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 | 0.0952381 finger (US) | 0.1904762 finger (US) | 0.2857143 finger (US) | 0.3809524 finger (US) | 0.4761905 finger (US) | 0.5714286 finger (US) | 0.6666667 finger (US) | 0.7619048 finger (US) | 0.8571429 finger (US) | 0.9523810 finger (US) | 1.0476190 finger (US) | 1.1428571 finger (US) | 1.2380952 finger (US) | 1.3333333 finger (US) | 1.4285714 finger (US) | 1.5238095 finger (US) | 1.6190476 finger (US) | 1.7142857 finger (US) | 1.8095238 finger (US) | 1.9047619 finger (US) | 2 finger (US) | 2.0952381 finger (US) | 2.1904762 finger (US) | 2.2857143 finger (US) | 2.3809524 finger (US) | 2.4761905 finger (US) | 2.5714286 finger (US) | 2.6666667 finger (US) | 2.7619048 finger (US) | 2.8571429 finger (US) | 2.9523810 finger (US) | 3.0476190 finger (US) | 3.1428571 finger (US) | 3.2380952 finger (US) | 3.3333333 finger (US) | 3.4285714 finger (US) | 3.5238095 finger (US) | 3.6190476 finger (US) | 3.7142857 finger (US) | 3.8095238 finger (US) | 3.9047619 finger (US) | 4 finger (US) | 4.0952381 finger (US) | 4.1904762 finger (US) | 4.2857143 finger (US) | 4.3809524 finger (US) | 4.4761905 finger (US) | 4.5714286 finger (US) | 4.6666667 finger (US) | 4.7619048 finger (US) | 4.8571429 finger (US) | 4.9523810 finger (US) | 5.0476190 finger (US) | 5.1428571 finger (US) | 5.2380952 finger (US) | 5.3333333 finger (US) | 5.4285714 finger (US) | 5.5238095 finger (US) | 5.6190476 finger (US) | 5.7142857 finger (US) | 5.8095238 finger (US) | 5.9047619 finger (US) | 6 finger (US) | 6.0952381 finger (US) | 6.1904762 finger (US) | 6.2857143 finger (US) | 6.3809524 finger (US) | 6.4761905 finger (US) | 6.5714286 finger (US) | 6.6666667 finger (US) | 6.7619048 finger (US) | 6.8571429 finger (US) | 6.9523810 finger (US) | 7.0476190 finger (US) | 7.1428571 finger (US) | 7.2380952 finger (US) | 7.3333333 finger (US) | 7.4285714 finger (US) | 7.5238095 finger (US) | 7.6190476 finger (US) | 7.7142857 finger (US) | 7.8095238 finger (US) | 7.9047619 finger (US) | 8 finger (US) | 8.0952381 finger (US) | 8.1904762 finger (US) | 8.2857143 finger (US) | 8.3809524 finger (US) | 8.4761905 finger (US) | 8.5714286 finger (US) | 8.6666667 finger (US) | 8.7619048 finger (US) | 8.8571429 finger (US) | 8.9523810 finger (US) | 9.0476190 finger (US) | 9.1428571 finger (US) | 9.2380952 finger (US) | 9.3333333 finger (US) | 9.4285714 finger (US) | 9.5238095 finger (US) |
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 | lines | finger |
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1 | = 0.095238095238095 | 4 | = 0.38095238095238 |
1.5 | = 0.14285714285714 | 4.5 | = 0.42857142857143 |
2 | = 0.19047619047619 | 5 | = 0.47619047619048 |
2.5 | = 0.23809523809524 | 5.5 | = 0.52380952380952 |
3 | = 0.28571428571429 | 6 | = 0.57142857142857 |
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 | finger (US) | ≡ 7⁄8 in | = 0.022225 m | Imperial/US |
finger | lines | finger | lines |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 10.5 | 4 | = 42 |
1.5 | = 15.75 | 4.5 | = 47.25 |
2 | = 21 | 5 | = 52.5 |
2.5 | = 26.25 | 5.5 | = 57.75 |
3 | = 31.5 | 6 | = 63 |
lines | finger |
---|---|
1 | = 0.0952381 |
10.5 | = 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 …) |