handspan
Thumb-to-pinky distance
A handspan is the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully spread—roughly eight or nine inches, though it varies by hand size.
Before standardized measurement, people used handspans as a rough unit: The fish was about two handspans long.
Hand's flat interior
- fingersAppendages of the hand
- thumbShort opposable digit
- pinkyHand's smallest digit
- metacarpalLong bone in hand
knuckle · digit · grip · grasp · spread · extension · flexion · tendon
Distance across something
- lengthMeasure of extent
- breadthExtent across something
- distanceSpace between two points
- inchTwelfth of a foot
centimeter · cubit · ruler · gauge · dimension · extent · reach · spread
Arm-based length unit
ell · yard · estimation · approximation · anthropometry · proportion · ancient · Egyptian
palm
Hand's flat interior
metacarpal · knuckle · digit · grip · grasp · spread · extension · flexion · tendon · muscle
width
Distance across something
inch · centimeter · cubit · ruler · gauge · dimension · extent · reach · spread · stretch
cubit
Arm-based length unit
foot · ell · yard · estimation · approximation · anthropometry · proportion · ancient · Egyptian · Biblical
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
reach · keys · stretch · technique · arpeggio · interval · fingering · practice · dexterity · instrument
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
fabric · basketry · knitting · crochet · macrame · tapestry · warp · weft · tension · thread