rod | 1 rd | 2 rd | 3 rd | 4 rd | 5 rd | 6 rd | 7 rd | 8 rd | 9 rd | 10 rd | 11 rd | 12 rd | 13 rd | 14 rd | 15 rd | 16 rd | 17 rd | 18 rd | 19 rd | 20 rd | 21 rd | 22 rd | 23 rd | 24 rd | 25 rd | 26 rd | 27 rd | 28 rd | 29 rd | 30 rd | 31 rd | 32 rd | 33 rd | 34 rd | 35 rd | 36 rd | 37 rd | 38 rd | 39 rd | 40 rd | 41 rd | 42 rd | 43 rd | 44 rd | 45 rd | 46 rd | 47 rd | 48 rd | 49 rd | 50 rd | 51 rd | 52 rd | 53 rd | 54 rd | 55 rd | 56 rd | 57 rd | 58 rd | 59 rd | 60 rd | 61 rd | 62 rd | 63 rd | 64 rd | 65 rd | 66 rd | 67 rd | 68 rd | 69 rd | 70 rd | 71 rd | 72 rd | 73 rd | 74 rd | 75 rd | 76 rd | 77 rd | 78 rd | 79 rd | 80 rd | 81 rd | 82 rd | 83 rd | 84 rd | 85 rd | 86 rd | 87 rd | 88 rd | 89 rd | 90 rd | 91 rd | 92 rd | 93 rd | 94 rd | 95 rd | 96 rd | 97 rd | 98 rd | 99 rd | 100 rd |
hand | 49.5 hand | 99 hand | 148.5 hand | 198 hand | 247.5 hand | 297 hand | 346.5 hand | 396 hand | 445.5 hand | 495 hand | 544.5 hand | 594 hand | 643.5 hand | 693 hand | 742.5 hand | 792 hand | 841.5 hand | 891 hand | 940.5 hand | 990 hand | 1,039.5 hand | 1 089 hand | 1,138.5 hand | 1 188 hand | 1,237.5 hand | 1 287 hand | 1,336.5 hand | 1 386 hand | 1,435.5 hand | 1 485 hand | 1,534.5 hand | 1 584 hand | 1,633.5 hand | 1 683 hand | 1,732.5 hand | 1 782 hand | 1,831.5 hand | 1 881 hand | 1,930.5 hand | 1 980 hand | 2,029.5 hand | 2 079 hand | 2,128.5 hand | 2 178 hand | 2,227.5 hand | 2 277 hand | 2,326.5 hand | 2 376 hand | 2,425.5 hand | 2 475 hand | 2,524.5 hand | 2 574 hand | 2,623.5 hand | 2 673 hand | 2,722.5 hand | 2 772 hand | 2,821.5 hand | 2 871 hand | 2,920.5 hand | 2 970 hand | 3,019.5 hand | 3 069 hand | 3,118.5 hand | 3 168 hand | 3,217.5 hand | 3 267 hand | 3,316.5 hand | 3 366 hand | 3,415.5 hand | 3 465 hand | 3,514.5 hand | 3 564 hand | 3,613.5 hand | 3 663 hand | 3,712.5 hand | 3 762 hand | 3,811.5 hand | 3 861 hand | 3,910.5 hand | 3 960 hand | 4,009.5 hand | 4 059 hand | 4,108.5 hand | 4 158 hand | 4,207.5 hand | 4 257 hand | 4,306.5 hand | 4 356 hand | 4,405.5 hand | 4 455 hand | 4,504.5 hand | 4 554 hand | 4,603.5 hand | 4 653 hand | 4,702.5 hand | 4 752 hand | 4,801.5 hand | 4 851 hand | 4,900.5 hand | 4 950 hand |
The rod or perch or pole is a surveyors tool and unit of length equal to 5 1⁄2 yards, 16 1⁄2 feet, 1⁄320 of a statute mile or one-fourth of a surveyor's chain and 5.0292 meters.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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rod | rd | ≡ 16 1⁄2 ft | = 5.0292 m | Imperial/US |
rods | hands | rods | hands |
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1 | = 49.5 | 4 | = 198 |
1.5 | = 74.25 | 4.5 | = 222.75 |
2 | = 99 | 5 | = 247.5 |
2.5 | = 123.75 | 5.5 | = 272.25 |
3 | = 148.5 | 6 | = 297 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | rods | hands | rods |
---|---|---|---|
1 | = 0.02020202020202 | 4 | = 0.080808080808081 |
1.5 | = 0.03030303030303 | 4.5 | = 0.090909090909091 |
2 | = 0.04040404040404 | 5 | = 0.1010101010101 |
2.5 | = 0.050505050505051 | 5.5 | = 0.11111111111111 |
3 | = 0.060606060606061 | 6 | = 0.12121212121212 |
rods | hands |
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1 | = 49.5 |
0.0202020 | = 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 …) |