twip | 1 twp | 2 twp | 3 twp | 4 twp | 5 twp | 6 twp | 7 twp | 8 twp | 9 twp | 10 twp | 11 twp | 12 twp | 13 twp | 14 twp | 15 twp | 16 twp | 17 twp | 18 twp | 19 twp | 20 twp | 21 twp | 22 twp | 23 twp | 24 twp | 25 twp | 26 twp | 27 twp | 28 twp | 29 twp | 30 twp | 31 twp | 32 twp | 33 twp | 34 twp | 35 twp | 36 twp | 37 twp | 38 twp | 39 twp | 40 twp | 41 twp | 42 twp | 43 twp | 44 twp | 45 twp | 46 twp | 47 twp | 48 twp | 49 twp | 50 twp | 51 twp | 52 twp | 53 twp | 54 twp | 55 twp | 56 twp | 57 twp | 58 twp | 59 twp | 60 twp | 61 twp | 62 twp | 63 twp | 64 twp | 65 twp | 66 twp | 67 twp | 68 twp | 69 twp | 70 twp | 71 twp | 72 twp | 73 twp | 74 twp | 75 twp | 76 twp | 77 twp | 78 twp | 79 twp | 80 twp | 81 twp | 82 twp | 83 twp | 84 twp | 85 twp | 86 twp | 87 twp | 88 twp | 89 twp | 90 twp | 91 twp | 92 twp | 93 twp | 94 twp | 95 twp | 96 twp | 97 twp | 98 twp | 99 twp | 100 twp |
cubit | 3.5276 × 10-5 cubit | 7.0552 × 10-5 cubit | 0.0001058 cubit | 0.0001411 cubit | 0.0001764 cubit | 0.0002117 cubit | 0.0002469 cubit | 0.0002822 cubit | 0.0003175 cubit | 0.0003528 cubit | 0.0003880 cubit | 0.0004233 cubit | 0.0004586 cubit | 0.0004939 cubit | 0.0005291 cubit | 0.0005644 cubit | 0.0005997 cubit | 0.0006350 cubit | 0.0006702 cubit | 0.0007055 cubit | 0.0007408 cubit | 0.0007761 cubit | 0.0008113 cubit | 0.0008466 cubit | 0.0008819 cubit | 0.0009172 cubit | 0.0009525 cubit | 0.0009877 cubit | 0.0010230 cubit | 0.0010583 cubit | 0.0010936 cubit | 0.0011288 cubit | 0.0011641 cubit | 0.0011994 cubit | 0.0012347 cubit | 0.0012699 cubit | 0.0013052 cubit | 0.0013405 cubit | 0.0013758 cubit | 0.0014110 cubit | 0.0014463 cubit | 0.0014816 cubit | 0.0015169 cubit | 0.0015521 cubit | 0.0015874 cubit | 0.0016227 cubit | 0.0016580 cubit | 0.0016932 cubit | 0.0017285 cubit | 0.0017638 cubit | 0.0017991 cubit | 0.0018344 cubit | 0.0018696 cubit | 0.0019049 cubit | 0.0019402 cubit | 0.0019755 cubit | 0.0020107 cubit | 0.0020460 cubit | 0.0020813 cubit | 0.0021166 cubit | 0.0021518 cubit | 0.0021871 cubit | 0.0022224 cubit | 0.0022577 cubit | 0.0022929 cubit | 0.0023282 cubit | 0.0023635 cubit | 0.0023988 cubit | 0.0024340 cubit | 0.0024693 cubit | 0.0025046 cubit | 0.0025399 cubit | 0.0025751 cubit | 0.0026104 cubit | 0.0026457 cubit | 0.0026810 cubit | 0.0027163 cubit | 0.0027515 cubit | 0.0027868 cubit | 0.0028221 cubit | 0.0028574 cubit | 0.0028926 cubit | 0.0029279 cubit | 0.0029632 cubit | 0.0029985 cubit | 0.0030337 cubit | 0.0030690 cubit | 0.0031043 cubit | 0.0031396 cubit | 0.0031748 cubit | 0.0032101 cubit | 0.0032454 cubit | 0.0032807 cubit | 0.0033159 cubit | 0.0033512 cubit | 0.0033865 cubit | 0.0034218 cubit | 0.0034570 cubit | 0.0034923 cubit | 0.0035276 cubit |
A twip (abbreviating "twentieth of a point", "twentieth of an inch point", or "twentieth of an Imperial point"[citation needed]) is a typographical measurement, defined as 1/20 of a typographical point. One twip is 1/1440 inch or 17.639 µm.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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twip | twp | ≡ 1⁄1440 in | = 1.7638×10−5 m | Imperial/US |
twips | cubit | twips | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 3.5276E-5 | 4 | ≈ 0.000141104 |
1.5 | ≈ 5.2914E-5 | 4.5 | ≈ 0.000158742 |
2 | ≈ 7.0552E-5 | 5 | ≈ 0.00017638 |
2.5 | ≈ 8.819E-5 | 5.5 | ≈ 0.000194018 |
3 | ≈ 0.000105828 | 6 | ≈ 0.000211656 |
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 | twips | cubit | twips |
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1 | ≈ 28347.885247761 | 4 | ≈ 113391.54099104 |
1.5 | ≈ 42521.827871641 | 4.5 | ≈ 127565.48361492 |
2 | ≈ 56695.770495521 | 5 | ≈ 141739.4262388 |
2.5 | ≈ 70869.713119401 | 5.5 | ≈ 155913.36886268 |
3 | ≈ 85043.655743282 | 6 | ≈ 170087.31148656 |
twips | cubit |
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1 | ≈ 3.5276 × 10-5 |
28,347.8852478 | ≈ 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 …) |