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Length/Distance | Convert from agate line [Adobe] to shaftment |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (agate line [Adobe]) Agate is a standard unit of measurement found primarily in newspaper advertising. There are 14 Agates per inch. Unit Definition (shaftment) A shaftment, when used as a unit of length, is usually six inches or two palms, i.e. 15.24 cm (for the international inch). It is thought to be the distance from the tip of the outstretched thumb to the other side of the palm.In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: digit (1/8 shaftment), finger (7/48 shaftment), palm (½ shaftment) hand (2/3 shaftment), span (1½ shaftments), cubit (3 shaftments) and ell (7½ shaftments).
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