| 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 |