HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

Meaning of cubit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkjuː.bɪt

Definitions

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. elbow
  3. The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
  4. cubit (an informal unit of length based on the distance of a forearm and hand)
  5. Any of various units of length approximating this distance, usually around 35–60 cm.
    historical
  6. codo, Spanish cubit (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.6 cm)
  7. Synonym of ulna, the bone of the human forearm.
    archaic
  8. selfish, avaricious, stingy

Equivalents

العربية المقياس ذراع
Български арши́н лакът
Bosanski аршин
Català colzada colze colzo
Čeština loket
Dansk alen
Deutsch Elle
Ελληνικά πήχης
Esperanto ulno
Español codo
Eesti küünar
فارسی ارش
Suomi kyynärä
Français coudée
Galego ulna
עברית אֻמָּה
Hrvatski аршин
Magyar sing
Հայերեն կանգուն
Kurdî êl sîng
Latina cubitum cubitus
Te Reo Māori tuke
Македонски аршин лакот лакт
Bahasa Melayu hasta
မြန်မာဘာသာ တောင်
Nederlands el
Português côvado
Русский локоть
Српски аршин
Svenska aln
Kiswahili dhiraa mkono
తెలుగు మూర
Tagalog siko

Examples

“Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See cubit used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free