noun🔗ShareCoudeVarious former units of length notionally based on the distance from a grown man's elbow to his fingertips, standardized in different places and times at values between 35 and 60 cm."The ancient builders used cubits to measure the length of the stones for the wall, knowing each cubit was about the distance from a man's elbow to his fingertips. "Les anciens bâtisseurs utilisaient des coudées pour mesurer la longueur des pierres du mur, sachant que chaque coudée correspondait à peu près à la distance entre le coude d'un homme et le bout de ses doigts.unithistoryarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCubitusThe ulna."The doctor measured the child's cubit to assess arm growth. "Le médecin a mesuré le cubitus de l'enfant pour évaluer la croissance du bras.anatomybodypartmedicinephysiologyorganhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading