one forefinger-thumb length
Italian translation: una spanna/17 centimetri
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peer agreement (net): +1una spanna/17 centimetri Explanation: forse... una lunghezza/distanza indice-pollice, cioe'... ... Your known hand-span will often be particularly useful. ... Breadth of thumb, and nail joint of forefinger = 1 inch (2.54 centimeters). ... www.inquiry.net/outdoor/skills/b-p/estimation.htm Threepenny Planet: naming the humanly scaled set Span of the thumb and forefinger = 6.5" (or 17 centimeters). ... thumb to forefinger span--width of all eight fingers--width of one hand with thumb extended ... According to Webster's , one shaftment is "the distance from the tip ... www.planck.com/threepenny/html/chap04.htm ciao |
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