Convert barleycorn to microinch
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for barleycorn:
Barleycorn is an old English unit of distance equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.47 millimeters. In farming societies was very common to use seeds as units of length. Barley was a basic crop in England. So barleycorn was a useful unit.
Definition and details for microinch:
Microinch (µin) is a unit of distance equal to 10-6 inch or 25.4 nanometers (nm). The microinch is used for industrial purposes.