thou | 1 th | 2 th | 3 th | 4 th | 5 th | 6 th | 7 th | 8 th | 9 th | 10 th | 11 th | 12 th | 13 th | 14 th | 15 th | 16 th | 17 th | 18 th | 19 th | 20 th | 21 th | 22 th | 23 th | 24 th | 25 th | 26 th | 27 th | 28 th | 29 th | 30 th | 31 th | 32 th | 33 th | 34 th | 35 th | 36 th | 37 th | 38 th | 39 th | 40 th | 41 th | 42 th | 43 th | 44 th | 45 th | 46 th | 47 th | 48 th | 49 th | 50 th | 51 th | 52 th | 53 th | 54 th | 55 th | 56 th | 57 th | 58 th | 59 th | 60 th | 61 th | 62 th | 63 th | 64 th | 65 th | 66 th | 67 th | 68 th | 69 th | 70 th | 71 th | 72 th | 73 th | 74 th | 75 th | 76 th | 77 th | 78 th | 79 th | 80 th | 81 th | 82 th | 83 th | 84 th | 85 th | 86 th | 87 th | 88 th | 89 th | 90 th | 91 th | 92 th | 93 th | 94 th | 95 th | 96 th | 97 th | 98 th | 99 th | 100 th |
barleycorn | 0.0030024 barleycorn | 0.0060047 barleycorn | 0.0090071 barleycorn | 0.0120095 barleycorn | 0.0150118 barleycorn | 0.0180142 barleycorn | 0.0210165 barleycorn | 0.0240189 barleycorn | 0.0270213 barleycorn | 0.0300236 barleycorn | 0.0330260 barleycorn | 0.0360284 barleycorn | 0.0390307 barleycorn | 0.0420331 barleycorn | 0.0450355 barleycorn | 0.0480378 barleycorn | 0.0510402 barleycorn | 0.0540426 barleycorn | 0.0570449 barleycorn | 0.0600473 barleycorn | 0.0630496 barleycorn | 0.0660520 barleycorn | 0.0690544 barleycorn | 0.0720567 barleycorn | 0.0750591 barleycorn | 0.0780615 barleycorn | 0.0810638 barleycorn | 0.0840662 barleycorn | 0.0870686 barleycorn | 0.0900709 barleycorn | 0.0930733 barleycorn | 0.0960757 barleycorn | 0.0990780 barleycorn | 0.1020804 barleycorn | 0.1050827 barleycorn | 0.1080851 barleycorn | 0.1110875 barleycorn | 0.1140898 barleycorn | 0.1170922 barleycorn | 0.1200946 barleycorn | 0.1230969 barleycorn | 0.1260993 barleycorn | 0.1291017 barleycorn | 0.1321040 barleycorn | 0.1351064 barleycorn | 0.1381087 barleycorn | 0.1411111 barleycorn | 0.1441135 barleycorn | 0.1471158 barleycorn | 0.1501182 barleycorn | 0.1531206 barleycorn | 0.1561229 barleycorn | 0.1591253 barleycorn | 0.1621277 barleycorn | 0.1651300 barleycorn | 0.1681324 barleycorn | 0.1711348 barleycorn | 0.1741371 barleycorn | 0.1771395 barleycorn | 0.1801418 barleycorn | 0.1831442 barleycorn | 0.1861466 barleycorn | 0.1891489 barleycorn | 0.1921513 barleycorn | 0.1951537 barleycorn | 0.1981560 barleycorn | 0.2011584 barleycorn | 0.2041608 barleycorn | 0.2071631 barleycorn | 0.2101655 barleycorn | 0.2131678 barleycorn | 0.2161702 barleycorn | 0.2191726 barleycorn | 0.2221749 barleycorn | 0.2251773 barleycorn | 0.2281797 barleycorn | 0.2311820 barleycorn | 0.2341844 barleycorn | 0.2371868 barleycorn | 0.2401891 barleycorn | 0.2431915 barleycorn | 0.2461939 barleycorn | 0.2491962 barleycorn | 0.2521986 barleycorn | 0.2552009 barleycorn | 0.2582033 barleycorn | 0.2612057 barleycorn | 0.2642080 barleycorn | 0.2672104 barleycorn | 0.2702128 barleycorn | 0.2732151 barleycorn | 0.2762175 barleycorn | 0.2792199 barleycorn | 0.2822222 barleycorn | 0.2852246 barleycorn | 0.2882270 barleycorn | 0.2912293 barleycorn | 0.2942317 barleycorn | 0.2972340 barleycorn | 0.3002364 barleycorn |
A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in an inch-based system of units. Equal to 0.001 inches, it is normally referred to as a thou /ˈθaʊ/, a thousandth, or (particularly in the United States) a mil.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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thou | th | ≡ 1×10−3 in | ≡ 2.54×10−5 m | Imperial/US |
thous | barleycorns | thous | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.0030023640661939 | 4 | ≈ 0.012009456264775 |
1.5 | ≈ 0.0045035460992908 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.013510638297872 |
2 | ≈ 0.0060047281323877 | 5 | ≈ 0.015011820330969 |
2.5 | ≈ 0.0075059101654846 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.016513002364066 |
3 | ≈ 0.0090070921985816 | 6 | ≈ 0.018014184397163 |
The barleycorn is a small English unit of length equal to 1⁄3 of an inch (i.e., close to 0.8467 cm) still used in Great Britain and Ireland as a determiner of shoe sizes.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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barleycorn | = 1⁄3 in | ≈ 8.46×10−3 m | Imperial/US |
barleycorns | thous | barleycorns | thous |
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1 | ≈ 333.07086614173 | 4 | ≈ 1332.2834645669 |
1.5 | ≈ 499.6062992126 | 4.5 | ≈ 1498.8188976378 |
2 | ≈ 666.14173228346 | 5 | ≈ 1665.3543307087 |
2.5 | ≈ 832.67716535433 | 5.5 | ≈ 1831.8897637795 |
3 | ≈ 999.2125984252 | 6 | ≈ 1998.4251968504 |
thous | barleycorns |
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1 | ≈ 0.0030024 |
333.0708661 | ≈ 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 …) |