Look up: cubit

1. 
   Cubit
   The cubit was a Hebrew, Roman and English unit of measurement. The English cubit was equal to 18 inches, the Hebrew 22 inches and the Roman 17.5 inches.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php
   
   
2. 
   Cubit
   Lengths: 2 spans, 28 digits. Elbow to middle finger tip. Approx 18 inches.
   Found on http://www.hemyockcastle.co.uk/measure.h
   
   
3. 
   cubit
   [n] - an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
4. 
   Cubit
   Unit of length equal to 0.4572m.ttle='Length';xiunt='cubit';yiunt='m';mconv=2.1872265966754156;cconv=0.0; See also: Length, Metre, SI Units.
   Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour
   
   
5. 
   Cubit
   Definition (keystage 2) A measure of length used in the ancient world. It is approximately equal to the length of a person's forearm, i.e. the part of the arm from the elbow to the fingers. <br /> The Romans used a cubit equal to 17.4 modern inches; the Egyptians used one of 20.64 inches.
   Found on http://thesaurus.maths.org/mmkb/entry.ht
   
   
6. 
   Cubit
   Cu'bit (kū'bĭt) noun [ Latin cubitum , cubitus ; elbow, ell, cubit, from (because the elbow serves for leaning upon) cubare to lie down, recline; confer Greek ky`biton elbow, ky`ptein to bend, stoop, kyfo`s bent, stooping, humpbacked. Confer Incumbent , Covey .] 1. (Anat.) The forearm; the ulna, a bon ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/199
   
   
7. 
   cubit
   noun an ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
8. 
   Cubit
   `Cubit` is the name for any one of many units of measure used by various ancient peoples and is among the first recorded units of length. The cubit is based on measuring by comparing - especially cords and textiles, but also for timbers and stones - to one's forearm length. The Egyptian hieroglyph for the unit shows this symbol. It was employed consistently through Antiquity, the Middle-Ages up to the Early Modern Times. The distance between th...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubit
   
   
9. 
   Cubit
   • (n.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist. • (n.) A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to the extremity of the middle finger.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
10. 
    cubit
    unit of linear measure used by many ancient and medieval peoples. It may have originated in Egypt about 3000 ; it thereafter became ubiquitous in the ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/166
    
    
11. 
    cubit
    cubit 1. A historic unit of distance frequently mentioned in the Bible and other ancient sources. 2. Etymology: from Latin cubitum, 'the elbow'; related to cubare, 'to lie down, be lying'; that is, 'on which someone lies in a reclining position. An ancient unit of measure based on the forearm from elbow to fingertip, usually from eighteen to twenty-two...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
12. 
    cubit
    A measure of length used in the ancient world. It is approximately equal to the length of a person's forearm, i.e. the part of the arm from the elbow to the fingers. The Romans used a cubit equal to 17.4 modern inches; the Egyptians used one of 20.64 inches.
    Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedi