fathomingn.

Etymology: < fathom v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfathoming.

1. The action of encircling with the arms.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > encircling with the arms

fathomingc1440

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 145 Fademynge, ulnacio.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 308 A net is a large thing, past thy fadoming, if thou cast it from thee, but if thou draw it to thee, it will lie upon thine arme.

a. The action or process of ascertaining the depth (of the sea, etc.).

ΚΠ

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 181 The fadoming of so bottomelesse depth.

1727 P. Longueville Hermit 79 Very expert in the Art of Fathoming.

b. attributive, as fathoming-line.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring depth

Niloscope1642

Nilometer1707

fathoming-linea1800

judge1874

a1800 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost ii. 934 A fathoming-line..for the purpose of sounding an abyss.

1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist vi. §1. 364 The prophet here plunged his fathoming line into a deep ocean.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	fathoming
释义	fathomingn. Etymology: < fathom v. + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfathoming. 1. The action of encircling with the arms. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > absence of movement > hold or holding > [noun] > encircling with the arms fathomingc1440 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 145 Fademynge, ulnacio. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1955) II. 308 A net is a large thing, past thy fadoming, if thou cast it from thee, but if thou draw it to thee, it will lie upon thine arme. 2. a. The action or process of ascertaining the depth (of the sea, etc.). ΚΠ 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 181 The fadoming of so bottomelesse depth. 1727 P. Longueville Hermit 79 Very expert in the Art of Fathoming. b. attributive, as fathoming-line. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring depth Niloscope1642 Nilometer1707 fathoming-linea1800 judge1874 a1800 W. Cowper Comm. Milton's Paradise Lost ii. 934 A fathoming-line..for the purpose of sounding an abyss. 1874 H. R. Reynolds John the Baptist vi. §1. 364 The prophet here plunged his fathoming line into a deep ocean. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1440
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