line | 1 ln | 2 ln | 3 ln | 4 ln | 5 ln | 6 ln | 7 ln | 8 ln | 9 ln | 10 ln | 11 ln | 12 ln | 13 ln | 14 ln | 15 ln | 16 ln | 17 ln | 18 ln | 19 ln | 20 ln | 21 ln | 22 ln | 23 ln | 24 ln | 25 ln | 26 ln | 27 ln | 28 ln | 29 ln | 30 ln | 31 ln | 32 ln | 33 ln | 34 ln | 35 ln | 36 ln | 37 ln | 38 ln | 39 ln | 40 ln | 41 ln | 42 ln | 43 ln | 44 ln | 45 ln | 46 ln | 47 ln | 48 ln | 49 ln | 50 ln | 51 ln | 52 ln | 53 ln | 54 ln | 55 ln | 56 ln | 57 ln | 58 ln | 59 ln | 60 ln | 61 ln | 62 ln | 63 ln | 64 ln | 65 ln | 66 ln | 67 ln | 68 ln | 69 ln | 70 ln | 71 ln | 72 ln | 73 ln | 74 ln | 75 ln | 76 ln | 77 ln | 78 ln | 79 ln | 80 ln | 81 ln | 82 ln | 83 ln | 84 ln | 85 ln | 86 ln | 87 ln | 88 ln | 89 ln | 90 ln | 91 ln | 92 ln | 93 ln | 94 ln | 95 ln | 96 ln | 97 ln | 98 ln | 99 ln | 100 ln |
barleycorn | 0.2501970 barleycorn | 0.5003940 barleycorn | 0.7505910 barleycorn | 1.0007880 barleycorn | 1.2509850 barleycorn | 1.5011820 barleycorn | 1.7513790 barleycorn | 2.0015760 barleycorn | 2.2517730 barleycorn | 2.5019701 barleycorn | 2.7521671 barleycorn | 3.0023641 barleycorn | 3.2525611 barleycorn | 3.5027581 barleycorn | 3.7529551 barleycorn | 4.0031521 barleycorn | 4.2533491 barleycorn | 4.5035461 barleycorn | 4.7537431 barleycorn | 5.0039401 barleycorn | 5.2541371 barleycorn | 5.5043341 barleycorn | 5.7545311 barleycorn | 6.0047281 barleycorn | 6.2549251 barleycorn | 6.5051221 barleycorn | 6.7553191 barleycorn | 7.0055162 barleycorn | 7.2557132 barleycorn | 7.5059102 barleycorn | 7.7561072 barleycorn | 8.0063042 barleycorn | 8.2565012 barleycorn | 8.5066982 barleycorn | 8.7568952 barleycorn | 9.0070922 barleycorn | 9.2572892 barleycorn | 9.5074862 barleycorn | 9.7576832 barleycorn | 10.0078802 barleycorn | 10.2580772 barleycorn | 10.5082742 barleycorn | 10.7584712 barleycorn | 11.0086682 barleycorn | 11.2588652 barleycorn | 11.5090623 barleycorn | 11.7592593 barleycorn | 12.0094563 barleycorn | 12.2596533 barleycorn | 12.5098503 barleycorn | 12.7600473 barleycorn | 13.0102443 barleycorn | 13.2604413 barleycorn | 13.5106383 barleycorn | 13.7608353 barleycorn | 14.0110323 barleycorn | 14.2612293 barleycorn | 14.5114263 barleycorn | 14.7616233 barleycorn | 15.0118203 barleycorn | 15.2620173 barleycorn | 15.5122143 barleycorn | 15.7624113 barleycorn | 16.0126084 barleycorn | 16.2628054 barleycorn | 16.5130024 barleycorn | 16.7631994 barleycorn | 17.0133964 barleycorn | 17.2635934 barleycorn | 17.5137904 barleycorn | 17.7639874 barleycorn | 18.0141844 barleycorn | 18.2643814 barleycorn | 18.5145784 barleycorn | 18.7647754 barleycorn | 19.0149724 barleycorn | 19.2651694 barleycorn | 19.5153664 barleycorn | 19.7655634 barleycorn | 20.0157604 barleycorn | 20.2659574 barleycorn | 20.5161545 barleycorn | 20.7663515 barleycorn | 21.0165485 barleycorn | 21.2667455 barleycorn | 21.5169425 barleycorn | 21.7671395 barleycorn | 22.0173365 barleycorn | 22.2675335 barleycorn | 22.5177305 barleycorn | 22.7679275 barleycorn | 23.0181245 barleycorn | 23.2683215 barleycorn | 23.5185185 barleycorn | 23.7687155 barleycorn | 24.0189125 barleycorn | 24.2691095 barleycorn | 24.5193065 barleycorn | 24.7695035 barleycorn | 25.0197006 barleycorn |
The line (abbreviated L or l) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as 1⁄10, 1⁄12, 1⁄16, or 1⁄40 of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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line | ln | ≡ 1⁄12 in | = 0.002116 m | Imperial/US |
lines | barleycorns | lines | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.25019700551615 | 4 | ≈ 1.0007880220646 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.37529550827423 | 4.5 | ≈ 1.1258865248227 |
2 | ≈ 0.50039401103231 | 5 | ≈ 1.2509850275808 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.62549251379039 | 5.5 | ≈ 1.3760835303388 |
3 | ≈ 0.75059101654846 | 6 | ≈ 1.5011820330969 |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
barleycorns | lines | barleycorns | lines |
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1 | ≈ 3.9968503937008 | 4 | ≈ 15.987401574803 |
1.5 | ≈ 5.9952755905512 | 4.5 | ≈ 17.985826771654 |
2 | ≈ 7.9937007874016 | 5 | ≈ 19.984251968504 |
2.5 | ≈ 9.992125984252 | 5.5 | ≈ 21.982677165354 |
3 | ≈ 11.990551181102 | 6 | ≈ 23.981102362205 |
lines | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.2501970 |
3.9968504 | ≈ 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 …) |