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Cubits meaning

plural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement

Using Cubits

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement
  • In the example corpus, cubits often appears in combinations such as: cubits and, cubits in, cubits long.

Context around Cubits

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

correlated 1× two 1× seven 1× 300 1× uses 1× 463 1× 140 1× palms 1×

Often after:

long 2×

Sentence patterns with Cubits

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as 300 cubits 1× at 9 cubits and the 1× connection between cubits and degrees 1× forefinger palms cubits and wingspans 1× hipparchus correlated cubits of the 1× is 140 cubits and the 1× of 463 cubits or convert 1× or two cubits above the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and the lord 1× at noon on 1× based partly on 1× having placed this 1× herodotus in book 1× in enoch sin 1×

Common sentence endings:

16 cubits long 1× 5 25 seked 1× as 300 cubits 1× baseline through celtica 1× convert in height 1× cubits and wingspans 1×

Words around Cubits

Just before it in the word index:

cubital 4 cubit 5 cubists 7 cubist 70 cubism 46 cubillo 2

Just after it in the word index:

cubitt 8 cubitts 2 cublai 2 cubmaster 3 cuboctahedron 10 cuboh 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Cubits

  • In this selection, "cubits" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, correlated, two, seven and long stand out and add context to how "cubits" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as 300 cubits and at 9 cubits and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cubits" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cubits

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

What is the rise in cubits? (6 words)

Units included fingers, the distance from thumb to forefinger, palms, cubits and wingspans. (13 words)

The procession starts by setting logs of wood around the altar, each of them 16 cubits long. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Having placed this board in a sloping position, by lifting one end some one or two cubits above the other, we rolled the ball, as I was just saying, along the channel, noting, in a manner presently to be described, the time required to make the descent. (47 words)

The Third Apocalypse of Baruch mentions that the 'tower of strife' reached a height of 463 cubits, or convert, taller than any structure built in human history until the construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1889, which is convert in height. (41 words)

Based partly on data taken from Pytheas, Hipparchus correlated cubits of the sun's elevation at noon on the winter solstice, latitudes in hours of a day on the summer solstice, and distances between latitudes in stadia for some locations. (40 words)

Question examples

What is the rise in cubits? (6 words)

Example sentences (14)

When the excavation had been made, then rubble was packed down, some 40 cubits in depth, another part 20 cubits in depth.

And the Lord appeared to them and confused their speech, when they had built the tower to the height of four hundred and sixty-three cubits.

At noon on the winter solstice the sun stands at 9 cubits and the longest day on the summer solstice is 16 hours at the baseline through Celtica.

Based partly on data taken from Pytheas, Hipparchus correlated cubits of the sun's elevation at noon on the winter solstice, latitudes in hours of a day on the summer solstice, and distances between latitudes in stadia for some locations.

Having placed this board in a sloping position, by lifting one end some one or two cubits above the other, we rolled the ball, as I was just saying, along the channel, noting, in a manner presently to be described, the time required to make the descent.

Herodotus in Book 1, Chapter 68, describes how the Spartans uncovered in Tegea the body of Orestes which was seven cubits long—around 10 feet (3 meters).

In Enoch, sin originates when angels descend from heaven and fornicate with women, birthing giants as tall as 300 cubits.

In present-day trigonometry, cotangents require the same units for run and rise (base and perpendicular), but the papyrus uses cubits for rise and palms for run, resulting in different (but still characteristic) numbers.

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The procession starts by setting logs of wood around the altar, each of them 16 cubits long.

The Third Apocalypse of Baruch mentions that the 'tower of strife' reached a height of 463 cubits, or convert, taller than any structure built in human history until the construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1889, which is convert in height.

They in turn took it from ancient Sumer so long ago that if the connection between cubits and degrees was known in either Babylonia or Ionia it did not survive.

To use an example often quoted in modern reference works, suppose the base of a pyramid is 140 cubits and the angle of rise 5.25 seked.

Units included fingers, the distance from thumb to forefinger, palms, cubits and wingspans.

What is the rise in cubits?

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Common combinations with cubits

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cubits" in a sentence?
An example: "When the excavation had been made, then rubble was packed down, some 40 cubits in depth, another part 20 cubits in depth." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cubits" from authentic English texts.
What does "cubits" mean?
Cubits means: plural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement
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