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Length/Distance | Convert from zettameter to palm [Britain, Roman minor] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (zettameter) The zettametre (or zettameter), symbol: Zm, is an SI metric unit of length. 1 zettametre is equal to 1e+21 metres, a very large distance. Not to be confused with a zeptometre. 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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