Span (unit)

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1 span =
International units
0.229 m 228.6×10−6 km
228.6 mm 2.286×109 Å
1.528×10−12 AU 24.163×10−18 ly
US customary / Imperial units
9 in 0.75 ft
0.25 yd 142.045×10−6 mi
Three archaic hand units of measurment: 1: Hand = 4 inches = 10.16 cm 2: Span = 9 inches = 22.86 cm 3: Palm = 3 inches = 7.62 cm
Three archaic hand units of measurment:
1: Hand = 4 inches = 10.16 cm
2: Span = 9 inches = 22.86 cm
3: Palm = 3 inches = 7.62 cm

Span is the width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the pinky finger. See also: English unit

1 span 
= 9 inches
= 0.2286 m

In Slavic languages, the analogue of span is pyad (peti, пядь). It is the width from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the forefinger. See also: Obsolete Russian weights and measures

1 pyad 
= 4 vershok
= 7 inches
= 0.1778 m

In Swahili, the equivalent of span is futuri. [1]

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