Look up: fathom

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   Fathom
   Fathom is a nautical measurement, being two metres.
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   Fathom
   Traditional unit for depth measurement. Equals 1.8 metres or 6 feet.
   Found on http://www.abc.se/~pa/uwa/glossary.htm
   
   
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   fathom
   The common unit of depth in the ocean, equal to six feet. It is also sometimes used in expressing horizontal distances, in which case 100 fathoms make one cable or very nearly one-tenth nautical mile .
   Found on http://taylor.math.ualberta.ca/~bruce/gl
   
   
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   Fathom
   A measure of water DEPTH equal to 1.83 m (6 feet).
   Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht
   
   
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   Fathom
   Naval A nautical measurement of six feet; it was the distance between the tips of middle fingers when the arms are outstretched sideways to their fullest extent (the word comes from the Danish FAVN meaning 'arms extended').
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   fathom
   [n] - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth 2. [n] - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore 3. [v] - measure depths with a sounding line, as of a body of water
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   Fathom
   A measure of depth, more usually at sea equal to 6 feet or 1.828 metres.
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   Fathom
   The fathom is an obsolete unit of length, mainly used to measure the depth of water. 1 fathom= 1.8288m= 72in= 6ftttle='Length';xiunt='fathom';yiunt='m';mconv=0.546807;cconv=0.0; See also: Cable Length, Length, Nautical Mile.
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   Fathom
   a measurement of depth (1 fathom = 6ft (183cm)
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    fathom
    A nautical measure equal to 1,83 m for measuring cordage,anchor chains,lead lines,also depth of water at sea. Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Fathom
    Definition (keystage 3) A unit of length equal to six feet or about 1.8288m, used mainly for recording depths in the sea.
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    Fathom
    Fath'om (fă&thlig;'ŭm) noun [ Middle English fadme , fağme , Anglo-Saxon fæğm fathom, the embracing arms; akin to Old Saxon fağmos the outstretched arms, Dutch vadem , vaam , fathom, Old High German fadom , fadum , German faden fathom, thread, Icelandic fağmr fathom, Swedish famn , Danish favn ; con ...
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    Fathom
    Fath'om transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fathomed ; present participle & verbal noun Fathoming .] 1. To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [ Obsolete] Purchas. 2. To measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetra ...
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    fathom
    sound verb measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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    Fathom
    A `fathom` is a unit of length in the Imperial system (and the derived U.S. customary units). The name derives from the Old English word `fæğm` meaning 'a pair of outstretched arms'. In Middle English it was `fathme`. Its size varied slightly depending on its base definition, either based on a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard. There are 2 yards (6 feet) in a fathom.
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    Fathom
    • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. • (v. t.) The measure by a sounding li...
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    fathom
    old English measure of length, now standardized at 6 feet (1.83 metre), which has long been used as a nautical unit of depth. The longest of many ... [1 related articles]
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    Fathom
    Arises in directed tree search. A node is fathomed if it is determined that no completion from this point could produce a better solution than one already obtained. This could happen by bounding the objective, or it can happen by determining there is no feasible solution with the partial specifications corresponding to the node.
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    Fathom
    a measurement relating to the depth of water, one fathom is 6 feet
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    FATHOM
    Six feet
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    FATHOM
    The common unit of depth in the ocean for countries using the English system of measurement. It is six feet or 1.83 meters. It can also be used in expressing horizontal distance, since 120 fathoms is equal to one cable or nearly on tenth of a nautical mile.
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    Fathom
    Six feet.
    Found on http://www.sailinglinks.com/glossary.htm