barleycorn to mm
92 unitsResult8.466667e+0
8.4666667mm
1 barleycorn × 8.4666667 = 8.4666667 mm
Convert Barleycorn to Millimeter (barleycorn to mm)
1 barleycorn = 8.4666667 millimeters. Convert barleycorns to millimeters instantly, with the exact factor, the formula and a reference table of common values.
Formula
millimeters = barleycorns × 8.4666667
barleycorn to mm conversion table
| barleycorn | mm |
|---|---|
| 1 barleycorn | 8.4666667 mm |
| 2 barleycorn | 16.9333334 mm |
| 3 barleycorn | 25.4000001 mm |
| 5 barleycorn | 42.3333335 mm |
| 10 barleycorn | 84.666667 mm |
| 20 barleycorn | 169.333334 mm |
| 50 barleycorn | 423.333335 mm |
| 100 barleycorn | 846.66667 mm |
| 250 barleycorn | 2116.666675 mm |
| 500 barleycorn | 4233.33335 mm |
| 1000 barleycorn | 8466.6667 mm |
What is a barleycorn?
The barleycorn is a traditional unit of length, one of many that were in use before the metric system spread. One barleycorn equals 0.0084666667 meters, so every conversion on this page starts from that single number.
Units like this were often based on the human body or on farm work, and their exact size varied from town to town until modern values were fixed. They turn up today in old documents, translations, and historical research, where converting barleycorns into meters makes the numbers readable again.