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1 Area  





2 Length  



2.1  Paces  





2.2  Ells  





2.3  Cubits  





2.4  Palms  





2.5  Inches  





2.6  Feet  







3 Loudness  





4 Mass  





5 Time  





6 Volume  





7 Miscellaneous  





8 See also  














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Lichas - thumb length

This is a list of units of measurement based on human body parts or the attributes and abilities of humans (anthropometric units). It does not include derived units further unless they are also themselves human-based. These units are thus considered to be human scale and anthropocentric.

Area

Length

Paces

Ells

Cubits

Palms

Inches

Feet

Loudness

Mass

Time

Volume

Miscellaneous

See also

  • Anthropic units
  • Anthropometry
  • German obsolete units of measurement
  • History of measurement
  • Persian units of measurement
  • Swedish units of measurement
  • Units of measurement
  • Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution

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