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 |
nail (cloth) | 1.3333333 nail (cloth) | 2.6666667 nail (cloth) | 4 nail (cloth) | 5.3333333 nail (cloth) | 6.6666667 nail (cloth) | 8 nail (cloth) | 9.3333333 nail (cloth) | 10.6666667 nail (cloth) | 12 nail (cloth) | 13.3333333 nail (cloth) | 14.6666667 nail (cloth) | 16 nail (cloth) | 17.3333333 nail (cloth) | 18.6666667 nail (cloth) | 20 nail (cloth) | 21.3333333 nail (cloth) | 22.6666667 nail (cloth) | 24 nail (cloth) | 25.3333333 nail (cloth) | 26.6666667 nail (cloth) | 28 nail (cloth) | 29.3333333 nail (cloth) | 30.6666667 nail (cloth) | 32 nail (cloth) | 33.3333333 nail (cloth) | 34.6666667 nail (cloth) | 36 nail (cloth) | 37.3333333 nail (cloth) | 38.6666667 nail (cloth) | 40 nail (cloth) | 41.3333333 nail (cloth) | 42.6666667 nail (cloth) | 44 nail (cloth) | 45.3333333 nail (cloth) | 46.6666667 nail (cloth) | 48 nail (cloth) | 49.3333333 nail (cloth) | 50.6666667 nail (cloth) | 52 nail (cloth) | 53.3333333 nail (cloth) | 54.6666667 nail (cloth) | 56 nail (cloth) | 57.3333333 nail (cloth) | 58.6666667 nail (cloth) | 60 nail (cloth) | 61.3333333 nail (cloth) | 62.6666667 nail (cloth) | 64 nail (cloth) | 65.3333333 nail (cloth) | 66.6666667 nail (cloth) | 68 nail (cloth) | 69.3333333 nail (cloth) | 70.6666667 nail (cloth) | 72 nail (cloth) | 73.3333333 nail (cloth) | 74.6666667 nail (cloth) | 76 nail (cloth) | 77.3333333 nail (cloth) | 78.6666667 nail (cloth) | 80 nail (cloth) | 81.3333333 nail (cloth) | 82.6666667 nail (cloth) | 84 nail (cloth) | 85.3333333 nail (cloth) | 86.6666667 nail (cloth) | 88 nail (cloth) | 89.3333333 nail (cloth) | 90.6666667 nail (cloth) | 92 nail (cloth) | 93.3333333 nail (cloth) | 94.6666667 nail (cloth) | 96 nail (cloth) | 97.3333333 nail (cloth) | 98.6666667 nail (cloth) | 100 nail (cloth) | 101.3333333 nail (cloth) | 102.6666667 nail (cloth) | 104 nail (cloth) | 105.3333333 nail (cloth) | 106.6666667 nail (cloth) | 108 nail (cloth) | 109.3333333 nail (cloth) | 110.6666667 nail (cloth) | 112 nail (cloth) | 113.3333333 nail (cloth) | 114.6666667 nail (cloth) | 116 nail (cloth) | 117.3333333 nail (cloth) | 118.6666667 nail (cloth) | 120 nail (cloth) | 121.3333333 nail (cloth) | 122.6666667 nail (cloth) | 124 nail (cloth) | 125.3333333 nail (cloth) | 126.6666667 nail (cloth) | 128 nail (cloth) | 129.3333333 nail (cloth) | 130.6666667 nail (cloth) | 132 nail (cloth) | 133.3333333 nail (cloth) |
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 | nails (cloth) | palms | nails (cloth) |
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1 | = 1.3333333333333 | 4 | = 5.3333333333333 |
1.5 | = 2 | 4.5 | = 6 |
2 | = 2.6666666666667 | 5 | = 6.6666666666667 |
2.5 | = 3.3333333333333 | 5.5 | = 7.3333333333333 |
3 | = 4 | 6 | = 8 |
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) | palms | nails (cloth) | palms |
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1 | = 0.75 | 4 | = 3 |
1.5 | = 1.125 | 4.5 | = 3.375 |
2 | = 1.5 | 5 | = 3.75 |
2.5 | = 1.875 | 5.5 | = 4.125 |
3 | = 2.25 | 6 | = 4.5 |
palms | nails (cloth) |
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1 | = 1.3333333 |
0.75 | = 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 …) |