Definitions for Lengthlɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lengthlɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ(n.)
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
the length of a river.
the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure.
Category: Weights and Measures
extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.:
a report 300 pages in length.
extent in time; duration:
the length of a visit.
a distance determined by the extent of something specified:
Hold the picture at arm's length.
a piece or portion of a certain or a known extent:
a length of rope.
the quality or state of being long rather than short:
a journey remarkable for its length.
Usu., lengths. the extent to which a desired end is pursued:
to go to great lengths to get what one wants.
a large extent or expanse of something.
the measure from end to end of a horse, boat, etc., as a unit of distance in racing:
The horse won by two lengths.
the extent of a garment related to a point it reaches on the wearer's body or on a garment used as a standard of measurement (usu. used in combination):
an ankle-length gown; a three-quarter-length coat.
Category: Clothing
the relative duration of time involved in pronouncing a sound, esp. a vowel, or syllable; quantity.
Category: Phonetics, Prosody
Idioms for length:
at length, after a considerable time; finally. fully; in detail.
Category: Idiom
go to any length(s),to do anything required to accomplish one's purpose.
Category: Idiom
Origin of length:
bef. 900; ME length(e), OE lengthu, c. D lengte, ON lengd. See long1, -th1
Princeton's WordNet
length(noun)
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, length(noun)
continuance in time
"the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
length(noun)
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
distance, length(noun)
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"
length(noun)
a section of something that is long and narrow
"a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
length(noun)ɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
a measurement from one end of sth to the other
He measured the length of the door.; four strings of different lengths; a fish between seven and nine cms in length
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
of the length mentioned
a knee-length skirt; a full-length mirror
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
the time sth lasts
the length of the movie; two hours in length; the length of time it takes to knit a sweater
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
the number of pages or words in a book, article, etc.
the lengths of the two articles
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
the distance from one end of a swimming pool to another
She swam ten lengths.
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
a long piece of sth
a length of rope/string/wire
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
for a long time
He spoke at length on the subject.
lengthɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ
to do whatever is necessary to achieve sth
The company went to great lengths to keep the product secret.
Wiktionary
length(Noun)
The measurement of distance along the longest dimension of an object.
length(Noun)
duration
length(Noun)
The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
length(Noun)
Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
length(Noun)
The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
length(Noun)
: total extent
The length of a book
length(Noun)
part of something that's long, a physical piece of something
A length of rope
Origin: lengþu
Webster Dictionary
Length(adj)
the longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line
Length(adj)
a portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural
Length(adj)
the quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk
Length(adj)
a single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence
Length(adj)
detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length
Length(adj)
distance
Length(verb)
to lengthen
Translations for Length
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
length(noun)
the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc
What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.
- lengteAfrikaans
- طولArabic
- дължинаBulgarian
- extensãoPortuguese (BR)
- délkaCzech
- die LängeGerman
- længdeDanish
- μήκος, διάρκειαGreek
- longitud, largoSpanish
- pikkusEstonian
- طول؛ درازاFarsi
- pituusFinnish
- longueur; duréeFrench
- אוֹרֶךHebrew
- लम्बाईHindi
- dužinaCroatian
- hossz(úság); (idő)tartamHungarian
- panjangIndonesian
- lengdIcelandic
- lunghezza; durataItalian
- 長さJapanese
- 길이Korean
- ilgis, trukmėLithuanian
- garums; ilgumsLatvian
- panjang; tempohMalay
- lengte, duurDutch
- lengde, varighetNorwegian
- długośćPolish
- طول؛ درازاPersian
- اوږدوالىPashto
- extensãoPortuguese
- lungime; duratăRomanian
- длина; продолжительностьRussian
- dĺžkaSlovak
- dolžinaSlovenian
- dužinaSerbian
- längdSwedish
- ระยะห่างThai
- uzunluk, boyTurkish
- 長度Chinese (Trad.)
- довжинаUkrainian
- لمبائی، طولUrdu
- chiều dàiVietnamese
- 长度Chinese (Simp.)
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