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Length/Distance | Convert from span to palm [Dutch] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (span) Span is the width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger. 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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