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length::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | duration |
| Type of | temporal property |
| Has types | continuation, transience, endlessness, shortness, brevity, impermanence, impermanency, briefness, lengthiness, longness, permanence, permanency, protraction, prolongation |
| Derivation | lengthy |
he complained about the length of time required.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | distance |
| Type of | size |
| Has types | wingspread, arm's length, gauge, leg, light time, skip distance, wingspan, altitude |
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points.
length::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fundamental quantity, fundamental measure, dimension, physical property |
| Has types | radius, diameter, circumference, shortness, longness, r, diam |
the length of the table was 5 feet.
length::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | extent |
the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words.
Examples of length
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His thumb injury forced him to alter his grip to produce draws for extra length.
From the usatoday.com
High-neckline jackets and calf-length sequined dresses left little visible skin.
From the online.wsj.com
He has griped openly about the length of time it takes to develop a new vehicle.
From the online.wsj.com
I'll always remember speaking with him at length during spring training in 1999.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Both state and federal rules set a 16-inch minimum length limit for red snapper.
From the chron.com
There has been no movement in the air, or discomforting lift from a good length.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The techniques aren't identical, because of the difference in length and design.
From the kansas.com
The stands cannot exceed 4 feet in width, 6 feet in length and 8 feet in height.
From the delawareonline.com
Last summer, he swam the 22-mile length of Lake Tahoe twice in the Tahoe Double.
From the sacbee.com
- The linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"
- Duration: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
- The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
- Distance: 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"
- A section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
- In geometric measurements, length most commonly refers to the longest dimension of an object.
- In phonetics, length or quantity is a feature of sounds that are distinctively longer than other sounds. There are long vowels as well as long consonants (the latter are often called geminates).
- A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement that refers to the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately 8 feet, It is commonly used in Thoroughbred horse racing, where it describes the distance between horses in a race. ...
- (lengthly) misspelled form of lengthy
