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| A '''palm''', when used as a unit of length, is usually four ]s or three ]es, i.e. ] (for the international ]). The width of an adult human male palm is indeed about 10 |
A '''palm''', when used as a unit of length, is usually four ]s or three ]es, i.e. ] (for the international ]). 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: ] (¼ |
In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: ] (¼ palm), ] (7/24 palm), ] (4/3 palms), ] (2 palms), ] (3 palms), ] (6 palms) and ] (15 palms). | ||
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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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