Engelsk navneord: length | |||
1. | length (om egenskab) the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The length of the table was 5 feet. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | dimension, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, physical property | ||
Mere specifikke termer | circumference, diam, diameter, longness, r, radius, shortness | ||
Kendetegner | long, short | ||
2. | length (om egenskab) continuance in time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ceremony was of short duration. He complained about the length of time required. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | duration | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | temporal property | ||
Mere specifikke termer | brevity, briefness, continuation, endlessness, impermanence, impermanency, lengthiness, longness, permanence, permanency, prolongation, protraction, shortness, transience | ||
Kendetegner | long, short | ||
3. | length (om egenskab) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The editor limited the length of my article to 500 words. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | extent | ||
4. | length (om egenskab) size of the gap between two places | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The distance from New York to Chicago. He determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | distance | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | size | ||
Mere specifikke termer | altitude, arm's length, gauge, leg, light time, skip distance, wingspan, wingspread, wingspread | ||
5. | length (om genstand) a section of something that is long and narrow | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A length of timber. A length of tubing. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | section, segment | ||