Breadth vs. Length

Breadth vs. Length — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Breadth and Length

Breadthnoun

The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.

Lengthnoun

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

Breadthnoun

A piece of fabric of standard width.

Lengthnoun

duration

Breadthnoun

Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.

Lengthnoun

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

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Breadthnoun

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

Lengthnoun

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

Breadthnoun

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

Lengthnoun

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

Breadthnoun

an ability to understand a broad range of topics;

a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject

Lengthnoun

(figuratively) Total extent.

the length of a book
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Breadthnoun

the extent of something from side to side

Lengthnoun

Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.

a length of rope

Lengthverb

(obsolete) To lengthen.

Lengthnoun

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

Lengthnoun

continuance in time;

the ceremony was of short durationhe complained about the length of time required

Lengthnoun

the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;

the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words

Lengthnoun

size of the gap between two places;

the distance from New York to Chicagohe determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points

Lengthnoun

a section of something that is long and narrow;

a length of timbera length of tubing