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About these units
Nail (Cloth) (nail)
The nail is another small unit in cloth measurement, roughly 2.1 cm (0.83 inches), sometimes used interchangeably with the finger in English tailoring. The nail allowed fine precision in textile cutting, marking, and assembly. Its practical relevance lay in breaking down larger units like the yard or ell into smaller, manageable increments suitable for artisans. Though obsolete in modern industry, the nail continues to appear in historical accounts, tailoring manuals, and legal documents concerning cloth trade in England.
Hectometer (hm)
A hectometer is equal to 100 meters, and though rarely used colloquially, it remains relevant in specific scientific and geographic applications. In meteorology, cloud ceiling heights and visibility distances are sometimes expressed in hectometers. In agriculture, field lengths and irrigation layouts may also be measured in hectometers, offering a compromise between the small meter unit and the more expansive kilometer. Because it aligns nicely with the metric system's decimal structure, the hectometer appears in statistical summaries or technical documents that benefit from uniform numerical scaling. Its relative rarity in day-to-day speech stems from the fact that kilometers are generally more intuitive when discussing larger distances, but in some countries, especially in Europe, hectometers still appear on roadside markers.