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fathom
(mass) | fathom
- pochopiť |
fathom
(encz) | fathom,pochopit v: Zdeněk Brož |
fathom
(encz) | fathom,sáh n: Zdeněk Brož |
Fathom
(gcide) | 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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Fathom
(gcide) | 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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fathom
(wn) | 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] |
FATHOM
(bouvier) | 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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fathomable
(encz) | fathomable, |
fathometer
(encz) | fathometer,ozvěnový hloubkoměr Zdeněk Brož |
fathomless
(encz) | fathomless,nepochopitelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unfathomable
(encz) | unfathomable,bezedný Martin M.unfathomable,bezmezný Martin M.unfathomable,nepochopitelný Martin M.unfathomable,neproniknutelný Martin M.unfathomable,nesmírný Martin M.unfathomable,nevyzpytatelný Martin M.unfathomable,nezměrný Martin M. |
unfathomably
(encz) | unfathomably, |
unfathomed
(encz) | unfathomed, |
Fathom
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]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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Fathomable
(gcide) | Fathomable \Fath"om*a*ble\, a.
Capable of being fathomed.
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Fathomed
(gcide) | 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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Fathomer
(gcide) | Fathomer \Fath"om*er\, n.
One who fathoms.
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Fathoming
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]
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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Fathomless
(gcide) | Fathomless \Fath"om*less\, a.
1. Incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable; that can not be
sounded.
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And buckle in a waist most fathomless. --Shak.
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2. Incomprehensible.
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The fathomless absurdity. --Milton.
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Unfathomable
(gcide) | Unfathomable \Unfathomable\
See fathomable. |
Unfathomed
(gcide) | Unfathomed \Unfathomed\
See fathomed. |
fathomable
(wn) | fathomable
adj 1: (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth
[syn: fathomable, plumbable, soundable] [ant:
unfathomable]
2: (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended |
fathometer
(wn) | fathometer
n 1: depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged
object by means of ultrasound waves [syn: {sonic depth
finder}, fathometer] |
unfathomable
(wn) | unfathomable
adj 1: of depth; not capable of being sounded or measured [ant:
fathomable, plumbable, soundable]
2: resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable;
"the abyssal depths of the ocean" [syn: abysmal, abyssal,
unfathomable]
3: impossible to come to understand |
unfathomed
(wn) | unfathomed
adj 1: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have
been sounded or plumbed; "the profound depths of the
sea"; "the dark unfathomed caves of ocean"-Thomas Gray;
"unplumbed depths of the sea"; "remote and unsounded
caverns" [syn: profound, unfathomed, unplumbed,
unsounded] |
FATHOM
(bouvier) | 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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