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 |
finger (cloth) | 0.0185185 finger (cloth) | 0.0370370 finger (cloth) | 0.0555556 finger (cloth) | 0.0740741 finger (cloth) | 0.0925926 finger (cloth) | 0.1111111 finger (cloth) | 0.1296296 finger (cloth) | 0.1481481 finger (cloth) | 0.1666667 finger (cloth) | 0.1851852 finger (cloth) | 0.2037037 finger (cloth) | 0.2222222 finger (cloth) | 0.2407407 finger (cloth) | 0.2592593 finger (cloth) | 0.2777778 finger (cloth) | 0.2962963 finger (cloth) | 0.3148148 finger (cloth) | 0.3333333 finger (cloth) | 0.3518519 finger (cloth) | 0.3703704 finger (cloth) | 0.3888889 finger (cloth) | 0.4074074 finger (cloth) | 0.4259259 finger (cloth) | 0.4444444 finger (cloth) | 0.4629630 finger (cloth) | 0.4814815 finger (cloth) | 0.5 finger (cloth) | 0.5185185 finger (cloth) | 0.5370370 finger (cloth) | 0.5555556 finger (cloth) | 0.5740741 finger (cloth) | 0.5925926 finger (cloth) | 0.6111111 finger (cloth) | 0.6296296 finger (cloth) | 0.6481481 finger (cloth) | 0.6666667 finger (cloth) | 0.6851852 finger (cloth) | 0.7037037 finger (cloth) | 0.7222222 finger (cloth) | 0.7407407 finger (cloth) | 0.7592593 finger (cloth) | 0.7777778 finger (cloth) | 0.7962963 finger (cloth) | 0.8148148 finger (cloth) | 0.8333333 finger (cloth) | 0.8518519 finger (cloth) | 0.8703704 finger (cloth) | 0.8888889 finger (cloth) | 0.9074074 finger (cloth) | 0.9259259 finger (cloth) | 0.9444444 finger (cloth) | 0.9629630 finger (cloth) | 0.9814815 finger (cloth) | 1 finger (cloth) | 1.0185185 finger (cloth) | 1.0370370 finger (cloth) | 1.0555556 finger (cloth) | 1.0740741 finger (cloth) | 1.0925926 finger (cloth) | 1.1111111 finger (cloth) | 1.1296296 finger (cloth) | 1.1481481 finger (cloth) | 1.1666667 finger (cloth) | 1.1851852 finger (cloth) | 1.2037037 finger (cloth) | 1.2222222 finger (cloth) | 1.2407407 finger (cloth) | 1.2592593 finger (cloth) | 1.2777778 finger (cloth) | 1.2962963 finger (cloth) | 1.3148148 finger (cloth) | 1.3333333 finger (cloth) | 1.3518519 finger (cloth) | 1.3703704 finger (cloth) | 1.3888889 finger (cloth) | 1.4074074 finger (cloth) | 1.4259259 finger (cloth) | 1.4444444 finger (cloth) | 1.4629630 finger (cloth) | 1.4814815 finger (cloth) | 1.5 finger (cloth) | 1.5185185 finger (cloth) | 1.5370370 finger (cloth) | 1.5555556 finger (cloth) | 1.5740741 finger (cloth) | 1.5925926 finger (cloth) | 1.6111111 finger (cloth) | 1.6296296 finger (cloth) | 1.6481481 finger (cloth) | 1.6666667 finger (cloth) | 1.6851852 finger (cloth) | 1.7037037 finger (cloth) | 1.7222222 finger (cloth) | 1.7407407 finger (cloth) | 1.7592593 finger (cloth) | 1.7777778 finger (cloth) | 1.7962963 finger (cloth) | 1.8148148 finger (cloth) | 1.8333333 finger (cloth) | 1.8518519 finger (cloth) |
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 | finger (cloth) | lines | finger (cloth) |
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1 | = 0.018518518518519 | 4 | = 0.074074074074074 |
1.5 | = 0.027777777777778 | 4.5 | = 0.083333333333333 |
2 | = 0.037037037037037 | 5 | = 0.092592592592593 |
2.5 | = 0.046296296296296 | 5.5 | = 0.10185185185185 |
3 | = 0.055555555555556 | 6 | = 0.11111111111111 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
finger (cloth) | ≡ 4 ⁄12 in | = 0.1143 m | Other (Length) |
finger (cloth) | lines | finger (cloth) | lines |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 54 | 4 | = 216 |
1.5 | = 81 | 4.5 | = 243 |
2 | = 108 | 5 | = 270 |
2.5 | = 135 | 5.5 | = 297 |
3 | = 162 | 6 | = 324 |
lines | finger (cloth) |
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1 | = 0.0185185 |
54 | = 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 …) |