span | 1 span | 2 span | 3 span | 4 span | 5 span | 6 span | 7 span | 8 span | 9 span | 10 span | 11 span | 12 span | 13 span | 14 span | 15 span | 16 span | 17 span | 18 span | 19 span | 20 span | 21 span | 22 span | 23 span | 24 span | 25 span | 26 span | 27 span | 28 span | 29 span | 30 span | 31 span | 32 span | 33 span | 34 span | 35 span | 36 span | 37 span | 38 span | 39 span | 40 span | 41 span | 42 span | 43 span | 44 span | 45 span | 46 span | 47 span | 48 span | 49 span | 50 span | 51 span | 52 span | 53 span | 54 span | 55 span | 56 span | 57 span | 58 span | 59 span | 60 span | 61 span | 62 span | 63 span | 64 span | 65 span | 66 span | 67 span | 68 span | 69 span | 70 span | 71 span | 72 span | 73 span | 74 span | 75 span | 76 span | 77 span | 78 span | 79 span | 80 span | 81 span | 82 span | 83 span | 84 span | 85 span | 86 span | 87 span | 88 span | 89 span | 90 span | 91 span | 92 span | 93 span | 94 span | 95 span | 96 span | 97 span | 98 span | 99 span | 100 span |
cape foot | 0.7260472 ft (Cape) | 1.4520943 ft (Cape) | 2.1781415 ft (Cape) | 2.9041887 ft (Cape) | 3.6302359 ft (Cape) | 4.3562830 ft (Cape) | 5.0823302 ft (Cape) | 5.8083774 ft (Cape) | 6.5344245 ft (Cape) | 7.2604717 ft (Cape) | 7.9865189 ft (Cape) | 8.7125661 ft (Cape) | 9.4386132 ft (Cape) | 10.1646604 ft (Cape) | 10.8907076 ft (Cape) | 11.6167548 ft (Cape) | 12.3428019 ft (Cape) | 13.0688491 ft (Cape) | 13.7948963 ft (Cape) | 14.5209434 ft (Cape) | 15.2469906 ft (Cape) | 15.9730378 ft (Cape) | 16.6990850 ft (Cape) | 17.4251321 ft (Cape) | 18.1511793 ft (Cape) | 18.8772265 ft (Cape) | 19.6032736 ft (Cape) | 20.3293208 ft (Cape) | 21.0553680 ft (Cape) | 21.7814152 ft (Cape) | 22.5074623 ft (Cape) | 23.2335095 ft (Cape) | 23.9595567 ft (Cape) | 24.6856039 ft (Cape) | 25.4116510 ft (Cape) | 26.1376982 ft (Cape) | 26.8637454 ft (Cape) | 27.5897925 ft (Cape) | 28.3158397 ft (Cape) | 29.0418869 ft (Cape) | 29.7679341 ft (Cape) | 30.4939812 ft (Cape) | 31.2200284 ft (Cape) | 31.9460756 ft (Cape) | 32.6721227 ft (Cape) | 33.3981699 ft (Cape) | 34.1242171 ft (Cape) | 34.8502643 ft (Cape) | 35.5763114 ft (Cape) | 36.3023586 ft (Cape) | 37.0284058 ft (Cape) | 37.7544530 ft (Cape) | 38.4805001 ft (Cape) | 39.2065473 ft (Cape) | 39.9325945 ft (Cape) | 40.6586416 ft (Cape) | 41.3846888 ft (Cape) | 42.1107360 ft (Cape) | 42.8367832 ft (Cape) | 43.5628303 ft (Cape) | 44.2888775 ft (Cape) | 45.0149247 ft (Cape) | 45.7409718 ft (Cape) | 46.4670190 ft (Cape) | 47.1930662 ft (Cape) | 47.9191134 ft (Cape) | 48.6451605 ft (Cape) | 49.3712077 ft (Cape) | 50.0972549 ft (Cape) | 50.8233021 ft (Cape) | 51.5493492 ft (Cape) | 52.2753964 ft (Cape) | 53.0014436 ft (Cape) | 53.7274907 ft (Cape) | 54.4535379 ft (Cape) | 55.1795851 ft (Cape) | 55.9056323 ft (Cape) | 56.6316794 ft (Cape) | 57.3577266 ft (Cape) | 58.0837738 ft (Cape) | 58.8098209 ft (Cape) | 59.5358681 ft (Cape) | 60.2619153 ft (Cape) | 60.9879625 ft (Cape) | 61.7140096 ft (Cape) | 62.4400568 ft (Cape) | 63.1661040 ft (Cape) | 63.8921512 ft (Cape) | 64.6181983 ft (Cape) | 65.3442455 ft (Cape) | 66.0702927 ft (Cape) | 66.7963398 ft (Cape) | 67.5223870 ft (Cape) | 68.2484342 ft (Cape) | 68.9744814 ft (Cape) | 69.7005285 ft (Cape) | 70.4265757 ft (Cape) | 71.1526229 ft (Cape) | 71.8786700 ft (Cape) | 72.6047172 ft (Cape) |
A 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).
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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span | span | ≡ 9 in | = 0.2286 m | Imperial/US |
spans | cape feet | spans | cape feet |
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1 | ≈ 0.72604717221168 | 4 | ≈ 2.9041886888467 |
1.5 | ≈ 1.0890707583175 | 4.5 | ≈ 3.2672122749526 |
2 | ≈ 1.4520943444234 | 5 | ≈ 3.6302358610584 |
2.5 | ≈ 1.8151179305292 | 5.5 | ≈ 3.9932594471642 |
3 | ≈ 2.178141516635 | 6 | ≈ 4.3562830332701 |
A Cape foot is a unit of length defined as 1.0330 English feet (and equal to 12.396 English inches, or 0.31485557516 meters) found in documents of belts and diagrams relating to landed property.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cape foot | ft (Cape) | Legally defined as 1.033 English feet in 1859 | ≈ 0.314858 m | Other (Length) |
cape feet | spans | cape feet | spans |
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1 | ≈ 1.377320976203 | 4 | ≈ 5.5092839048119 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.0659814643045 | 4.5 | ≈ 6.1979443929134 |
2 | ≈ 2.7546419524059 | 5 | ≈ 6.8866048810149 |
2.5 | ≈ 3.4433024405074 | 5.5 | ≈ 7.5752653691164 |
3 | ≈ 4.1319629286089 | 6 | ≈ 8.2639258572178 |
spans | cape feet |
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1 | ≈ 0.7260472 |
1.3773210 | ≈ 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 …) |