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Noun Concept
Categories: Human-based units of measurement, Standards and measurement stubs, Units of length
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finger  fingerbreadth  finger's breadth  digit
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The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure WordNet 3.0
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The digit or finger is an ancient and obsolete non-SI unit of measurement of length. Wikipedia
A finger is any of several units of measurement that are approximately the width of an adult human finger, including: The digit, also known as digitus or digitus transversus, dactyl or dactylus, or finger's breadth — 3⁄4 of an inch or 1⁄16 of a foot. Wikipedia
An ancient measurement unit Wikipedia Disambiguation
A measurement based on the width of a finger Wikipedia Disambiguation
Unit of length Wikidata
A unit of length notionally based upon the width of an adult human finger, standardized differently in various places and times, (especially) the English digit of 1⁄16 foot (about 1.9 cm). Wiktionary
Unit of length. Wiktionary (translation)
Various units of measure based or notionally based on the adult human finger, particularly. Wiktionary
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger. Wiktionary
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