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 |
foot, metric (short) | 0.3386667 smf | 0.6773333 smf | 1.016 smf | 1.3546667 smf | 1.6933333 smf | 2.032 smf | 2.3706667 smf | 2.7093333 smf | 3.048 smf | 3.3866667 smf | 3.7253333 smf | 4.064 smf | 4.4026667 smf | 4.7413333 smf | 5.08 smf | 5.4186667 smf | 5.7573333 smf | 6.096 smf | 6.4346667 smf | 6.7733333 smf | 7.112 smf | 7.4506667 smf | 7.7893333 smf | 8.128 smf | 8.4666667 smf | 8.8053333 smf | 9.144 smf | 9.4826667 smf | 9.8213333 smf | 10.16 smf | 10.4986667 smf | 10.8373333 smf | 11.176 smf | 11.5146667 smf | 11.8533333 smf | 12.192 smf | 12.5306667 smf | 12.8693333 smf | 13.208 smf | 13.5466667 smf | 13.8853333 smf | 14.224 smf | 14.5626667 smf | 14.9013333 smf | 15.24 smf | 15.5786667 smf | 15.9173333 smf | 16.256 smf | 16.5946667 smf | 16.9333333 smf | 17.272 smf | 17.6106667 smf | 17.9493333 smf | 18.288 smf | 18.6266667 smf | 18.9653333 smf | 19.304 smf | 19.6426667 smf | 19.9813333 smf | 20.32 smf | 20.6586667 smf | 20.9973333 smf | 21.336 smf | 21.6746667 smf | 22.0133333 smf | 22.352 smf | 22.6906667 smf | 23.0293333 smf | 23.368 smf | 23.7066667 smf | 24.0453333 smf | 24.384 smf | 24.7226667 smf | 25.0613333 smf | 25.4 smf | 25.7386667 smf | 26.0773333 smf | 26.416 smf | 26.7546667 smf | 27.0933333 smf | 27.432 smf | 27.7706667 smf | 28.1093333 smf | 28.448 smf | 28.7866667 smf | 29.1253333 smf | 29.464 smf | 29.8026667 smf | 30.1413333 smf | 30.48 smf | 30.8186667 smf | 31.1573333 smf | 31.496 smf | 31.8346667 smf | 32.1733333 smf | 32.512 smf | 32.8506667 smf | 33.1893333 smf | 33.528 smf | 33.8666667 smf |
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 | feet, metric (short) | hands | feet, metric (short) |
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1 | ≡ 0.33866666666667 | 4 | ≡ 1.3546666666667 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.508 | 4.5 | ≡ 1.524 |
2 | ≡ 0.67733333333333 | 5 | ≡ 1.6933333333333 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.84666666666667 | 5.5 | ≡ 1.8626666666667 |
3 | ≡ 1.016 | 6 | ≡ 2.032 |
≡ 0.30 m
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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foot, metric (short) | smf | ≡ 0.30 m | ≡ 0.30 m | Metric system SI |
feet, metric (short) | hands | feet, metric (short) | hands |
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1 | ≡ 2.9527559055118 | 4 | ≡ 11.811023622047 |
1.5 | ≡ 4.4291338582677 | 4.5 | ≡ 13.287401574803 |
2 | ≡ 5.9055118110236 | 5 | ≡ 14.763779527559 |
2.5 | ≡ 7.3818897637795 | 5.5 | ≡ 16.240157480315 |
3 | ≡ 8.8582677165354 | 6 | ≡ 17.716535433071 |
hands | feet, metric (short) |
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1 | ≡ 0.3386667 |
2.9527559 | ≡ 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 …) |