(historical units of measure) Various former units of length notionally based on the distance from a grown man's elbow to his fingertips, standardized in different places and times at values between 35 and 60 cm.

plural of cubit, an ancient unit of measurement

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna. / (entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it. / Measured in cubits. / Of the length of a cubit.

(entemology) Synonym of cubitus

plural of cubital

(historical) An ancient Egyptian unit of length, approximately 21 inches or 53 centimetres.

plural of royal cubit

plural of cubital fossa

elbow pit

plural of cubitus