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Meaning of dira | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The Arabian cubit, whose value varied by place, time, and item from about 25–75 cm (10 in–2 ft 5½ in).

Examples

“13·3—This measure does not seem to belong to very early times, and it may probably have originated in Asia Minor... And it may well be the origin of the dirá‘ Stambuli of 26·6, twice 13·3.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Dirac Dirac comb Dirac cone Dirac constant Dirac delta Dirac delta function