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1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit of length equal to six feet (1.829 metres), used to measure depths of water ... If the machinery of the Law could be depended on to fathom every case of suspicion, and to conduct every process of inquiry, ... fathom - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line...
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www.thefreedictionary.com/fathom
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When they hauled in the rope they extended their arms repeatedly, fingertip to fingertip, along this length to measure it. They called this unit of measurement a fathom, from an Anglo-Saxon word for embrace (holding out your arms).
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A fathom remains six feet. The word was also used to describe taking the measure or "to fathom" something. Today, of course, when one is trying to figure something out, they are trying to "fathom" it.
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(KudoZ) Russian to English translation of Dikim, v sazhen', pugalom on stoial...: fathom (old Russian measure of length) [Poetry & Literature (Art/Literary)]. ... English translation: fathom (old Russian measure of length)
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All areas (surface area, cross-sectional area, etc.) will be proportional to some measure of length squared (i.e., length times length); volumes will be proportional to length cubed (length times length times length).
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fathom - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) : FATHOM. A measure of length, equal to six feet. The word is probably derived from the Teutonic word fad, which signifies the thread or yarn drawn out in spinning to the length of the arm, before it is run upon the spindle.
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Lingua::EN::Fathom - Measure readability of English text ... Lingua-EN-Fathom documentation | view source ... Contained in the Lingua-EN-Fathom distribution.
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similarly, in mining, a fathom is a portion of ground running the whole thickness of the vein of ore, and is 6 ft. in breadth and thickness. The verb "to fathom," i.e. to sound or measure with a fathom-line, is used figuratively, meaning to go into a subject deeply, to penetrate, or to explore thoroughly.
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www.1911encyclopedia.org/Fathom
www.1911encyclopedia.org/Fathom
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on fathom (unit of measurement), old English measure of length, now standardized at 6 feet (1.83 metre), which has long been used as a nautical unit of depth. ... old English measure of length, now standardized at 6 feet (1.83 metre), which has long been ... CREATE MY fathom NEW ARTICLE...
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