What does length mean?
Definitions for length
lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθlength
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word length.
Princeton's WordNet
lengthnoun
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, lengthnoun
continuance in time
"the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
lengthnoun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
distance, lengthnoun
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"
lengthnoun
a section of something that is long and narrow
"a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
Wiktionary
lengthnoun
The measurement of distance along the longest dimension of an object.
Etymology: lengþu
lengthnoun
duration
Etymology: lengþu
lengthnoun
The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
Etymology: lengþu
lengthnoun
Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
Etymology: lengþu
lengthnoun
The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
Etymology: lengþu
lengthnoun
total extent
The length of a book
Etymology: lengþu
lengthnoun
part of something that's long, a physical piece of something
A length of rope
Etymology: lengþu
Webster Dictionary
Lengthadjective
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
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Lengthadjective
a portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Lengthadjective
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
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Lengthadjective
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
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Lengthadjective
detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Lengthadjective
distance
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Lengthverb
to lengthen
Etymology: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lngde, Sw. lngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
Freebase
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. Length may be distinguished from height, which is vertical extent, and width or breadth, which are the distance from side to side, measuring across the object at right angles to the length. Length is a measure of one dimension, whereas area is a measure of two dimensions and volume is a measure of three dimensions. In most systems of measurement, the unit of length is a fundamental unit, from which other units are defined.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Length
length, n. quality of being long: extent from end to end: the longest measure of anything: long continuance: detail: (prosody) time occupied in uttering a vowel or syllable: the quality of a vowel as long or short: any definite portion of a known extent.—v.t. Length′en, to increase in length: to draw out.—v.i. to grow longer.—adv. Length′ily.—n. Length′iness.—adv. Length′wise, in the direction of the length.—adj. Length′y, of great length: rather long—(obs.) Length′ful.—Length of days, prolonged life.—At length, in the full extent: at last; Go great lengths, Go to all lengths, to use extreme efforts; Go to the length of, to proceed as far as. [A.S.,—lang, long.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'length' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1453
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Rank popularity for the word 'length' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1808
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'length' in Nouns Frequency: #564
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of length in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of length in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of length in a Sentence
If we have a reason to question a sale, because we don't think it's an arm's length fair market value sale ... we should have the right to come address that with the court.
There is little doubt that record crude exports out of Iraq are adding further length to an already extremely well-supplied market, thereby adding downside pressure.
How could the clerical Church have kept silent, covering these atrocities ? The silence, the carrying of the secrets in the hearts of the perpetrators, the length of the abuses and the constant transfers of perpetrators are unimaginable.
To me, the length of time that Sikander Imran serves in prison is n’t what’s important, i think that it’s important that people know that if they’re dealing with depression, before they do something, they should reach out and get help.
It's a three step process, in which we in step one take any conventional two dimensional image and convert it to 3D data. Once that data has been converted, we send it to a machine that sculpts the data out of a block of substrate. It gives that image length, width, depth and texture. And once that's been sculpted it goes through a printing process where we lay the image back down on top of the relief in perfect registration. So what you end up with is a three dimensional print that has length, width, depth and texture.
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