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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 is a unit of length?

   • In the International System of Units (SI), the base unit of length is the metre (symbol, m), now defined in terms of the speed of light (about 300 million metres per second). The millimetre (mm), centimetre (cm) and the kilometre (km), derived from the metre, are also commonly used units.

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3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lengthLength Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   In the metric system, length or the distance is expressed in terms of kilometers (km), meters (m), decimeter (dm), centimeters (cm), millimeters (mm). It is possible to convert units from km to m or m to cm or cm to mmand so on.

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   The conversion of unitsfrom one unit to another is essential while solving many problems to understand the parameters. Below are the few conversions which are basic and will help in problem solving.

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   As we know, a rectangle contains two dimensions namely length and breadth as given in the below figure. Here, length = l and breadth = b. These two dimensions are used to find the length of the boundary of the shape, i.e. perimeter and area.

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   The length of any object can be found in either way such as using a scale (i.e., ruler), measuring tape and so on. These tools are generally used to measure the length of the given objects. Ruler is used for measuring small objects as the maxim length of an ideal ruler is 30 cm. If the length of the object is more, a measuring tape will be used to ...

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   Learn what length is and how to measure it using different units and tools. Find out the conversion table, the difference between length and breadth, and the examples of length in maths and real life.

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLENGTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LengthLength - Wikipedia

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   Length is a measure of distance with dimension L. Learn about the history, use and units of length in different fields of science, mathematics and geometry.

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   Length definition: the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end. See examples of LENGTH used in a sentence.

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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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › lengthLENGTH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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