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length

/lɛŋkθ/

Synonyms of length Antonyms of length Examples of length Usage of length Parts of length Definition that contains length Words sounding like length Explanation of length

noun
continuance in time
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"he complained about the length of time required"

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duration

type of:
temporal property
noun
size of the gap between two places
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"he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

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distance

type of:
size
noun
a section of something that is long and narrow
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"a length of timber" "a length of tubing"

type of:
section segment
noun
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
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"the length of the table was 5 feet"

type of:
fundamental quantity fundamental measure dimension physical property
noun
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
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"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"

type of:
extent

Examples of length

"he complained about the length of time required"
"he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
"a length of timber"
"a length of tubing"
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"