palm | 1 palm | 2 palm | 3 palm | 4 palm | 5 palm | 6 palm | 7 palm | 8 palm | 9 palm | 10 palm | 11 palm | 12 palm | 13 palm | 14 palm | 15 palm | 16 palm | 17 palm | 18 palm | 19 palm | 20 palm | 21 palm | 22 palm | 23 palm | 24 palm | 25 palm | 26 palm | 27 palm | 28 palm | 29 palm | 30 palm | 31 palm | 32 palm | 33 palm | 34 palm | 35 palm | 36 palm | 37 palm | 38 palm | 39 palm | 40 palm | 41 palm | 42 palm | 43 palm | 44 palm | 45 palm | 46 palm | 47 palm | 48 palm | 49 palm | 50 palm | 51 palm | 52 palm | 53 palm | 54 palm | 55 palm | 56 palm | 57 palm | 58 palm | 59 palm | 60 palm | 61 palm | 62 palm | 63 palm | 64 palm | 65 palm | 66 palm | 67 palm | 68 palm | 69 palm | 70 palm | 71 palm | 72 palm | 73 palm | 74 palm | 75 palm | 76 palm | 77 palm | 78 palm | 79 palm | 80 palm | 81 palm | 82 palm | 83 palm | 84 palm | 85 palm | 86 palm | 87 palm | 88 palm | 89 palm | 90 palm | 91 palm | 92 palm | 93 palm | 94 palm | 95 palm | 96 palm | 97 palm | 98 palm | 99 palm | 100 palm |
cubit | 0.1524 cubit | 0.3048 cubit | 0.4572 cubit | 0.6096 cubit | 0.762 cubit | 0.9144 cubit | 1.0668 cubit | 1.2192 cubit | 1.3716 cubit | 1.524 cubit | 1.6764 cubit | 1.8288 cubit | 1.9812 cubit | 2.1336 cubit | 2.286 cubit | 2.4384 cubit | 2.5908 cubit | 2.7432 cubit | 2.8956 cubit | 3.048 cubit | 3.2004 cubit | 3.3528 cubit | 3.5052 cubit | 3.6576 cubit | 3.81 cubit | 3.9624 cubit | 4.1148 cubit | 4.2672 cubit | 4.4196 cubit | 4.572 cubit | 4.7244 cubit | 4.8768 cubit | 5.0292 cubit | 5.1816 cubit | 5.334 cubit | 5.4864 cubit | 5.6388 cubit | 5.7912 cubit | 5.9436 cubit | 6.096 cubit | 6.2484 cubit | 6.4008 cubit | 6.5532 cubit | 6.7056 cubit | 6.858 cubit | 7.0104 cubit | 7.1628 cubit | 7.3152 cubit | 7.4676 cubit | 7.62 cubit | 7.7724 cubit | 7.9248 cubit | 8.0772 cubit | 8.2296 cubit | 8.382 cubit | 8.5344 cubit | 8.6868 cubit | 8.8392 cubit | 8.9916 cubit | 9.144 cubit | 9.2964 cubit | 9.4488 cubit | 9.6012 cubit | 9.7536 cubit | 9.906 cubit | 10.0584 cubit | 10.2108 cubit | 10.3632 cubit | 10.5156 cubit | 10.668 cubit | 10.8204 cubit | 10.9728 cubit | 11.1252 cubit | 11.2776 cubit | 11.43 cubit | 11.5824 cubit | 11.7348 cubit | 11.8872 cubit | 12.0396 cubit | 12.192 cubit | 12.3444 cubit | 12.4968 cubit | 12.6492 cubit | 12.8016 cubit | 12.954 cubit | 13.1064 cubit | 13.2588 cubit | 13.4112 cubit | 13.5636 cubit | 13.716 cubit | 13.8684 cubit | 14.0208 cubit | 14.1732 cubit | 14.3256 cubit | 14.478 cubit | 14.6304 cubit | 14.7828 cubit | 14.9352 cubit | 15.0876 cubit | 15.24 cubit |
The palm is an obsolete anthropic unit of length, originally based on the width of the human palm and then variously standardized. The same name is also used for a second, rather larger unit based on the length of the human hand.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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palm | ≡ 3 in | = 0.0762 m | Other (Length) |
palms | cubit | palms | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 0.1524 | 4 | ≈ 0.6096 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.2286 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.6858 |
2 | ≈ 0.3048 | 5 | ≈ 0.762 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.381 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.8382 |
3 | ≈ 0.4572 | 6 | ≈ 0.9144 |
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 | palms | cubit | palms |
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1 | ≈ 6.5616797900262 | 4 | ≈ 26.246719160105 |
1.5 | ≈ 9.8425196850394 | 4.5 | ≈ 29.527559055118 |
2 | ≈ 13.123359580052 | 5 | ≈ 32.808398950131 |
2.5 | ≈ 16.404199475066 | 5.5 | ≈ 36.089238845144 |
3 | ≈ 19.685039370079 | 6 | ≈ 39.370078740157 |
palms | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 0.1524 |
6.5616798 | ≈ 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 …) |