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Breadth vs. Length

Breadth and Length Definitions

Breadth

The measure or dimension from side to side; width.

Length

The state, quality, or fact of being long. See Usage Note at strength.

Breadth

A piece usually produced in a standard width
A breadth of canvas.

Length

The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension
The length of the boat.

Breadth

Wide range or scope
Breadth of knowledge.

Length

A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension
A length of cloth.
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Breadth

Tolerance; broadmindedness
A jurist of great breadth and wisdom.

Length

A measure used as a unit to estimate distances
Won the race by a length.

Breadth

An effect of unified, encompassing vision in an artistic composition.

Length

Extent or distance from beginning to end
The length of a novel.
The length of a journey.

Breadth

The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
The breadth of the corridor is 4.5 metres.

Length

The amount of time between specified moments; the duration
The length of a meeting.
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Breadth

A piece of fabric of standard width.

Length

Often lengths Extent or degree to which an action or policy is carried
Went to great lengths to prove his point.

Breadth

Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
Expand one's breadth of marketing

Length

The duration of a vowel.

Breadth

(arts) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.

Length

The duration of a syllable.
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Breadth

(graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

Length

The vertical extent of a garment. Often used in combination
Knee-length.
Floor-length.

Breadth

Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters.

Length

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

Breadth

An ability to understand a broad range of topics;
A teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject

Length

Duration.

Breadth

The extent of something from side to side

Length

(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.

Length

(mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.

Length

(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.

Length

(figuratively) Total extent.
The length of a book

Length

Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
A length of rope

Length

(theatre) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.

Length

(bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit.

Length

(obsolete) To lengthen.

Length

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.

Length

A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; - often in the plural.
Large lengths of seas and shores.
The future but a length behind the past.

Length

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.

Length

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.

Length

Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
May Heaven, great monarch, still augment your blissWith length of days, and every day like this.

Length

Distance.
He had marched to the length of Exeter.

Length

To lengthen.

Length

The linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;
The length of the table was 5 feet

Length

Continuance in time;
The ceremony was of short duration
He complained about the length of time required

Length

The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;
The editor limited the length of my article to 500 words

Length

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

Length

A section of something that is long and narrow;
A length of timber
A length of tubing

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