Fathom to Finger (cloth) Unit Converter - 1 Fathom in Finger (cloth)
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Finger (cloth) and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Finger (cloth), enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Finger (cloth) to Fathom, enter the amount of Finger (cloth) into the second input.
1 Fathom = 16 Finger (cloth)
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How to convert from Fathom to Finger (cloth)?
To convert Fathom to Finger (cloth): Every 1 Fathom equals 16 Finger (cloth). For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 16 = 1600 Finger (cloth) and so on..
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.