Handsbreadth Synonym

Handsbreadth Definitions

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Span : بالش , Cubit : گز , Air Mile : ہوائی میل , Digit : انگلی کی چوڑائی , Pace : گز لمبائی کا پیمانہ , Taximeter : کرایہ میٹر , Linear Measure : لمبائی کا پیمانہ , Hectometer : سو میٹر , In : انچ , 440 Yards : چار سو چالیس گز , Dam : دس میٹر کا پیمانہ , 880 Yards : آدھا میل , Micrometer : خردہ پیما , Foot : ۱۲ انچ کا فٹ , Centimeter : ایک میٹر کا سواں حصہ , International Mile : اسٹیٹیوٹ میل , Kilometer : میٹر کا ایک کلومیٹر , Mil : لمبائی ناپنے کی اکائی , M : ایک میٹر , A : میٹر کا دس ارب واں حصہ , Metric : پیمائش کا ایک طریقہ , Admiralty Mile : بحری میل , Breadthways : چوڑائی سے , Short : چھوٹا , Rad : قطر کا , Narrow : تنگ نظر , Grapple : کشتی , Underbid : کم بولی دینا , Force Per Unit Area : دباو , Bluff : فریب دینا , Anthropophagy : آدم خوری

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Span: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches).

Cubit: an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm.

Air Mile: a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude.

Digit: the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure.

Pace: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride.

Taximeter: a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride).

Linear Measure: a unit of measurement of length.

Hectometer: a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters.

In: a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot.

440 Yards: a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile.

Dam: a metric unit of length equal to ten meters.

880 Yards: a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile.

Micrometer: a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter.

Foot: a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.

Centimeter: a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter.

International Mile: a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters.

Kilometer: a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles).

Mil: a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch; used to specify thickness (e.g., of sheets or wire).

M: the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards).

A: a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.

Metric: a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds).

Admiralty Mile: a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.

Breadthways: in the direction of the breadth.

Short: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length.

Rad: the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees).

Narrow: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view.

Grapple: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat.

Underbid: bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants.

Force Per Unit Area: the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit).

Bluff: deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand.

Anthropophagy: human cannibalism; the eating of human flesh.