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fath⋅om

[fath-uhm] noun, plural fath⋅oms, (especially collectively) fath⋅om, verb
–noun
1. a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath
–verb (used with object)
2. to measure the depth of by means of a sounding line; sound.
3. to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand: to fathom someone's motives.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME fathme, OE fæthm span of outstretched arms; c. G Faden six-foot measure, ON fathmr; akin to patent


fath⋅om⋅a⋅ble, adjective
fath⋅om⋅er, noun
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