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 |
ell | 0.0888889 ell | 0.1777778 ell | 0.2666667 ell | 0.3555556 ell | 0.4444444 ell | 0.5333333 ell | 0.6222222 ell | 0.7111111 ell | 0.8 ell | 0.8888889 ell | 0.9777778 ell | 1.0666667 ell | 1.1555556 ell | 1.2444444 ell | 1.3333333 ell | 1.4222222 ell | 1.5111111 ell | 1.6 ell | 1.6888889 ell | 1.7777778 ell | 1.8666667 ell | 1.9555556 ell | 2.0444444 ell | 2.1333333 ell | 2.2222222 ell | 2.3111111 ell | 2.4 ell | 2.4888889 ell | 2.5777778 ell | 2.6666667 ell | 2.7555556 ell | 2.8444444 ell | 2.9333333 ell | 3.0222222 ell | 3.1111111 ell | 3.2 ell | 3.2888889 ell | 3.3777778 ell | 3.4666667 ell | 3.5555556 ell | 3.6444444 ell | 3.7333333 ell | 3.8222222 ell | 3.9111111 ell | 4 ell | 4.0888889 ell | 4.1777778 ell | 4.2666667 ell | 4.3555556 ell | 4.4444444 ell | 4.5333333 ell | 4.6222222 ell | 4.7111111 ell | 4.8 ell | 4.8888889 ell | 4.9777778 ell | 5.0666667 ell | 5.1555556 ell | 5.2444444 ell | 5.3333333 ell | 5.4222222 ell | 5.5111111 ell | 5.6 ell | 5.6888889 ell | 5.7777778 ell | 5.8666667 ell | 5.9555556 ell | 6.0444444 ell | 6.1333333 ell | 6.2222222 ell | 6.3111111 ell | 6.4 ell | 6.4888889 ell | 6.5777778 ell | 6.6666667 ell | 6.7555556 ell | 6.8444444 ell | 6.9333333 ell | 7.0222222 ell | 7.1111111 ell | 7.2 ell | 7.2888889 ell | 7.3777778 ell | 7.4666667 ell | 7.5555556 ell | 7.6444444 ell | 7.7333333 ell | 7.8222222 ell | 7.9111111 ell | 8 ell | 8.0888889 ell | 8.1777778 ell | 8.2666667 ell | 8.3555556 ell | 8.4444444 ell | 8.5333333 ell | 8.6222222 ell | 8.7111111 ell | 8.8 ell | 8.8888889 ell |
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 | ell | hands | ell |
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1 | = 0.088888888888889 | 4 | = 0.35555555555556 |
1.5 | = 0.13333333333333 | 4.5 | = 0.4 |
2 | = 0.17777777777778 | 5 | = 0.44444444444444 |
2.5 | = 0.22222222222222 | 5.5 | = 0.48888888888889 |
3 | = 0.26666666666667 | 6 | = 0.53333333333333 |
An ell (from Proto-Germanic *alinō, cognate with Latin ulna) is a unit of measurement, originally a cubit, i.e., approximating the length of a man's arm from the elbow ("elbow" means the bend or bow of the ell or arm) to the tip of the middle finger, or about 18 inches (457 mm); in later usage, any of several longer units.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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ell | ell | ≡ 45 in (In England usually) | = 1.143 m | Other (Length) |
ell | hands | ell | hands |
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1 | = 11.25 | 4 | = 45 |
1.5 | = 16.875 | 4.5 | = 50.625 |
2 | = 22.5 | 5 | = 56.25 |
2.5 | = 28.125 | 5.5 | = 61.875 |
3 | = 33.75 | 6 | = 67.5 |
hands | ell |
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1 | = 0.0888889 |
11.25 | = 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 …) |