dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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Sounds | leh'ngkth; leh'ngth |
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Rhymes | strength |
strength, wavelength |
Meaning | The linear extent in space from one end to the other. The longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place. |
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Examples | "the length of the table was 5 feet" |
Attributes | long; short |
Narrower | circumference; diameter, diam; radius, r; longness; shortness |
Broader | physical property; dimension; fundamental quantity, fundamental measure |
Meaning | Continuance in time. |
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Examples | "he complained about the length of time required" |
Synonyms | duration |
Attributes | long; short |
Narrower | longness; lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction; endlessness; shortness; brevity, briefness, transience; permanence, permanency; impermanence, impermanency |
Broader | temporal property |
Meaning | The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end. |
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Examples | "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words" |
Broader | extent |
Meaning | Size of the gap between two places. |
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Examples | "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" |
Synonyms | distance |
Narrower | leg; arm's length; gauge; light time; skip distance; wingspan, wingspread; wingspread; altitude |
Broader | size |
Meaning | A section of something that is long and narrow. |
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Examples | "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing" |
Broader | section, segment |