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The term "Foot" came when someone measured a standard mans foot. Though it was said it was a king's foot, some feet are smaller or larger than then 12 inches. The term "inch" came from the Latin word uncio. The word uncio means, 1/12. And an inch is 1/12 of a foot. "Yard" came from middle English word meaning "rod or staff; yard measure". It is said that it was measured from a man's neck to his finger tips.
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∙ 12y agoThe length of some king's foot,
the inch was the width of his thumb,
and a cubit was the length from his fingers to the inside of his elbow.
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∙ 12y agoit is a goat on an Egyptian summers day
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What was the length of a foot based on in the roman empire?
The length of three hands.
What did the Romans base there foot on?
they based it on the length of two pies
What was the length of the foot during the roman empire time?
The length of a Roman foot, which was called a "pes", was based on the "unciae" which was the Roman inch. Twelve unciae equalled one Roman foot, just as in our measurements twelve inches equals one foot.
What was the foot based off of in the time of the roman empire?
The Roman foot was based off of the Roman inch, just as our feet and inches are related. However the Romans had nothing as simple as our inch, foot, yard, mile measurement. They had several length measurements before they finally reached the term for the Roman mile. The Roman foot was 12 unicae, (inches) and was called a pes. Five pedes (plural of pes) was 1 passus. 1000 passus was a mile.
What appropriate metric unit to describe the length of your foot?
It is centimetres.
What was the Roman foot based on?
The length of an average male foot.
What was the length of a foot based on in the roman empire?
The length of three hands.
What was the length of a foot based on around the time of the roman empire?
as he name says, it was based on a human foot
What was the roman measurement of a foot based upon?
Early measurement units, such as the foot, were based on the size or length of a body part. For example, a foot was the approximate length of a man's foot. Over time, different people changed the exact measurement, such as kings making their feet the standard foot size. The Imperial measurement system (and now the US Customary system) defines a foot as 12 inches.
What are the measuring length by the American system?
The American system of length is based on the foot. Inches(12) -->foot(3)---->yard
What did the Romans base there foot on?
they based it on the length of two pies
In the time of the roman empire what was the length of a foot based on?
This may sound very strange, but the answer is anyone's foot!
What was the legth of a foot based on in Roman times?
In Roman times the length of a foot was called a pes. The pes consisted of 12 unicae. (like our 12 inches to a foot) So the Roman foot was based on the unica, just as our foot is based on the inch. However the length measurements of the Romans were slightly shorter than ours. That is, a unica = .97 of our inch and a pes = 11.6 inches instead of our 12 inches.
Does the length of your foot measure up to the length of your wrist to your elbow?
The length of your foot should but not on everyone. The average person's foot measures up.
Weight of a 2x4?
2x4's have a weight that varies based upon wood and length. With this said, the weight generally runs at about one point twenty-eight pounds per foot in length. Thus, an eight foot 2x4 would run about eleven pounds.
What is the difference between 1 foot and 1 square foot?
A foot measures length, a square foot or ft2 measures area.an example of length: _________________an example of area:
How many square feet is in a foot?
A square foot is a square with each side being 1 foot in length or 12 inches in length
