cubit

(Angielski)

1. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
2. (historical) Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
3. (archaic) Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ˈkjuː.bɪt/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: cubite

In summary

From Middle English cubite, from Latin cubitum (“elbow, cubit”). Doublet of cubitus, covado, and codo.

Koncepcje

łokieć

Synonimy

ell

batten

forearm

ulna

short length

Tłumaczenia

coudée

cubito

Elle

codo

côvado

gez

el

cúbito

aune

aune de Paris

المقياس

braccio

auna

cubitum

cubitus