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Fathom Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Fathom?
[n] (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
[n] a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth [v] measure depths with a sounding line, as of a body of water [v] come to understand Synonyms | Synonyms for Fathom: bottom | fthm | penetrate | sound Related Terms | Find terms related to Fathom: absorb | answer | appraise | appreciate | apprehend | ascertain | assay | assess | assimilate | be acquainted with | be apprised of | be aware of | be cognizant of | be conscious of | be conversant with | be informed | be with one | bottom | calculate | calibrate | caliper | cast the lead | catch | catch on | check a parameter | clear up | cognize | comprehend | compute | conceive | conceptualize | crack | debug | decipher | decode | delve into | determine | dial | dig | dig into | digest | discern | disentangle | divide | divine | do | dope | dope out | estimate | evaluate | explain | explore | figure out | find out | find the answer | find the solution | follow | gauge | get | get hold of | get right | get the drift | get the idea | get the picture | go into | graduate | grasp | guess | guess right | have | have information about | have it | have it taped | have knowledge of | hit it | indagate | interpret | investigate | ken | know | learn | look into | make a sounding | make out | master | measure | mensurate | mete | meter | open the lock | pace | peer into | penetrate | perceive | pierce | plumb | plumb the depths | plumb-line | poke into | possess | prehend | prize | probe | pry into | psych | psych out | puzzle out | quantify | quantize | rate | ravel | ravel out | read | realize | recognize | resolve | riddle | savvy | search into | search out | see | seize | seize the meaning | sense | sift | size | size up | sling the lead | solve | sort out | sound | span | step | survey | take | take a reading | take in | take soundings | triangulate | understand | undo | unlock | unravel | unriddle | unscramble | untangle | untwist | unweave | valuate | value | weigh | work | work out | wot | wot of See Also | capacity measure | capacity unit | cubage unit | cubature unit | cubic content unit | cubic measure | displacement unit | linear unit | measure | pace | quantify | understand | volume unit | yard Fathom In Webster's Dictionary \Fath"om\, 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.
2. The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of
intellect; profundity; reach; penetration. [R.]
Another of his fathom they have none To lead their
business. --Shak.
\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. 2. The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of. --Dryden. 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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