remenn.

Brit.

/ˈrɛmən/, U.S.

/ˈrɛmən/

Origin: A borrowing from Egyptian. Etymon: Egyptian rmn.

Etymology: < ancient Egyptian rmn upper arm, a unit of measurement.The vowels follow a modern convention of uniformly adding e between the consonants written in the ancient Egyptian script (which does not mark vowels).

historical.

An ancient Egyptian measure of length equivalent to 370.3 mm (14.58 inches).

ΘΚΠ

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remen1908

1892 Proc. Soc. Biblical Archaeol. 14 404 Remen, ‘upper arm’ = 5 [palms] = 20 [digits].]

1908 Geogr. Jrnl. 32 474 A half aroura was also in use in late Egyptian times, and this exemplifies the approximate methods used in computation, for it was called remen, or the upper arm.

1934 F. Petrie Measures & Weights 5 Remen (½ of 29·2 in.). The Remen doubled was the diagonal of the square cubit, 29·161 [inches].

1969 Listener 18 Dec. 859/3 The Royal cubit is √2 Egyptian remens, i.e. the diagonal of a 1×1 remen square. The ‘Megalithic yard’ is thus √5 remens, or the diagonal of a 2×1 remen rectangle.

2006 R. Heath & J. Michell Lost Sci. Measuring Earth i. ii. 9 We have forgotten the cubits, royal cubits, sacred cubits, remens and stades of the ancient world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	remen
释义	remenn. Brit. /ˈrɛmən/, U.S. /ˈrɛmən/ Origin: A borrowing from Egyptian. Etymon: Egyptian rmn. Etymology: < ancient Egyptian rmn upper arm, a unit of measurement.The vowels follow a modern convention of uniformly adding e between the consonants written in the ancient Egyptian script (which does not mark vowels). historical. An ancient Egyptian measure of length equivalent to 370.3 mm (14.58 inches). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > ancient Egyptian unit remen1908 1892 Proc. Soc. Biblical Archaeol. 14 404 Remen, ‘upper arm’ = 5 [palms] = 20 [digits].] 1908 Geogr. Jrnl. 32 474 A half aroura was also in use in late Egyptian times, and this exemplifies the approximate methods used in computation, for it was called remen, or the upper arm. 1934 F. Petrie Measures & Weights 5 Remen (½ of 29·2 in.). The Remen doubled was the diagonal of the square cubit, 29·161 [inches]. 1969 Listener 18 Dec. 859/3 The Royal cubit is √2 Egyptian remens, i.e. the diagonal of a 1×1 remen square. The ‘Megalithic yard’ is thus √5 remens, or the diagonal of a 2×1 remen rectangle. 2006 R. Heath & J. Michell Lost Sci. Measuring Earth i. ii. 9 We have forgotten the cubits, royal cubits, sacred cubits, remens and stades of the ancient world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1908
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