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) |
palm | 0.2916667 palm | 0.5833333 palm | 0.875 palm | 1.1666667 palm | 1.4583333 palm | 1.75 palm | 2.0416667 palm | 2.3333333 palm | 2.625 palm | 2.9166667 palm | 3.2083333 palm | 3.5 palm | 3.7916667 palm | 4.0833333 palm | 4.375 palm | 4.6666667 palm | 4.9583333 palm | 5.25 palm | 5.5416667 palm | 5.8333333 palm | 6.125 palm | 6.4166667 palm | 6.7083333 palm | 7 palm | 7.2916667 palm | 7.5833333 palm | 7.875 palm | 8.1666667 palm | 8.4583333 palm | 8.75 palm | 9.0416667 palm | 9.3333333 palm | 9.625 palm | 9.9166667 palm | 10.2083333 palm | 10.5 palm | 10.7916667 palm | 11.0833333 palm | 11.375 palm | 11.6666667 palm | 11.9583333 palm | 12.25 palm | 12.5416667 palm | 12.8333333 palm | 13.125 palm | 13.4166667 palm | 13.7083333 palm | 14 palm | 14.2916667 palm | 14.5833333 palm | 14.875 palm | 15.1666667 palm | 15.4583333 palm | 15.75 palm | 16.0416667 palm | 16.3333333 palm | 16.625 palm | 16.9166667 palm | 17.2083333 palm | 17.5 palm | 17.7916667 palm | 18.0833333 palm | 18.375 palm | 18.6666667 palm | 18.9583333 palm | 19.25 palm | 19.5416667 palm | 19.8333333 palm | 20.125 palm | 20.4166667 palm | 20.7083333 palm | 21 palm | 21.2916667 palm | 21.5833333 palm | 21.875 palm | 22.1666667 palm | 22.4583333 palm | 22.75 palm | 23.0416667 palm | 23.3333333 palm | 23.625 palm | 23.9166667 palm | 24.2083333 palm | 24.5 palm | 24.7916667 palm | 25.0833333 palm | 25.375 palm | 25.6666667 palm | 25.9583333 palm | 26.25 palm | 26.5416667 palm | 26.8333333 palm | 27.125 palm | 27.4166667 palm | 27.7083333 palm | 28 palm | 28.2916667 palm | 28.5833333 palm | 28.875 palm | 29.1666667 palm |
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 | palms | finger | palms |
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1 | = 0.29166666666667 | 4 | = 1.1666666666667 |
1.5 | = 0.4375 | 4.5 | = 1.3125 |
2 | = 0.58333333333333 | 5 | = 1.4583333333333 |
2.5 | = 0.72916666666667 | 5.5 | = 1.6041666666667 |
3 | = 0.875 | 6 | = 1.75 |
The palm is an obsolete anthropic unit of length, originally based on the width of the human palm and then variously standardized. The same name is also used for a second, rather larger unit based on the length of the human hand.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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palm | ≡ 3 in | = 0.0762 m | Other (Length) |
palms | finger | palms | finger |
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1 | = 3.4285714285714 | 4 | = 13.714285714286 |
1.5 | = 5.1428571428571 | 4.5 | = 15.428571428571 |
2 | = 6.8571428571429 | 5 | = 17.142857142857 |
2.5 | = 8.5714285714286 | 5.5 | = 18.857142857143 |
3 | = 10.285714285714 | 6 | = 20.571428571429 |
finger | palms |
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1 | = 0.2916667 |
3.4285714 | = 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 …) |