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Hand (unit)

The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to four inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in many English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was originally based on the breadth of a human hand. The adoption of the international inch in 1959…

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Imperial/US units
4 in
SI units
101.6 mm · 10.16 cm
Symbol
h, hh
Unit of
Length
Unit system
Imperial/US units

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Hand (unit)

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples7
Avg. degree1.96
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Components1

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Hand (unit)

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Imperial/US units · 2
Hand (unit) → .mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;font-size:85%;text-align:cent…, 4 in
SI units · 2
Hand (unit) → 10.16 cm, 101.6 mm
Symbol · 1
Hand (unit) → h, hh
Unit of · 1
Hand (unit) → Length
Unit system · 1
Hand (unit) → Imperial/US units

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hand inches hands horses measurement four unit height hh horse measured may us imperial palm length human used measure breadth

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Hand (unit)Imperial/US units4 in1.00infobox
Hand (unit)Imperial/US units.mw-parser-output .sfrac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .sfrac.tion,.mw-parser-output .sfrac .tion{display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.5em;font-size:85%;text-align:cent…1.00infobox
Hand (unit)SI units101.6 mm1.00infobox
Hand (unit)SI units10.16 cm1.00infobox
Hand (unit)Symbolh, hh1.00infobox
Hand (unit)Unit ofLength1.00infobox
Hand (unit)Unit systemImperial/US units1.00infobox

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