hand | 1 hand | 2 hand | 3 hand | 4 hand | 5 hand | 6 hand | 7 hand | 8 hand | 9 hand | 10 hand | 11 hand | 12 hand | 13 hand | 14 hand | 15 hand | 16 hand | 17 hand | 18 hand | 19 hand | 20 hand | 21 hand | 22 hand | 23 hand | 24 hand | 25 hand | 26 hand | 27 hand | 28 hand | 29 hand | 30 hand | 31 hand | 32 hand | 33 hand | 34 hand | 35 hand | 36 hand | 37 hand | 38 hand | 39 hand | 40 hand | 41 hand | 42 hand | 43 hand | 44 hand | 45 hand | 46 hand | 47 hand | 48 hand | 49 hand | 50 hand | 51 hand | 52 hand | 53 hand | 54 hand | 55 hand | 56 hand | 57 hand | 58 hand | 59 hand | 60 hand | 61 hand | 62 hand | 63 hand | 64 hand | 65 hand | 66 hand | 67 hand | 68 hand | 69 hand | 70 hand | 71 hand | 72 hand | 73 hand | 74 hand | 75 hand | 76 hand | 77 hand | 78 hand | 79 hand | 80 hand | 81 hand | 82 hand | 83 hand | 84 hand | 85 hand | 86 hand | 87 hand | 88 hand | 89 hand | 90 hand | 91 hand | 92 hand | 93 hand | 94 hand | 95 hand | 96 hand | 97 hand | 98 hand | 99 hand | 100 hand |
barleycorn | 12.0094563 barleycorn | 24.0189125 barleycorn | 36.0283688 barleycorn | 48.0378251 barleycorn | 60.0472813 barleycorn | 72.0567376 barleycorn | 84.0661939 barleycorn | 96.0756501 barleycorn | 108.0851064 barleycorn | 120.0945626 barleycorn | 132.1040189 barleycorn | 144.1134752 barleycorn | 156.1229314 barleycorn | 168.1323877 barleycorn | 180.1418440 barleycorn | 192.1513002 barleycorn | 204.1607565 barleycorn | 216.1702128 barleycorn | 228.1796690 barleycorn | 240.1891253 barleycorn | 252.1985816 barleycorn | 264.2080378 barleycorn | 276.2174941 barleycorn | 288.2269504 barleycorn | 300.2364066 barleycorn | 312.2458629 barleycorn | 324.2553191 barleycorn | 336.2647754 barleycorn | 348.2742317 barleycorn | 360.2836879 barleycorn | 372.2931442 barleycorn | 384.3026005 barleycorn | 396.3120567 barleycorn | 408.3215130 barleycorn | 420.3309693 barleycorn | 432.3404255 barleycorn | 444.3498818 barleycorn | 456.3593381 barleycorn | 468.3687943 barleycorn | 480.3782506 barleycorn | 492.3877069 barleycorn | 504.3971631 barleycorn | 516.4066194 barleycorn | 528.4160757 barleycorn | 540.4255319 barleycorn | 552.4349882 barleycorn | 564.4444444 barleycorn | 576.4539007 barleycorn | 588.4633570 barleycorn | 600.4728132 barleycorn | 612.4822695 barleycorn | 624.4917258 barleycorn | 636.5011820 barleycorn | 648.5106383 barleycorn | 660.5200946 barleycorn | 672.5295508 barleycorn | 684.5390071 barleycorn | 696.5484634 barleycorn | 708.5579196 barleycorn | 720.5673759 barleycorn | 732.5768322 barleycorn | 744.5862884 barleycorn | 756.5957447 barleycorn | 768.6052009 barleycorn | 780.6146572 barleycorn | 792.6241135 barleycorn | 804.6335697 barleycorn | 816.6430260 barleycorn | 828.6524823 barleycorn | 840.6619385 barleycorn | 852.6713948 barleycorn | 864.6808511 barleycorn | 876.6903073 barleycorn | 888.6997636 barleycorn | 900.7092199 barleycorn | 912.7186761 barleycorn | 924.7281324 barleycorn | 936.7375887 barleycorn | 948.7470449 barleycorn | 960.7565012 barleycorn | 972.7659574 barleycorn | 984.7754137 barleycorn | 996.7848700 barleycorn | 1,008.7943262 barleycorn | 1,020.8037825 barleycorn | 1,032.8132388 barleycorn | 1,044.8226950 barleycorn | 1,056.8321513 barleycorn | 1,068.8416076 barleycorn | 1,080.8510638 barleycorn | 1,092.8605201 barleycorn | 1,104.8699764 barleycorn | 1,116.8794326 barleycorn | 1,128.8888889 barleycorn | 1,140.8983452 barleycorn | 1,152.9078014 barleycorn | 1,164.9172577 barleycorn | 1,176.9267139 barleycorn | 1,188.9361702 barleycorn | 1,200.9456265 barleycorn |
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 |
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 |
hands | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 12.0094563 |
0.0832677 | ≈ 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 …) |