable length (International) | 0.0060003 cable length (International) | 0.0061203 cable length (International) | 0.0062403 cable length (International) | 0.0063603 cable length (International) | 0.0064803 cable length (International) | 0.0066003 cable length (International) | 0.0067203 cable length (International) | 0.0068403 cable length (International) | 0.0069603 cable length (International) | 0.0070803 cable length (International) | 0.0072003 cable length (International) | 0.0073203 cable length (International) | 0.0074403 cable length (International) | 0.0075603 cable length (International) | 0.0076803 cable length (International) | 0.0078004 cable length (International) | 0.0079204 cable length (International) | 0.0080404 cable length (International) | 0.0081604 cable length (International) | 0.0082804 cable length (International) | 0.0084004 cable length (International) | 0.0085204 cable length (International) | 0.0086404 cable length (International) | 0.0087604 cable length (International) | 0.0088804 cable length (International) | 0.0090004 cable length (International) | 0.0091204 cable length (International) | 0.0092404 cable length (International) | 0.0093604 cable length (International) | 0.0094804 cable length (International) | 0.0096004 cable length (International) | 0.0097204 cable length (International) | 0.0098404 cable length (International) | 0.0099604 cable length (International) | 0.0100805 cable length (International) | 0.0102005 cable length (International) | 0.0103205 cable length (International) | 0.0104405 cable length (International) | 0.0105605 cable length (International) | 0.0106805 cable length (International) | 0.0108005 cable length (International) | 0.0109205 cable length (International) | 0.0110405 cable length (International) | 0.0111605 cable length (International) | 0.0112805 cable length (International) | 0.0114005 cable length (International) | 0.0115205 cable length (International) | 0.0116405 cable length (International) | 0.0117605 cable length (International) | 0.0118805 cable length (International) | 0.0120005 cable length (International) |
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 | finger (US) | ≡ 7⁄8 in | = 0.022225 m | Imperial/US |
finger | cable length (International) | finger | cable length (International) |
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1 | = 0.00012000539956803 | 4 | = 0.00048002159827214 |
1.5 | = 0.00018000809935205 | 4.5 | = 0.00054002429805616 |
2 | = 0.00024001079913607 | 5 | = 0.00060002699784017 |
2.5 | = 0.00030001349892009 | 5.5 | = 0.00066002969762419 |
3 | = 0.0003600161987041 | 6 | = 0.00072003239740821 |
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 (International) | ≡ 1⁄10 nmi | ≡ 185.2 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (International) | finger | cable length (International) | finger |
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1 | = 8332.9583802025 | 4 | = 33331.83352081 |
1.5 | = 12499.437570304 | 4.5 | = 37498.312710911 |
2 | = 16665.916760405 | 5 | = 41664.791901012 |
2.5 | = 20832.395950506 | 5.5 | = 45831.271091114 |
3 | = 24998.875140607 | 6 | = 49997.750281215 |
finger | cable length (International) |
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1 | = 0.0001200 |
8,332.9583802 | = 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
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 …) |