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 |
finger | 4.5714286 finger (US) | 9.1428571 finger (US) | 13.7142857 finger (US) | 18.2857143 finger (US) | 22.8571429 finger (US) | 27.4285714 finger (US) | 32 finger (US) | 36.5714286 finger (US) | 41.1428571 finger (US) | 45.7142857 finger (US) | 50.2857143 finger (US) | 54.8571429 finger (US) | 59.4285714 finger (US) | 64 finger (US) | 68.5714286 finger (US) | 73.1428571 finger (US) | 77.7142857 finger (US) | 82.2857143 finger (US) | 86.8571429 finger (US) | 91.4285714 finger (US) | 96 finger (US) | 100.5714286 finger (US) | 105.1428571 finger (US) | 109.7142857 finger (US) | 114.2857143 finger (US) | 118.8571429 finger (US) | 123.4285714 finger (US) | 128 finger (US) | 132.5714286 finger (US) | 137.1428571 finger (US) | 141.7142857 finger (US) | 146.2857143 finger (US) | 150.8571429 finger (US) | 155.4285714 finger (US) | 160 finger (US) | 164.5714286 finger (US) | 169.1428571 finger (US) | 173.7142857 finger (US) | 178.2857143 finger (US) | 182.8571429 finger (US) | 187.4285714 finger (US) | 192 finger (US) | 196.5714286 finger (US) | 201.1428571 finger (US) | 205.7142857 finger (US) | 210.2857143 finger (US) | 214.8571429 finger (US) | 219.4285714 finger (US) | 224 finger (US) | 228.5714286 finger (US) | 233.1428571 finger (US) | 237.7142857 finger (US) | 242.2857143 finger (US) | 246.8571429 finger (US) | 251.4285714 finger (US) | 256 finger (US) | 260.5714286 finger (US) | 265.1428571 finger (US) | 269.7142857 finger (US) | 274.2857143 finger (US) | 278.8571429 finger (US) | 283.4285714 finger (US) | 288 finger (US) | 292.5714286 finger (US) | 297.1428571 finger (US) | 301.7142857 finger (US) | 306.2857143 finger (US) | 310.8571429 finger (US) | 315.4285714 finger (US) | 320 finger (US) | 324.5714286 finger (US) | 329.1428571 finger (US) | 333.7142857 finger (US) | 338.2857143 finger (US) | 342.8571429 finger (US) | 347.4285714 finger (US) | 352 finger (US) | 356.5714286 finger (US) | 361.1428571 finger (US) | 365.7142857 finger (US) | 370.2857143 finger (US) | 374.8571429 finger (US) | 379.4285714 finger (US) | 384 finger (US) | 388.5714286 finger (US) | 393.1428571 finger (US) | 397.7142857 finger (US) | 402.2857143 finger (US) | 406.8571429 finger (US) | 411.4285714 finger (US) | 416 finger (US) | 420.5714286 finger (US) | 425.1428571 finger (US) | 429.7142857 finger (US) | 434.2857143 finger (US) | 438.8571429 finger (US) | 443.4285714 finger (US) | 448 finger (US) | 452.5714286 finger (US) | 457.1428571 finger (US) |
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 | finger | hands | finger |
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1 | = 4.5714285714286 | 4 | = 18.285714285714 |
1.5 | = 6.8571428571429 | 4.5 | = 20.571428571429 |
2 | = 9.1428571428571 | 5 | = 22.857142857143 |
2.5 | = 11.428571428571 | 5.5 | = 25.142857142857 |
3 | = 13.714285714286 | 6 | = 27.428571428571 |
A finger (sometimes fingerbreadth or finger's breadth) is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including:
The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus (Latin), dactyl (Greek) or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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finger | finger (US) | ≡ 7⁄8 in | = 0.022225 m | Imperial/US |
finger | hands | finger | hands |
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1 | = 0.21875 | 4 | = 0.875 |
1.5 | = 0.328125 | 4.5 | = 0.984375 |
2 | = 0.4375 | 5 | = 1.09375 |
2.5 | = 0.546875 | 5.5 | = 1.203125 |
3 | = 0.65625 | 6 | = 1.3125 |
hands | finger |
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1 | = 4.5714286 |
0.21875 | = 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 …) |