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Length/Distance | Convert from palm [Britain, Roman minor] to cuadra [Argentina] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions 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). Unit Definition (cuadra [Argentina]) In Argentina and Chile, the cuadra is equal to 150 varas (roughly 130 meters or 410 feet). Elsewhere in south and central america, the cuadra is equal to 100 varas.
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