noun🔗ShareCoudéesVarious 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 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.unithistoryarchaeologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCubitus, ulnaThe ulna."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.anatomybodymedicineorganpartphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading