The phrase "a hand length" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a measurement that is equivalent to the length of a person's hand, often used in contexts related to dimensions or sizing.
Example: "The shelf should be at least a hand length above the desk to allow for easy access."
Alternatives: "a hand's breadth" or "the length of a hand".
140 mm of 12-mm diameter bar and a hand length of the same material.
Physical examination at the age of 8 years showed a height on the 25th centile, a sitting height/height ratio on the 97th centile, a chest circumference the on the tenth centile, a hand length on the 50th centile and a foot length between the 50th and 75th centile.
Physical examination at the age of 5 years showed a height on the 25th centile, a sitting height/height ratio above the 97th centile, a chest circumference between the 25th and 50th centile, a hand length on the 50th centile and a foot length on the 75th centile.
Physical examination at the age of 9 months showed a height below the third centile, a sitting height/height ratio above the 97th centile, a chest circumference below the third centile, a hand length on the tenth centile and a foot length below the third centile.
Physical examination at the age of 17 years showed a height on the 50th centile, a sitting height/height ratio on the 97th centile, a chest circumference between the 50th and 75th centile, a hand length between the 75th and 97th centile and a foot length above the 97th centile.
Physical examination at the age of 22 years showed a height below the third centile, a sitting height/height ratio above the 97th centile, a chest circumference below the third centile, a hand length below the third centile and a foot length below the third centile.
He still has a hand-length scar across his skull.
Dominant hand length, as a surrogate of exercise energy requirement, was measured on the ventral surface from the wrist basal crease to the tip of the third digit using a bone caliper with a resolution of 0.5 mm.
You can cut a piece of plastic pipe to hand length and run the rope through that as a handle for easier carrying.
Using a polynomial regression the handle diameter that maximized subjective comfort was calculated as a function of the user's hand length.
We found a statistically significant difference between degree of hand length and width decrease and its useful and useless function.
