cubit
Meaning
- The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- (historical) Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
- (archaic) Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.
Translations
coudée
cubito
Elle
codo
côvado
gez
el
المقياس
cubitumPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkjuː.bɪt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”). Doublet of cubitus, covado, and codo.
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