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Length/Distance | Convert from pie [Argentina] to palm [Britain, Roman minor] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (pie [Argentina]) The pie is a traditional foot of Spain. The pie equals 1/3 vara or 12 pulgadas. The Argentine length is 28.89 centimeters or 11.37 inches. 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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