8 millimetres
8 mmLength · definition
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Length & distance
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8 millimetres
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8 mmLength
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Chickpea
A chickpea is an edible seed from the Cicer arietinum plant, commonly used in cooking and also called a garbanzo bean.
9 mmDefined seed diameter
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A little perspective
The seed diameter of a chickpea is about 1.12 times 8 millimetres.
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8 millimetres
Length: 8 mm; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Chickpea
Defined seed diameter: 9 mm; defined specimen; range 7 mm–1.1 cm.
A defined dry chickpea 9 mm across and 300 mg in mass. Cultivar, grading and moisture change both values.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked defined seed diameter is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Compare 8 millimetres with the seed diameter of a chickpea. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Chickpea
9 mmDefined seed diameter · defined specimen · range 7 mm–1.1 cm
A defined dry chickpea 9 mm across and 300 mg in mass. Cultivar, grading and moisture change both values.
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- Length ↔ Defined seed diameter
- Relative size
- The seed diameter of a chickpea is about 1.12 times 8 millimetres. The seed diameter of a chickpea is approximately 12.5% greater than 8 millimetres.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 9 mm for the seed diameter of a chickpea; the recorded range is 7 mm–1.1 cm.
- The seed diameter of a chickpea: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
This comparison follows the selected length only; other dimensions may differ.
0.008 mmetres
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5.3477 × 10⁻¹⁴ AUastronomical units
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