LENGTH

Length

In geometric measurements, length is the longest dimension of an object. In other contexts "length" is the measured dimension of an object. For example it is possible to cut a length of a wire which is shorter than wire thickness.

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length

Noun

  1. The measurement of distance along the longest dimension of an object.
  2. duration
  3. The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
  4. Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
  5. The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
  6. : total extent
    The length of a book
  7. part of something that's long, a physical piece of something
    A length of rope

Verb

  1. To lengthen.


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