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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
fathom
n 1: a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water
depth [syn: fathom, fthm]
2: (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in
measuring bodies of ore [syn: fathom, fthm]
v 1: come to understand [syn: penetrate, fathom, bottom]
2: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
[syn: fathom, sound]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Fathom \Fath"om\ (f[a^][th]"[u^]m), n. [OE. fadme, fa[eth]me,
AS. f[ae][eth]m fathom, the embracing arms; akin to OS.
fa[eth]mos the outstretched arms, D. vadem, vaam, fathom,
OHG. fadom, fadum, G. faden fathom, thread, Icel. fa[eth]mr
fathom, Sw. famn, Dan. favn; cf. Gr. ?????????? to spread
out, ??????? outspread, flat, L. patere to lie open, extend.
Cf. Patent, Petal.]
1. A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to
which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in
measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable
water by soundings.
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2. The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of
intellect; profundity; reach; penetration. [R.]
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Another of his fathom they have none
To lead their business. --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Fathom \Fath"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fathomed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fathoming.]
1. To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to
measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.]
--Purchas.
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2. To measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the
depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to
the bottom of. --Dryden.
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The page of life that was spread out before me
seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not
fathomed its deeper import. --Hawthotne.
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4. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary |
Fathom
(Old A.S. faethm, "bosom," or the outstretched arms), a span of
six feet (Acts 27:28). Gr. orguia (from orego, "I stretch"), the
distance between the extremities of both arms fully stretched
out.
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5. 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.
Webster; Minshew. See Ell. Vide Measure.
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Thesaurus Results for fathom:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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