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Length/Distance | Convert from fod to palm [Britain, Roman minor] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (fod) The fod is the traditional Danish foot, equal to about 12.365 inches or 31.41 centimeters. Unit Definition (palm [Britain, Roman minor]) A palm, when used as a unit of length, is usually four digits or three inches, i.e. 7.62 cm (for the international inch). The width of an adult human male palm is indeed about 10 centimetres.In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: digit (¼ palm), finger (7/24 palm), hand (4/3 palms), shaftment (2 palms), span (3 palms), cubit (6 palms) and ell (15 palms).
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