What is Palm (unit)?
[[File:Mesures de la main artlibre jnl.png|thumb|250px|Three archaic hand units of measurment:<br> 1: [[Hand (unit)|Hand]] = 4 inches = 10.16&nbsp;cm<br> 2: [[Span (unit of length)|Span]] = 9 inches = 22.86&nbsp;cm<br> 3: Palm = 3 inches = 7.62&nbsp;cm ]] A '''palm''', when used as a unit of length, is usually four [[digit (unit)|digit]]s (''fingers'') or three [[inch]]es, i.e. [[1 E-2 m|7.62 cm]] (for the international [[inch]]). In [[English unit|English]] this unit is no longer in use as other units that are based on the human arm: [[digit (unit)|digit]] (¼ palm), [[finger (unit)|finger]] (7/24 palm), [[hand (unit)|hand]] (4/3 palms), [[shaftment]] (2 palms), [[span]] (3 palms), [[cubit]] (6 palms) and [[ell (unit)|ell]] (15 palms). [[Category:Units of length]] {{math-stub}}