Cubit vs Fathom - What's the difference?
cubit | fathom |
A unit of linear measure, no longer in use, originally equal to the length of the forearm.
(anatomy) The ulna.
(obsolete) Grasp, envelopment, control.
(nautical) A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.
(by extension) Mental reach or scope; penetration; the extent of capacity; depth of thought or contrivance.
* Shakespeare
(archaic) To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.
To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.
(figuratively) To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend (a problem etc.).
As nouns the difference between cubit and fathom
is that cubit is a unit of linear measure, no longer in use, originally equal to the length of the forearm while fathom is grasp, envelopment, control.As a verb fathom is
to encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.cubit
English
(wikipedia cubit)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* ell - a unit of 45 inches.fathom
English
Noun
(en noun)- Another of his fathom they have none / To lead their business (Othello, I.i. 151-2).
Synonyms
*(measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms) braceVerb
(en verb)- I can't for the life of me fathom what this means.