cubit

Speech parts

1. cubit - Noun

2. Cubit - Proper noun

Meaning

The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist.

A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ell league rood bend hand furlong mil measure closely angle foot shoulder mile inch criterion
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Antonyms

center head core obstruct spurn

Hypernyms

linear measure linear unit

Related terms

cubitus qubit

Phrases with the word

Portuguese cubit russian cubit spanish cubit

Examples

Latitude by length of longest day, and by sun's elevation on shortest day Strabo uses the astronomical cubit (pēchus, the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the little finger) as a measure of the elevation of the sun. Source: Internet

Since there were 7 palms in a cubit, the seked was 7 times the cotangent. Source: Internet

He also used the Babylonian unit pechus ("cubit") of about 2° or 2.5°. Source: Internet

The cubit could vary considerably due to the different sizes of people. Source: Internet

The term "cubit" in this context is obscure; it has nothing to do with distance along either a straight line or an arc, does not apply to celestial distances, and has nothing to do with the gnōmōn. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cubism cubist cubistic cubitainer cubital cubital articulation