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 |
twip | 5,760.2902823 twp | 11,520.5805647 twp | 17,280.8708470 twp | 23,041.1611294 twp | 28,801.4514117 twp | 34,561.7416941 twp | 40,322.0319764 twp | 46,082.3222588 twp | 51,842.6125411 twp | 57,602.9028234 twp | 63,363.1931058 twp | 69,123.4833881 twp | 74,883.7736705 twp | 80,644.0639528 twp | 86,404.3542352 twp | 92,164.6445175 twp | 97,924.9347999 twp | 103,685.2250822 twp | 109,445.5153646 twp | 115,205.8056469 twp | 120,966.0959292 twp | 126,726.3862116 twp | 132,486.6764939 twp | 138,246.9667763 twp | 144,007.2570586 twp | 149,767.5473410 twp | 155,527.8376233 twp | 161,288.1279057 twp | 167,048.418188 twp | 172,808.7084704 twp | 178,568.9987527 twp | 184,329.2890350 twp | 190,089.5793174 twp | 195,849.8695997 twp | 201,610.1598821 twp | 207,370.4501644 twp | 213,130.7404468 twp | 218,891.0307291 twp | 224,651.3210115 twp | 230,411.6112938 twp | 236,171.9015761 twp | 241,932.1918585 twp | 247,692.4821408 twp | 253,452.7724232 twp | 259,213.0627055 twp | 264,973.3529879 twp | 270,733.6432702 twp | 276,493.9335526 twp | 282,254.2238349 twp | 288,014.5141173 twp | 293,774.8043996 twp | 299,535.0946819 twp | 305,295.3849643 twp | 311,055.6752466 twp | 316,815.9655290 twp | 322,576.2558113 twp | 328,336.5460937 twp | 334,096.8363760 twp | 339,857.1266584 twp | 345,617.4169407 twp | 351,377.7072230 twp | 357,137.9975054 twp | 362,898.2877877 twp | 368,658.5780701 twp | 374,418.8683524 twp | 380,179.1586348 twp | 385,939.4489171 twp | 391,699.7391995 twp | 397,460.0294818 twp | 403,220.3197642 twp | 408,980.6100465 twp | 414,740.9003288 twp | 420,501.1906112 twp | 426,261.4808935 twp | 432,021.7711759 twp | 437,782.0614582 twp | 443,542.3517406 twp | 449,302.6420229 twp | 455,062.9323053 twp | 460,823.2225876 twp | 466,583.5128699 twp | 472,343.8031523 twp | 478,104.0934346 twp | 483,864.3837170 twp | 489,624.6739993 twp | 495,384.9642817 twp | 501,145.2545640 twp | 506,905.5448464 twp | 512,665.8351287 twp | 518,426.1254110 twp | 524,186.4156934 twp | 529,946.7059757 twp | 535,706.9962581 twp | 541,467.2865404 twp | 547,227.5768228 twp | 552,987.8671051 twp | 558,748.1573875 twp | 564,508.4476698 twp | 570,268.7379522 twp | 576,029.0282345 twp |
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 | twips | hands | twips |
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1 | = 5760.2902823449 | 4 | = 23041.16112938 |
1.5 | = 8640.4354235174 | 4.5 | = 25921.306270552 |
2 | = 11520.58056469 | 5 | = 28801.451411725 |
2.5 | = 14400.725705862 | 5.5 | = 31681.596552897 |
3 | = 17280.870847035 | 6 | = 34561.74169407 |
A twip (abbreviating "twentieth of a point", "twentieth of an inch point", or "twentieth of an Imperial point"[citation needed]) is a typographical measurement, defined as 1/20 of a typographical point. One twip is 1/1440 inch or 17.639 µm.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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twip | twp | ≡ 1⁄1440 in | = 1.7638×10−5 m | Imperial/US |
twips | hands | twips | hands |
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1 | = 0.00017360236220472 | 4 | = 0.0006944094488189 |
1.5 | = 0.00026040354330709 | 4.5 | = 0.00078121062992126 |
2 | = 0.00034720472440945 | 5 | = 0.00086801181102362 |
2.5 | = 0.00043400590551181 | 5.5 | = 0.00095481299212598 |
3 | = 0.00052080708661417 | 6 | = 0.0010416141732283 |
hands | twips |
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1 | = 5,760.2902823 |
0.0001736 | = 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 …) |