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English

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Etymology

lengþu

Pronunciation

  • , IPA: /lɛŋθ/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-length.ogg


Noun

  1. The measurement of distance along the longest dimension of an object.
  2. * Robert Frost
  3. *: Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
  4. In the Context of The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
  5. magnitude|Magnitude.
  6. The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.


Translations

ang:length de:length el:length fa:length fr:length hy:length io:length it:length kk:length ku:length hu:length nl:length ja:length oc:length pl:length ru:length simple:length fi:length ta:length te:length vi:length tr:length zh:length

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Length \Length\ (l[e^]ngth), n. [OE. lengthe, AS. leng[eth], fr.
lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. l[ae]ngde, Sw.
l[aum]ngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
1. 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.
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2. A portion of space or of time considered as measured by
its length; -- often in the plural.
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Large lengths of seas and shores. --Shak.
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The future but a length behind the past. --Dryden.
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3. The quality or state of being long, in space or time;
extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for
the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of
the sermon, and the length of his walk.
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4. A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number
of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a
length of pipe; a length of fence.
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5. Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to
pursue a subject to a great length.
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May Heaven, great monarch, still augment your bliss
With length of days, and every day like this.
--Dryden.
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6. Distance. [Obs.]
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He had marched to the length of Exeter. --Clarendon.
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At length.
(a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as,
let the name be inserted at length.
(b) At the end or conclusion; after a long period. See
Syn. of At last, under Last.

At arm's length. See under Arm.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Length \Length\, v. t.
To lengthen. [Obs.] --Shak.
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WordNet length
n 1: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the
longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed
in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"
2: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration";
"he complained about the length of time required" [syn: duration]
3: the property of being the extent of something from beginning
to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to
500 words"
4: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New
York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the
shortest line segment joining the two points" [syn: distance]
5: a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of
timber"; "a length of tubing"
Moby Dictionary
aesthetic distance , amplitude , area , at full length , at length ,
at long last , bigness , body , breadth , bulk , caliber , clearance ,
compass , completely , coverage , deep space , depth , depths of space ,
diameter , dimension , dimensions , distance , divergence , duration ,
eventually , exhaustively , expanse , expansion , extension ,
extensively , extent , farness , finally , fully , gauge , girth ,
greatness , height , in detail , infinity , interminably , largeness ,
leeway , light-years , magnitude , margin , mass , measure , measurement ,
mileage , orbit , panorama , parsecs , period , perspective , piece ,
proportion , proportions , purview , radius , range , reach , realm ,
remoteness , scale , scope , separation , size , space , span , spread ,
stretch , stride , term , thoroughly , ultimately , volume , way , ways ,
width


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