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  2. Inch - Wikipedia

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    Subdivisions of an inch are typically written using dyadic fractions with odd number numerators; for example, two and three-eighths of an inch would be written as ⁠2 + 3 / 8 ⁠ ″ and not as 2.375″ nor as ⁠2 + 6 / 16 ⁠ ″. However, for engineering purposes fractions are commonly given to three or four places of decimals and have been ...

  3. Centimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is in-between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. A centimetre or centimeter (US/Philippine spelling), with SI symbol cm, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one hundredth of a metre, centi being the SI prefix for a factor of ⁠ 1 / 100 ⁠. [1]

  4. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    2.54 cm – 1 inch; 3.08568 cm – 1 attoparsec; 3.4 cm – length of a quail egg [113] 3.5 cm – width of film commonly used in motion pictures and still photography; 3.78 cm – amount of distance the Moon moves away from Earth each year [114] 4.3 cm – minimum diameter of a golf ball [115] 5 cm – usual diameter of a chicken egg

  5. List of culinary knife cuts - Wikipedia

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    Julienne; referred to as the allumette (or matchstick) when used on potatoes, the julienne measures approximately 1 ⁄ 8 by 1 ⁄ 8 by 1–2 inches (0.3 cm × 0.3 cm × 3 cm–5 cm). It is also the starting point for the brunoise cut. [1]

  6. Audio tape specifications - Wikipedia

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    As well as 1 ⁄ 4 in (6.4 mm) tape, studio and multitrack machines use tape widths of 1 ⁄ 2, 1, and 2 inches (12.7, 25.4, and 50.8 mm), and at least one 3 inches (76.2 mm) [citation needed] machine was available for a time. There is also a 35 mm width, but this variety is more similar to the motion picture stock of the same width. It is ...

  7. List of naval guns by caliber - Wikipedia

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    210 mm (8.3 in) 21 cm L/35 German Empire: 1890-1936 210 mm (8.3 in) 21 cm SK L/40 German Empire: World War I - World War II 210 mm (8.3 in) 21 cm SK L/45 German Empire: World War I - World War II 210 mm (8.3 in) 21 cm kan M/98 (Bofors 21 cm naval gun L/44 model 1898) Sweden-Norway: 1900s - World War II 228.6 mm (9.00 in) RML 9 inch 12 ton gun

  8. Human height - Wikipedia

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    Height measurement using a stadiometer. Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect.It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2] [3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system.

  9. Display size - Wikipedia

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    The size of a screen is usually described by the length of its diagonal, which is the distance between opposite corners, typically measured in inches. It is also sometimes called the physical image size to distinguish it from the "logical image size," which describes a screen's display resolution and is measured in pixels .