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1. (n.) length
the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end:
the length of a river.
2. length
the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure.
3. length
extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.:
a report 300 pages in length.
4. length
extent in time; duration:
the length of a visit.
5. length
a distance determined by the extent of something specified:
Hold the picture at arm's length.
6. length
a piece or portion of a certain or a known extent:
a length of rope.
7. length
the quality or state of being long rather than short:
a journey remarkable for its length.
8. length
Usu., lengths. the extent to which a desired end is pursued:
to go to great lengths to get what one wants.
9. length
a large extent or expanse of something.
10. length
the measure from end to end of a horse, boat, etc., as a unit of distance in racing:
The horse won by two lengths.
11. length
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.
12. length
the relative duration of time involved in pronouncing a sound, esp. a vowel, or syllable; quantity.
13. length
after a considerable time; finally.
14. length
fully; in detail.
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1. (noun) length
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"
2. (noun) duration, length
continuance in time
"the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
3. (noun) length
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
4. (noun) distance, length
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"
5. (noun) length
a section of something that is long and narrow
"a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
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1. (noun) length
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
2. length
-length
of the length mentioned
a knee-length skirt; a full-length mirror
3. length
the time sth lasts
the length of the movie; two hours in length; the length of time it takes to knit a sweater
4. length
the number of pages or words in a book, article, etc.
the lengths of the two articles
5. length
the distance from one end of a swimming pool to another
She swam ten lengths.
6. length
a long piece of sth
a length of rope/string/wire
7. length
at length
for a long time
He spoke at length on the subject.
8. length
go to great/any lengths
to do whatever is necessary to achieve sth
The company went to great lengths to keep the product secret.
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1. (adj) length
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
2. (adj) length
a portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural
3. (adj) length
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
4. (adj) length
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
5. (adj) length
detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length
6. (adj) length
distance
7. (verb) length
to lengthen
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: lengte |
 Arabic: طول |
 Bulgarian: дължина |
 Brazilian: extensão |
 Czech: délka |
 German: die Länge |
 Danish: længde |
 Greek: μήκος, διάρκεια |
 Spanish: longitud, largo |
 Estonian: pikkus |
 Farsi: طول؛ درازا |
 Finnish: pituus |
 French: longueur; durée |
 Hebrew: אוֹרֶך |
 Hindi: लम्बाई |
 Croatian: dužina |
 Hungarian: hossz(úság); (idő)tartam |
 Indonesian: panjang |
 Icelandic: lengd |
 Italian: lunghezza; durata |
 Japanese: 長さ |
 Korean: 길이 |
 Lithuanian: ilgis, trukmė |
 Latvian: garums; ilgums |
 Malay: panjang; tempoh |
 Dutch: lengte, duur |
 Norwegian: lengde, varighet |
 Polish: długość |
 Persian: طول؛ درازا |
 Pashto: اوږدوالى |
 Portuguese: extensão |
 Romanian: lungime; durată |
 Russian: длина; продолжительность |
 Slovak: dĺžka |
 Slovenian: dolžina |
 Serbian: dužina |
 Swedish: längd |
 Thai: ระยะห่าง |
 Turkish: uzunluk, boy |
 Taiwanese: 長度 |
 Ukrainian: довжина |
 Urdu: لمبائی، طول |
 Vietnamese: chiều dài |
 Chinese: 长度 |
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