width
n.
breadth, thickness
Length
Length is the long
dimension of any object. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end. This 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. In the physical sciences and engineering, the word "length" is typically used synonymously with "
distance", with symbol or .
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width
Noun
1. the extent of something from side to side
(synonym) breadth
(hypernym) dimension
(hyponym) wideness, broadness
(attribute) wide, broad
Width
(n.)
The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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width
Synonyms and related words:
ambit, amplitude, area, beam, bigness, body, breadth, broadness, bulk, caliber, circle, compass, coverage, depth, diameter, dimension, dimensions, distance across, expanse, expansion, extension, extent, fullness, gauge, girth, greatness, height, largeness, latitude, length, magnitude, mass, measure, measurement, orbit, panorama, proportion, proportions, radius, range, reach, scale, scope, size, span, spread, volume, wideness
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.