Ell

(building construction) A wing built perpendicular to the main section of a building.

[Etymology: ulna, one of the two long bones of the forearm, a bone also called the cubitus, which gives cubit] length An old body measure based on the human arm. Although suggestive of the forearm alone, British practice corresponded to the whole arm plus some fraction of the chest, hence a yard or more. It was the reference unit for the old measure in Scotland. Modern usage is primarily with textiles.

See also cubit.

textiles UK Three named sizes, each a multiple of the quarter unit of 9 in.

To convert from ells to:

cm, multiply by 114.3.
inches, multiply by 45.

Tutor's tip: The track for the "el" (an elevated railroad) curved around the "ell" (a right angled extension to a building) on the east side of the building.

This article is about the unit of length. For the letter, see L. For other uses, see ELL.

"Ells" redirects here. For the American businessman, see Steve Ells.

This derivation of the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, depicts nine historical units of measurement: the Yard, the Span, the Cubit, the Flemish Ell, the English Ell, the French Ell, the Fathom, the Hand, and the Foot. The Vitruvian man was drawn to scale, so the units depicted are displayed with their proper historical ratios.

One ell, when used as an alias for the cubit.

An ell (from Proto-Indo-European *el- "elbow, forearm"), is a unit of measurement, approximating the length of a man's arm.

Several national forms existed, with different lengths, including the Scottish ell (approximately 37 inches or 94 centimetres), the Flemish ell (approx. 27 in or 69 cm) and the Polish ell (approx. 31 in or 79 cm).

In England, the ell was usually 45 inches (1.143 m exactly for the international inch). It was mainly used in the tailoring business but is now obsolete. It was derived from the length of the arm from the shoulder to the wrist, although the exact length was never defined in English law.

Sometimes ell is used as an alias for the cubit.

An ell-wand or ellwand was a rod of length one ell used for official measurement. Edward I of England required that every town have one. In Scotland, the Belt of Orion was called "the King's Ellwand."^[1][2]

References

1. ^ infoplease.com, OED s. Ell-wand.
2. ^ cricinfo

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - alen

2.
n. - L-formet bygning, retvinklet rør, vinkelrør, knæk

3.
n. - bogstavet L

Nederlands (Dutch)
Engelse el (1, 14 meter), vleugel, hoek in een pijpleiding

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Constr) extension à angles droits (bâtiment), en forme de L, tuyau (avec une courbure à angles droits)

2.
n. - unité de longueur (= 114 cm)

3.
n. - L (la lettre)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Elle

2.
n. - Flügel

3.
n. - El

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πήχης (μέτρο μήκους)

Italiano (Italian)
braccio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vara (f) (unidade de medida = 1,10m)

Русский (Russian)
колено трубы, угловое соединение, крыло дома, пристройка, флигель

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - cualquier cosa en forma de ele

2.
n. - ana (medida antigua)

3.
n. - pabellón, ala

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - aln

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. L形的东西

2. 边厢, 侧房

3. 旧时量布的长度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - L形的東西

2.
n. - 邊廂, 側房

3.
n. - 舊時量布的長度

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 길이의 단위

2.
n. - L자, L자형의 것

3.
n. - L자형 도관

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - エル, 直角エルボ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الذراع ( لقياس, القماش)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ארבעים וחמישה אינטש, כ-411 ס"מ‬
n. - ‮אגף של בניין העומד בזווית ישרה אליו, עצם בצורת L‬
n. - ‮מרפק‬

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