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 |
cubit | 0.0042333 cubit | 0.0084667 cubit | 0.0127 cubit | 0.0169333 cubit | 0.0211667 cubit | 0.0254 cubit | 0.0296333 cubit | 0.0338667 cubit | 0.0381 cubit | 0.0423333 cubit | 0.0465667 cubit | 0.0508 cubit | 0.0550333 cubit | 0.0592667 cubit | 0.0635 cubit | 0.0677333 cubit | 0.0719667 cubit | 0.0762 cubit | 0.0804333 cubit | 0.0846667 cubit | 0.0889 cubit | 0.0931333 cubit | 0.0973667 cubit | 0.1016 cubit | 0.1058333 cubit | 0.1100667 cubit | 0.1143 cubit | 0.1185333 cubit | 0.1227667 cubit | 0.127 cubit | 0.1312333 cubit | 0.1354667 cubit | 0.1397 cubit | 0.1439333 cubit | 0.1481667 cubit | 0.1524 cubit | 0.1566333 cubit | 0.1608667 cubit | 0.1651 cubit | 0.1693333 cubit | 0.1735667 cubit | 0.1778 cubit | 0.1820333 cubit | 0.1862667 cubit | 0.1905 cubit | 0.1947333 cubit | 0.1989667 cubit | 0.2032 cubit | 0.2074333 cubit | 0.2116667 cubit | 0.2159 cubit | 0.2201333 cubit | 0.2243667 cubit | 0.2286 cubit | 0.2328333 cubit | 0.2370667 cubit | 0.2413 cubit | 0.2455333 cubit | 0.2497667 cubit | 0.254 cubit | 0.2582333 cubit | 0.2624667 cubit | 0.2667 cubit | 0.2709333 cubit | 0.2751667 cubit | 0.2794 cubit | 0.2836333 cubit | 0.2878667 cubit | 0.2921 cubit | 0.2963333 cubit | 0.3005667 cubit | 0.3048 cubit | 0.3090333 cubit | 0.3132667 cubit | 0.3175 cubit | 0.3217333 cubit | 0.3259667 cubit | 0.3302 cubit | 0.3344333 cubit | 0.3386667 cubit | 0.3429 cubit | 0.3471333 cubit | 0.3513667 cubit | 0.3556 cubit | 0.3598333 cubit | 0.3640667 cubit | 0.3683 cubit | 0.3725333 cubit | 0.3767667 cubit | 0.381 cubit | 0.3852333 cubit | 0.3894667 cubit | 0.3937 cubit | 0.3979333 cubit | 0.4021667 cubit | 0.4064 cubit | 0.4106333 cubit | 0.4148667 cubit | 0.4191 cubit | 0.4233333 cubit |
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 | cubit | lines | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 0.0042333333333333 | 4 | ≈ 0.016933333333333 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.00635 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.01905 |
2 | ≈ 0.0084666666666667 | 5 | ≈ 0.021166666666667 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.010583333333333 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.023283333333333 |
3 | ≈ 0.0127 | 6 | ≈ 0.0254 |
The cubit is an ancient unit based on the forearm length from the tip of the middle finger to the bottom of the elbow. Cubits of various lengths were employed in many parts of the world in antiquity, during the Middle Ages and as recently as Early Modern Times. The term is still used in hedge laying, the length of the forearm being frequently used to determine the interval between stakes placed within the hedge.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cubit | ≡ Distance from fingers to elbow ≈ 18 in | ≈ 0.5 m | Other (Length) |
cubit | lines | cubit | lines |
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1 | ≈ 236.22047244094 | 4 | ≈ 944.88188976378 |
1.5 | ≈ 354.33070866142 | 4.5 | ≈ 1062.9921259843 |
2 | ≈ 472.44094488189 | 5 | ≈ 1181.1023622047 |
2.5 | ≈ 590.55118110236 | 5.5 | ≈ 1299.2125984252 |
3 | ≈ 708.66141732283 | 6 | ≈ 1417.3228346457 |
lines | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 0.0042333 |
236.2204724 | ≈ 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 …) |