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   length

   /lɛŋ(k)θ/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object: "the delta is twenty kilometres in length" Similar extentextent lengthwisedistancedistance lengthwiselinear measurespanreachareaexpansestretchrangescope
   • ▪ the quality of being long: "the length of the waiting list" Similar perioddurationstretchtermspan
   • ▪ the length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum: "fifty lengths of the pool"
   • ▪ the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race: "the mare won the race by seven lengths"
   • ▪ the extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn: "the length of her skirt"
   • ▪ the full distance that a thing extends for: "the muscles running the length of my spine"
   • ▪ the full extent of one's body: "he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car"
   • ▪ the metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable: "the length of the syllable is isomorphic with the length of the syllabic vowel"
   • 2. the amount of time occupied by something: "delivery must be within a reasonable length of time" Similar perioddurationstretchtermspan
   • 3. a piece or stretch of something: "a length of brown satin" Similar pieceswatchportionsectionmeasuresegmentroll
   • 4. an extreme to which a course of action is taken: "they go to great lengths to avoid the press"
   • 5. the distance from the batter at which a well-bowled ball pitches: "Lewis tended to bowl short of a length"
   • 6. (in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more: "to open one heart with equal length in hearts and spades is in the modern Acol style"

   Word Origin Old Englishlengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long1.

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   What does length mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! LENGTH definition: 1. the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side: 2. a piece of something…. Learn more.

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   Is length a measure of distance?

   • Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a base unit for length is chosen, from which all other units are derived. In the International System of Units (SI) system the base unit for length is the metre.

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   What is the difference between length and width?

   • If an object has multiple distances to be measured (like a rectangle for example), then length is taken to be the longest of the measurements (as opposed to the width, in the case of the rectangle). Before babies learn to walk, they are measured for length, but once they begin to stand reliably the same measurement changes names, and become height.

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   What do you mean by extent?

   • 1. the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river. 2. the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure. 3. extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.: a report 300 pages in length. 4. extent in time; duration: the length of a visit.

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    Length is a measurement of how long something is in time or space. You can measure the length of a table or the length of a movie.