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cubits

/ˈkjuːbɪts/

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noun

Coudées

Various 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.

Examples :

"The ancient ark, as described in the Bible, was approximately 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. "

L'arche de Noé, telle que décrite dans la Bible, mesurait environ 300 coudées de long, 50 coudées de large et 30 coudées de haut.

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Illustration cubits - Image 1

noun

Cubitus, ulna

Examples :

"The ancient builders used their cubits, the length of their forearms from elbow to fingertip, to measure the stones for the pyramid. "

Les anciens bâtisseurs utilisaient leurs cubitus, la longueur de leurs avant-bras du coude au bout des doigts, pour mesurer les pierres de la pyramide.

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