linear measure vs fathom

fathom vs linear measure

linear measure and fathom both are nouns.

linear measure is not a verb while fathom is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
linear measure	Yes	No	No	No
fathom	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fathom is a hyponym of linear measure; that is, fathom is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than linear measure:

linear measure: a unit of measurement of length
fathom: a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth

Other hyponyms of linear measure include long measure, astronomy unit, metric linear unit, nautical linear unit, in, inch, foot, ft, footer, pace, yard, yarder, perch, pole, rod, furlong, international mile, land mile, mi, mile, stat mi, statute mile, miler, 880 yards, half mile, 440 yards, quarter mile, league, ligne, nail, archine, coss, kos, vara, verst, cable's length, cable, cable length, chain, cubit, digit, finger's breadth, finger, fingerbreadth, fistmele, body length, handbreadth, handsbreadth, head, lea, li, link, mesh, mil, mil, mile, Swedish mile, mile, Roman mile, Roman pace, geometric pace, military pace, palm, span, survey mile, fthm, point, em, pica, pica em, en, nut, cicero, daktylos, quarter of meridian, point size, catholic meter, catholic metre, metro cattolico, universal meter, universal metre.

linear measure (noun)	fathom (noun)
a unit of measurement of length	a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
	(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

linear measure (verb)	fathom (verb)
	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
	come to understand

Difference between linear measure and fathom

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