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cape foot | 0.3226876 ft (Cape) | 0.6453753 ft (Cape) | 0.9680629 ft (Cape) | 1.2907505 ft (Cape) | 1.6134382 ft (Cape) | 1.9361258 ft (Cape) | 2.2588134 ft (Cape) | 2.5815011 ft (Cape) | 2.9041887 ft (Cape) | 3.2268763 ft (Cape) | 3.5495640 ft (Cape) | 3.8722516 ft (Cape) | 4.1949392 ft (Cape) | 4.5176268 ft (Cape) | 4.8403145 ft (Cape) | 5.1630021 ft (Cape) | 5.4856897 ft (Cape) | 5.8083774 ft (Cape) | 6.1310650 ft (Cape) | 6.4537526 ft (Cape) | 6.7764403 ft (Cape) | 7.0991279 ft (Cape) | 7.4218155 ft (Cape) | 7.7445032 ft (Cape) | 8.0671908 ft (Cape) | 8.3898784 ft (Cape) | 8.7125661 ft (Cape) | 9.0352537 ft (Cape) | 9.3579413 ft (Cape) | 9.6806290 ft (Cape) | 10.0033166 ft (Cape) | 10.3260042 ft (Cape) | 10.6486919 ft (Cape) | 10.9713795 ft (Cape) | 11.2940671 ft (Cape) | 11.6167548 ft (Cape) | 11.9394424 ft (Cape) | 12.2621300 ft (Cape) | 12.5848177 ft (Cape) | 12.9075053 ft (Cape) | 13.2301929 ft (Cape) | 13.5528805 ft (Cape) | 13.8755682 ft (Cape) | 14.1982558 ft (Cape) | 14.5209434 ft (Cape) | 14.8436311 ft (Cape) | 15.1663187 ft (Cape) | 15.4890063 ft (Cape) | 15.8116940 ft (Cape) | 16.1343816 ft (Cape) | 16.4570692 ft (Cape) | 16.7797569 ft (Cape) | 17.1024445 ft (Cape) | 17.4251321 ft (Cape) | 17.7478198 ft (Cape) | 18.0705074 ft (Cape) | 18.3931950 ft (Cape) | 18.7158827 ft (Cape) | 19.0385703 ft (Cape) | 19.3612579 ft (Cape) | 19.6839456 ft (Cape) | 20.0066332 ft (Cape) | 20.3293208 ft (Cape) | 20.6520085 ft (Cape) | 20.9746961 ft (Cape) | 21.2973837 ft (Cape) | 21.6200714 ft (Cape) | 21.9427590 ft (Cape) | 22.2654466 ft (Cape) | 22.5881342 ft (Cape) | 22.9108219 ft (Cape) | 23.2335095 ft (Cape) | 23.5561971 ft (Cape) | 23.8788848 ft (Cape) | 24.2015724 ft (Cape) | 24.5242600 ft (Cape) | 24.8469477 ft (Cape) | 25.1696353 ft (Cape) | 25.4923229 ft (Cape) | 25.8150106 ft (Cape) | 26.1376982 ft (Cape) | 26.4603858 ft (Cape) | 26.7830735 ft (Cape) | 27.1057611 ft (Cape) | 27.4284487 ft (Cape) | 27.7511364 ft (Cape) | 28.0738240 ft (Cape) | 28.3965116 ft (Cape) | 28.7191993 ft (Cape) | 29.0418869 ft (Cape) | 29.3645745 ft (Cape) | 29.6872622 ft (Cape) | 30.0099498 ft (Cape) | 30.3326374 ft (Cape) | 30.6553250 ft (Cape) | 30.9780127 ft (Cape) | 31.3007003 ft (Cape) | 31.6233879 ft (Cape) | 31.9460756 ft (Cape) | 32.2687632 ft (Cape) |
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 | cape feet | hands | cape feet |
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1 | ≈ 0.32268763209408 | 4 | ≈ 1.2907505283763 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.48403144814112 | 4.5 | ≈ 1.4520943444234 |
2 | ≈ 0.64537526418816 | 5 | ≈ 1.6134381604704 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.8067190802352 | 5.5 | ≈ 1.7747819765174 |
3 | ≈ 0.96806289628224 | 6 | ≈ 1.9361257925645 |
A Cape foot is a unit of length defined as 1.0330 English feet (and equal to 12.396 English inches, or 0.31485557516 meters) found in documents of belts and diagrams relating to landed property.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cape foot | ft (Cape) | Legally defined as 1.033 English feet in 1859 | ≈ 0.314858 m | Other (Length) |
cape feet | hands | cape feet | hands |
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1 | ≈ 3.0989721964567 | 4 | ≈ 12.395888785827 |
1.5 | ≈ 4.648458294685 | 4.5 | ≈ 13.945374884055 |
2 | ≈ 6.1979443929134 | 5 | ≈ 15.494860982283 |
2.5 | ≈ 7.7474304911417 | 5.5 | ≈ 17.044347080512 |
3 | ≈ 9.2969165893701 | 6 | ≈ 18.59383317874 |
hands | cape feet |
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1 | ≈ 0.3226876 |
3.0989722 | ≈ 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 …) |