nail (cloth) | 1 nail (cloth) | 2 nail (cloth) | 3 nail (cloth) | 4 nail (cloth) | 5 nail (cloth) | 6 nail (cloth) | 7 nail (cloth) | 8 nail (cloth) | 9 nail (cloth) | 10 nail (cloth) | 11 nail (cloth) | 12 nail (cloth) | 13 nail (cloth) | 14 nail (cloth) | 15 nail (cloth) | 16 nail (cloth) | 17 nail (cloth) | 18 nail (cloth) | 19 nail (cloth) | 20 nail (cloth) | 21 nail (cloth) | 22 nail (cloth) | 23 nail (cloth) | 24 nail (cloth) | 25 nail (cloth) | 26 nail (cloth) | 27 nail (cloth) | 28 nail (cloth) | 29 nail (cloth) | 30 nail (cloth) | 31 nail (cloth) | 32 nail (cloth) | 33 nail (cloth) | 34 nail (cloth) | 35 nail (cloth) | 36 nail (cloth) | 37 nail (cloth) | 38 nail (cloth) | 39 nail (cloth) | 40 nail (cloth) | 41 nail (cloth) | 42 nail (cloth) | 43 nail (cloth) | 44 nail (cloth) | 45 nail (cloth) | 46 nail (cloth) | 47 nail (cloth) | 48 nail (cloth) | 49 nail (cloth) | 50 nail (cloth) | 51 nail (cloth) | 52 nail (cloth) | 53 nail (cloth) | 54 nail (cloth) | 55 nail (cloth) | 56 nail (cloth) | 57 nail (cloth) | 58 nail (cloth) | 59 nail (cloth) | 60 nail (cloth) | 61 nail (cloth) | 62 nail (cloth) | 63 nail (cloth) | 64 nail (cloth) | 65 nail (cloth) | 66 nail (cloth) | 67 nail (cloth) | 68 nail (cloth) | 69 nail (cloth) | 70 nail (cloth) | 71 nail (cloth) | 72 nail (cloth) | 73 nail (cloth) | 74 nail (cloth) | 75 nail (cloth) | 76 nail (cloth) | 77 nail (cloth) | 78 nail (cloth) | 79 nail (cloth) | 80 nail (cloth) | 81 nail (cloth) | 82 nail (cloth) | 83 nail (cloth) | 84 nail (cloth) | 85 nail (cloth) | 86 nail (cloth) | 87 nail (cloth) | 88 nail (cloth) | 89 nail (cloth) | 90 nail (cloth) | 91 nail (cloth) | 92 nail (cloth) | 93 nail (cloth) | 94 nail (cloth) | 95 nail (cloth) | 96 nail (cloth) | 97 nail (cloth) | 98 nail (cloth) | 99 nail (cloth) | 100 nail (cloth) |
mickey | 450 mickey | 900 mickey | 1 350 mickey | 1 800 mickey | 2 250 mickey | 2 700 mickey | 3 150 mickey | 3 600 mickey | 4 050 mickey | 4 500 mickey | 4 950 mickey | 5 400 mickey | 5 850 mickey | 6 300 mickey | 6 750 mickey | 7 200 mickey | 7 650 mickey | 8 100 mickey | 8 550 mickey | 9 000 mickey | 9 450 mickey | 9 900 mickey | 10 350 mickey | 10 800 mickey | 11 250 mickey | 11 700 mickey | 12 150 mickey | 12 600 mickey | 13 050 mickey | 13 500 mickey | 13 950 mickey | 14 400 mickey | 14 850 mickey | 15 300 mickey | 15 750 mickey | 16 200 mickey | 16 650 mickey | 17 100 mickey | 17 550 mickey | 18 000 mickey | 18 450 mickey | 18 900 mickey | 19 350 mickey | 19 800 mickey | 20 250 mickey | 20 700 mickey | 21 150 mickey | 21 600 mickey | 22 050 mickey | 22 500 mickey | 22 950 mickey | 23 400 mickey | 23 850 mickey | 24 300 mickey | 24 750 mickey | 25 200 mickey | 25 650 mickey | 26 100 mickey | 26 550 mickey | 27 000 mickey | 27 450 mickey | 27 900 mickey | 28 350 mickey | 28 800 mickey | 29 250 mickey | 29 700 mickey | 30 150 mickey | 30 600 mickey | 31 050 mickey | 31 500 mickey | 31 950 mickey | 32 400 mickey | 32 850 mickey | 33 300 mickey | 33 750 mickey | 34 200 mickey | 34 650 mickey | 35 100 mickey | 35 550 mickey | 36 000 mickey | 36 450 mickey | 36 900 mickey | 37 350 mickey | 37 800 mickey | 38 250 mickey | 38 700 mickey | 39 150 mickey | 39 600 mickey | 40 050 mickey | 40 500 mickey | 40 950 mickey | 41 400 mickey | 41 850 mickey | 42 300 mickey | 42 750 mickey | 43 200 mickey | 43 650 mickey | 44 100 mickey | 44 550 mickey | 45 000 mickey |
A nail, as a unit of cloth measurement, is generally a sixteenth of a yard or 2 1/4 inches (5.715 cm). The nail was apparently named after the practice of hammering brass nails into the counter at shops where cloth was sold.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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nail (cloth) | ≡ 2 1⁄4 in | = 0.05715 m | Other (Length) |
nails (cloth) | mickey | nails (cloth) | mickey |
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1 | = 450 | 4 | = 1800 |
1.5 | = 675 | 4.5 | = 2025 |
2 | = 900 | 5 | = 2250 |
2.5 | = 1125 | 5.5 | = 2475 |
3 | = 1350 | 6 | = 2700 |
The mickey is a unit used to describe the distance of movement of a computer mouse (presumably getting its name from Mickey Mouse). There are a number of slightly different definitions for this unit.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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mickey | ≡ 1⁄200 in | = 1.27×10−4 m | Other (Length) |
mickey | nails (cloth) | mickey | nails (cloth) |
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1 | = 0.0022222222222222 | 4 | = 0.0088888888888889 |
1.5 | = 0.0033333333333333 | 4.5 | = 0.01 |
2 | = 0.0044444444444444 | 5 | = 0.011111111111111 |
2.5 | = 0.0055555555555556 | 5.5 | = 0.012222222222222 |
3 | = 0.0066666666666667 | 6 | = 0.013333333333333 |
nails (cloth) | mickey |
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1 | = 450 |
0.0022222 | = 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 …) |