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Nail (cloth) to Span Conversion Table

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0.1 - 0.54
nails (cloth) to spans
0.1= 0.025
0.11= 0.0275
0.12= 0.03
0.13= 0.0325
0.14= 0.035
0.15= 0.0375
0.16= 0.04
0.17= 0.0425
0.18= 0.045
0.19= 0.0475
0.20= 0.05
0.21= 0.0525
0.22= 0.055
0.23= 0.0575
0.24= 0.06
0.25= 0.0625
0.26= 0.065
0.27= 0.0675
0.28= 0.07
0.29= 0.0725
0.30= 0.075
0.31= 0.0775
0.32= 0.08
0.33= 0.0825
0.34= 0.085
0.35= 0.0875
0.36= 0.09
0.37= 0.0925
0.38= 0.095
0.39= 0.0975
0.40= 0.1
0.41= 0.1025
0.42= 0.105
0.43= 0.1075
0.44= 0.11
0.45= 0.1125
0.46= 0.115
0.47= 0.1175
0.48= 0.12
0.49= 0.1225
0.50= 0.125
0.51= 0.1275
0.52= 0.13
0.53= 0.1325
0.54= 0.135
0.55 - 0.99
nails (cloth) to spans
0.55= 0.1375
0.56= 0.14
0.57= 0.1425
0.58= 0.145
0.59= 0.1475
0.60= 0.15
0.61= 0.1525
0.62= 0.155
0.63= 0.1575
0.64= 0.16
0.65= 0.1625
0.66= 0.165
0.67= 0.1675
0.68= 0.17
0.69= 0.1725
0.70= 0.175
0.71= 0.1775
0.72= 0.18
0.73= 0.1825
0.74= 0.185
0.75= 0.1875
0.76= 0.19
0.77= 0.1925
0.78= 0.195
0.79= 0.1975
0.80= 0.2
0.81= 0.2025
0.82= 0.205
0.83= 0.2075
0.84= 0.21
0.85= 0.2125
0.86= 0.215
0.87= 0.2175
0.88= 0.22
0.89= 0.2225
0.90= 0.225
0.91= 0.2275
0.92= 0.23
0.93= 0.2325
0.94= 0.235
0.95= 0.2375
0.96= 0.24
0.97= 0.2425
0.98= 0.245
0.99= 0.2475
1.00 - 1.44
nails (cloth) to spans
1.00= 0.25
1.01= 0.2525
1.02= 0.255
1.03= 0.2575
1.04= 0.26
1.05= 0.2625
1.06= 0.265
1.07= 0.2675
1.08= 0.27
1.09= 0.2725
1.10= 0.275
1.11= 0.2775
1.12= 0.28
1.13= 0.2825
1.14= 0.285
1.15= 0.2875
1.16= 0.29
1.17= 0.2925
1.18= 0.295
1.19= 0.2975
1.20= 0.3
1.21= 0.3025
1.22= 0.305
1.23= 0.3075
1.24= 0.31
1.25= 0.3125
1.26= 0.315
1.27= 0.3175
1.28= 0.32
1.29= 0.3225
1.30= 0.325
1.31= 0.3275
1.32= 0.33
1.33= 0.3325
1.34= 0.335
1.35= 0.3375
1.36= 0.34
1.37= 0.3425
1.38= 0.345
1.39= 0.3475
1.40= 0.35
1.41= 0.3525
1.42= 0.355
1.43= 0.3575
1.44= 0.36
1.45 - 1.89
nails (cloth) to spans
1.45= 0.3625
1.46= 0.365
1.47= 0.3675
1.48= 0.37
1.49= 0.3725
1.50= 0.375
1.51= 0.3775
1.52= 0.38
1.53= 0.3825
1.54= 0.385
1.55= 0.3875
1.56= 0.39
1.57= 0.3925
1.58= 0.395
1.59= 0.3975
1.60= 0.4
1.61= 0.4025
1.62= 0.405
1.63= 0.4075
1.64= 0.41
1.65= 0.4125
1.66= 0.415
1.67= 0.4175
1.68= 0.42
1.69= 0.4225
1.70= 0.425
1.71= 0.4275
1.72= 0.43
1.73= 0.4325
1.74= 0.435
1.75= 0.4375
1.76= 0.44
1.77= 0.4425
1.78= 0.445
1.79= 0.4475
1.80= 0.45
1.81= 0.4525
1.82= 0.455
1.83= 0.4575
1.84= 0.46
1.85= 0.4625
1.86= 0.465
1.87= 0.4675
1.88= 0.47
1.89= 0.4725
1.90 - 2.34
nails (cloth) to spans
1.90= 0.475
1.91= 0.4775
1.92= 0.48
1.93= 0.4825
1.94= 0.485
1.95= 0.4875
1.96= 0.49
1.97= 0.4925
1.98= 0.495
1.99= 0.4975
2.00= 0.5
2.01= 0.5025
2.02= 0.505
2.03= 0.5075
2.04= 0.51
2.05= 0.5125
2.06= 0.515
2.07= 0.5175
2.08= 0.52
2.09= 0.5225
2.10= 0.525
2.11= 0.5275
2.12= 0.53
2.13= 0.5325
2.14= 0.535
2.15= 0.5375
2.16= 0.54
2.17= 0.5425
2.18= 0.545
2.19= 0.5475
2.20= 0.55
2.21= 0.5525
2.22= 0.555
2.23= 0.5575
2.24= 0.56
2.25= 0.5625
2.26= 0.565
2.27= 0.5675
2.28= 0.57
2.29= 0.5725
2.30= 0.575
2.31= 0.5775
2.32= 0.58
2.33= 0.5825
2.34= 0.585
2.35 - 2.79
nails (cloth) to spans
2.35= 0.5875
2.36= 0.59
2.37= 0.5925
2.38= 0.595
2.39= 0.5975
2.40= 0.6
2.41= 0.6025
2.42= 0.605
2.43= 0.6075
2.44= 0.61
2.45= 0.6125
2.46= 0.615
2.47= 0.6175
2.48= 0.62
2.49= 0.6225
2.50= 0.625
2.51= 0.6275
2.52= 0.63
2.53= 0.6325
2.54= 0.635
2.55= 0.6375
2.56= 0.64
2.57= 0.6425
2.58= 0.645
2.59= 0.6475
2.60= 0.65
2.61= 0.6525
2.62= 0.655
2.63= 0.6575
2.64= 0.66
2.65= 0.6625
2.66= 0.665
2.67= 0.6675
2.68= 0.67
2.69= 0.6725
2.70= 0.675
2.71= 0.6775
2.72= 0.68
2.73= 0.6825
2.74= 0.685
2.75= 0.6875
2.76= 0.69
2.77= 0.6925
2.78= 0.695
2.79= 0.6975

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SymbolDefinition
exactly equal
approximately equal to
=equal to
digitsindicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …)

nails (cloth)

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.

spans

span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span (thumb to little finger) and little span (index finger to little finger).