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2. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in). The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of ⁠ 1 / 600 ⁠ of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). Its ...

3. Template:Height - Wikipedia

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   The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...

4. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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   A few rockets and some fit-in-the-box aircraft are made to this size. 1:120: 0.1 in: 2.54 mm: Model railways (TT) Derived from the scale of 1 inch equals 10 feet.TT model railroad scale. Used in AD&D Battlesystem Skirmishes rules. Works with 15 mm miniatures where a 6 foot man would equal 15.24 mm 1:110: 2.771 mm

5. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   The unit is used to measure the length of the Harvard Bridge. Canonically, and originally, in 1958 when Smoot was a Lambda Chi Alpha pledge at MIT (class of 1962), the bridge was measured to be 364.4 Smoots, plus or minus one ear, using Mr. Smoot himself as a ruler. [17] At the time, Smoot was 5 feet, 7 inches, or 170 cm, tall. [18]

6. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   For measuring length, the U.S. customary system uses the inch, foot, yard, and mile, which are the only four customary length measurements in everyday use.From 1893, the foot was legally defined as exactly 1200 ⁄ 3937 m (approximately 0.304 8006 m). [13]

7. System of units of measurement - Wikipedia

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   A unit of measurement that applies to money is called a unit of account in economics and unit of measure in accounting. [5] This is normally a currency issued by a country or a fraction thereof; for instance, the US dollar and US cent (1 ⁄ 100 of a dollar), or the euro and euro cent.

8. What Is My Chart Ruler? How to Find Your Zodiac Sign ... - AOL

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   The chart ruler is determined by finding the planet that rules the zodiac sign on your ascendant. It shows where the energies of your rising sign are manifested in the chart and which planetary ...

9. Scale ruler - Wikipedia

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   A scale ruler is a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length; two common examples are an architect's scale and engineer's scale.In scientific and engineering terminology, a device to measure linear distance and create proportional linear measurements is called a scale.