Hyphenation of fathom

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word fathom? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

fath-om

Definitions of fathom:

1.	A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
2.	(mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
3.	Come to understand
4.	Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Synonyms of fathom:

noun	fthm, linear unit
noun	fthm, volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
verb	penetrate, bottom, understand
verb	sound, quantify, measure

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