аршин — meaning in English

English meaning

• measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
• rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
• yardstick noun A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

Senses

аршин is used for these senses in English:

• arshin An obsolete Russian length unit, equal to 71.12 centimeters, or 28 inches.
• cubit The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
• measure The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
• rod A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
• yardstick (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

measure — full definition

1. verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
2. noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
3. noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.

rod — full definition

1. noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
2. noun A long, tapering pole used for fishing.
3. noun An old unit of length equal to about 5.5 yards (roughly 5 meters), once used in surveying and land measurement.
4. noun (slang) A handgun.

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