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Length/Distance | Convert from palm [US, Roman major] to yoctometer |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (palm [US, Roman major]) 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 (yoctometer) The yoctometre (or yoctometer), symbol: ym, is a decimal fraction of a metre, from the International System of Units. One yoctometre is 1x10-24 (1e-24) in scientific notation. Very small!
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