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 |
decimeter | 1.016 dm | 2.032 dm | 3.048 dm | 4.064 dm | 5.08 dm | 6.096 dm | 7.112 dm | 8.128 dm | 9.144 dm | 10.16 dm | 11.176 dm | 12.192 dm | 13.208 dm | 14.224 dm | 15.24 dm | 16.256 dm | 17.272 dm | 18.288 dm | 19.304 dm | 20.32 dm | 21.336 dm | 22.352 dm | 23.368 dm | 24.384 dm | 25.4 dm | 26.416 dm | 27.432 dm | 28.448 dm | 29.464 dm | 30.48 dm | 31.496 dm | 32.512 dm | 33.528 dm | 34.544 dm | 35.56 dm | 36.576 dm | 37.592 dm | 38.608 dm | 39.624 dm | 40.64 dm | 41.656 dm | 42.672 dm | 43.688 dm | 44.704 dm | 45.72 dm | 46.736 dm | 47.752 dm | 48.768 dm | 49.784 dm | 50.8 dm | 51.816 dm | 52.832 dm | 53.848 dm | 54.864 dm | 55.88 dm | 56.896 dm | 57.912 dm | 58.928 dm | 59.944 dm | 60.96 dm | 61.976 dm | 62.992 dm | 64.008 dm | 65.024 dm | 66.04 dm | 67.056 dm | 68.072 dm | 69.088 dm | 70.104 dm | 71.12 dm | 72.136 dm | 73.152 dm | 74.168 dm | 75.184 dm | 76.2 dm | 77.216 dm | 78.232 dm | 79.248 dm | 80.264 dm | 81.28 dm | 82.296 dm | 83.312 dm | 84.328 dm | 85.344 dm | 86.36 dm | 87.376 dm | 88.392 dm | 89.408 dm | 90.424 dm | 91.44 dm | 92.456 dm | 93.472 dm | 94.488 dm | 95.504 dm | 96.52 dm | 97.536 dm | 98.552 dm | 99.568 dm | 100.584 dm | 101.6 dm |
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 | decimeters | hands | decimeters |
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1 | ≡ 1.016 | 4 | ≡ 4.064 |
1.5 | ≡ 1.524 | 4.5 | ≡ 4.572 |
2 | ≡ 2.032 | 5 | ≡ 5.08 |
2.5 | ≡ 2.54 | 5.5 | ≡ 5.588 |
3 | ≡ 3.048 | 6 | ≡ 6.096 |
Decimeter or decimetre is equal to 10-1 meter (unit of length), comes from a combination of the metric prefix deci (d) and the SI unit of length meter (m). Plural name is decimeters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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decimeter | dm | ≡ 1×10−1 m ≡ 0.1 m | ≡ 1×10−1 m ≡ 0.1 m | Metric system SI |
decimeters | hands | decimeters | hands |
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1 | ≡ 0.98425196850394 | 4 | ≡ 3.9370078740157 |
1.5 | ≡ 1.4763779527559 | 4.5 | ≡ 4.4291338582677 |
2 | ≡ 1.9685039370079 | 5 | ≡ 4.9212598425197 |
2.5 | ≡ 2.4606299212598 | 5.5 | ≡ 5.4133858267717 |
3 | ≡ 2.9527559055118 | 6 | ≡ 5.9055118110236 |
hands | decimeters |
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1 | ≡ 1.016 |
0.9842520 | ≡ 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 …) |