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How to pronounce cubit in English?

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Type of linear measure, linear unit

Examples of cubit

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If Woods stands a cubit lower it is only because his public manner is less sympathetic.
From the independent.co.uk
The cubit could vary considerably due to the different sizes of people.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Since there were 7 palms in a cubit, the seked was 7 times the cotangent.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Cubit then revealed that Hiller played the last three games with a torn left knee ligament.
From the omaha.com
Disappointingly, the 65 cubit feet of cargo space is a bit less than most other SUVs of this size.
From the bostonherald.com
Cubit was 51-47 overall and 36-27 in the MAC over eight seasons.
From the freep.com
Here, the text describes a large brass casting, with 10-cubit diameter and 30-cubit circumference.
From the usatoday.com
The basic unit is the Russian cubit, called arshin, which has been in use since the 16th century.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The common cubit was the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger.
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  • An ancient unit of length based on the length of the forearm
  • A cubit is the first recorded unit of length and was one of many different standards of measurement used through history. It was originally based on measuring by comparing to one's forearm length.
  • CUBIT is an open source multi-touch system designed by Stefan Hechenberger and Addie Wagenknecht for NOR_/D. It was developed to "demystify multitouch" technology through making its software and hardware open source and is a direct competitor of Microsoft Surface .
  • Denomination of Colonial currency (used in original and reimagined series)
  • Ancient length measurement; 1 Roman cubit unit is about 44cm.
  • Heb. 'ammah ; i.e., "mother of the arm," the fore-arm, is a word derived from the Latin cubitus , the lower arm. ...
  • A unit of length equal to approximately 18 inches
  • Cubit is a unit of measure, variously identified as equivalent to 48 or 60 centimeters.
  • To multiply something by itself three times: Cubit.