English to English
length
(l/E//N/k/T/
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noun (n)
- the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place(noun.attribute)Example:
The length of the table was 5 feet.
source: wordnet30 - continuance in time(noun.attribute)Example:
He complained about the length of time required.
source: wordnet30 - the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end(noun.attribute)Example:
The editor limited the length of my article to 500 words.
source: wordnet30 - size of the gap between two places(noun.attribute)Example:
He determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points.
source: wordnet30 - a section of something that is long and narrow(noun.artifact)Example:
A length of timber.
A length of tubing.
source: wordnet30 - The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To lengthen.(verb)source: webster1913