Length
31length — noun 1) a length of three or four yards the whole length of the valley Syn: extent, distance, linear measure, span, reach; area, expanse, stretch, range, scope 2) a considerable length of time Syn …
32length — noun (plural lengths) Etymology: Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengthu, from lang long Date: before 12th century 1. a. the longer or longest dimension of an object b. a measured distance or dimension < 10 feet in length > see metric… …
33length — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Linear measure Nouns 1. length, lengthiness, longitude, span, extent, stretch, distance, dimension, footage, yardage, mileage. See measurement, space. 2. (line measure) line, bar, stripe, string, row,… …
34length — also See floodable length free length nominal length overall length shank length …
35length — [OE] Length was coined in the prehistoric Germanic period from the adjective *langgaz (source of English long) and the abstract noun suffix * ithō. The resultant *langgithō has subsequently diversified to Dutch lengte, Swedish längd, Danish… …
36length — [lɛŋθ, lɛŋkθ] noun 1》 the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of an object. ↘the length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race. 2》 the amount of time… …
37length — noun 1) the whole length of the valley Syn: extent, distance, span, reach, area, expanse, stretch, range, scope 2) a considerable length of time Syn: period, duration …
38length — (lg) an informal unit of distance. The distance between competitors in horse races, boat races, and similar situations is naturally expressed in lengths, with one length equal to the average length of a horse, boat, etc. In horse racing, the… …
39length — [OE] Length was coined in the prehistoric Germanic period from the adjective *langgaz (source of English long) and the abstract noun suffix * ithō. The resultant *langgithō has subsequently diversified to Dutch lengte, Swedish längd, Danish… …
40-length — comb. form reaching up to or down to the place specified knee length ■ of the size, duration, or extent specified full length | medium length | feature length …
