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English noun: length | |||
| 1. | length (attribute) the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place | ||
| Samples | The length of the table was 5 feet. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dimension, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, physical property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumference, diam, diameter, longness, r, radius, shortness | ||
| Attribute | long, short | ||
| 2. | length (attribute) continuance in time | ||
| Samples | The ceremony was of short duration. He complained about the length of time required. | ||
| Synonyms | duration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | temporal property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brevity, briefness, continuation, endlessness, impermanence, impermanency, lengthiness, longness, permanence, permanency, prolongation, protraction, shortness, transience | ||
| Attribute | long, short | ||
| 3. | length (attribute) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end | ||
| Samples | The editor limited the length of my article to 500 words. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extent | ||
| 4. | length (attribute) size of the gap between two places | ||
| Samples | The distance from New York to Chicago. He determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points. | ||
| Synonyms | distance | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | size | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | altitude, arm's length, gauge, leg, light time, skip distance, wingspan, wingspread, wingspread | ||
| 5. | length (artifact) a section of something that is long and narrow | ||
| Samples | A length of timber. A length of tubing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | section, segment | ||
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