fathomˈfæð əm
fathom (v)
- present
- fathoms
- past
- fathomed
- past participle
- fathomed
- present participle
- fathoming
fathom (n)
- plural
- fathoms
fathom
English Definitions:
fathom, fthm (noun)
a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
fathom, fthm (verb)
(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
penetrate, fathom, bottom (verb)
come to understand
fathom, sound (verb)
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
fathom (Noun)
Grasp, envelopment, control.
fathom (Noun)
A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.
fathom (Noun)
Mental reach or scope; penetration; the extent of capacity; depth of thought or contrivance.
fathom (Verb)
To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.
fathom (Verb)
To measure the depth of, take a sounding of.
fathom (Verb)
To get to the bottom of; to manage to comprehend (a problem etc.).
Fathom
A fathom = 1.8288 metres, is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems, used especially for measuring the depth of water. There are two yards in an imperial or U.S. fathom. Originally based on the distance between a man's outstretched arms, the size of a fathom has varied slightly depending on whether it was defined as a thousandth of an nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5–5+¹⁄2 feet. The name derives from the Old English word fæðm, corresponding to the old Frisian word "fadem" meaning embracing arms or a pair of outstretched arms. In Middle English it was fathme. A cable length, based on the length of a ship's cable, has been variously reckoned as equal to 100 or 120 fathoms. At one time, a quarter meant one-fourth of a fathom. Abbreviations: f, fath, fm, fth, fthm.
Fathom
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m), used especially for measuring the depth of water.There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom. Originally the span of a man's outstretched arms, the size of a fathom has varied slightly depending on whether it was defined as a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5–5 1⁄2 feet (1.5–1.7 m).
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