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[ noun ] the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place
Examples "the length of the table was 5 feet" Used in print (Mr. America, 4:6...)Why it was ever forgotten for even a moment I cannot say because it works perfectly for everyone , no_matter whether he has short or long thigh-bone lengths ! (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Old attitudes are held more tenaciously in the Tidewater than the Piedmont ; so_that a line running down the length of the South marking the upper_limits of tidewater would roughly divide the Old_South from the new , but with , of_course , important minority enclaves . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The dependence of the arc voltage upon the mass flow velocity of the transpirating gas was investigated for various arc lengths and currents between 100 Amp and 200 Amp . In_order to reduce the number of variable parameters , all experiments were made with a constant arc length of 0.5 '' and a current of 100 Amp . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)Such an instrument is expected to be especially useful if it could be used to measure the elasticity of heavy pastes such_as printing_inks , paints , adhesives , molten plastics , and bread_dough , for the elasticity is related to those various properties termed `` length '' , `` shortness '' , `` spinnability '' , etc. , which are usually judged by subjective methods at_present . |
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[ noun ] continuance in time
Synonyms Examples "the ceremony was of short duration" "he complained about the length of time required" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)One reel - from eight to twelve minutes - became the standard length from the year of Robbery , 1903 , until Griffith shattered that limit forever with Birth_of_a_Nation in 1915 . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Between the telephone and the wall_plug there was sixty feet of cord , and when the conversation came to an end , Eugene carried the instrument with him the whole length of the apartment , to his bathroom , where it rang three more times while he was shaving and in the tub . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)date of laying , length of incubation_period , number of chicks reaching the first week , second week , fifth week , weight of hen , size of rooster 's wattles and_so_on , all scrawled out in a hand that looked more Chinese than English , the most jagged and sprawling Alex had ever seen . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Although the play does show a certain structural amateurishness ( there are eleven acts varying in length from twenty-five seconds to an hour and a half ) , the statement it makes concerning the ceaseless yearning and searching of youth is profound and worthy of our attention . |
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[ noun ] the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
Examples "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Toying_with her field in the early stages , Garden_Fresh was asked for top speed only in the stretch by Jockey Philip_Grimm and won by a length and a half in 1.24 3 - 5 for the 7 furlongs . (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)In_order to make the implications of our position as clear as possible , we may develop this argument at greater length . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)The line soon lived_up_to its name , as local messages of moderate length could be sent for a dime and the company was quickly able to declare very liberal dividends on its capital_stock . Related terms |
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[ noun ] size of the gap between two places
Synonyms Examples "the distance from New York to Chicago" "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points" Related terms size measure arm's_length wingspread altitude light_time wingspan gauge skip_distance leg |
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[ noun ] a section of something that is long and narrow
Examples "a length of timber" "a length of tubing" Related terms |
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