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Length/Distance | Convert from sagene to palm [Dutch] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (sagene) The sagene is an older transliteration of the Russian word of sadzhen. Unit Definition (palm [Dutch]) 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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