Long cubit to Fathom Unit Converter - 1 Long cubit in Fathom
This calculator allows you to convert from Long cubit to Fathom and in a reverse direction. To convert from Long cubit to Fathom, enter the amount of Long cubit into the first input and to convert from Fathom to Long cubit, enter the amount of Fathom into the second input.
1 Long cubit = 0.29166666666667 Fathom
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How to convert from Long cubit to Fathom?
To convert Long cubit to Fathom: Every 1 Long cubit equals 0.29166666666667 Fathom. For example, 100 Long cubit equal 100 * 0.29166666666667 = 29.166666666667 Fathom and so on..
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.