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fathomable adjective

  /ˈfæðməbəl/ , /ˈfæðəməbəl/
  • able to be fathomed
 постижимый

fathom noun

  /ˈfað(ə)m/ , /ˈfædəm/ , /ˈfæðəm/
  • (chiefly, nautical, historical, US) A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
 морская са́жень, фадом, фатом

fathom verb

  /ˈfað(ə)m/ , /ˈfædəm/ , /ˈfæðəm/
  • (archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
 выясня́ть, иссле́довать, обхватить, осознава́ть, понима́ть, постигать
  • (figurative) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
 выясня́ть, иссле́довать, осознава́ть, понима́ть, постигать, разузнавать
  • (also, figurative) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
 де́лать проме́р лотом, измеря́ть
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