| 单词 | megalithic fathom |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmegalithic fathom megalithic fathom n. a measure of length equal to 5.44 feet (approx. 1.66 metres), thought to have been used in the construction of certain British megalithic monuments. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > arm as unit of length > outstretched arms or fathom > specific megalithic fathom1961 1961 A. Thom in Math. Gaz. 45 83 The unit of length used was the same from Land's End to John o' Groats... This unit was 5·44 ft... Half of this, 2·72 ft., might be called the Megalithic Yard, but whether this or the Megalithic Fathom (5·44 ft.) was the length of the standard rod carried about the country it is not possible to say. 1967 A. Thom Megalithic Sites in Brit. v. 36 We first demonstrate that there is a presumption amounting to a certainty that a definite unit was used in setting out these rings. It is proposed to call this the Megalithic yard (MY). Two of these might be called the Megalithic fathom. < as lemmas |
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