length

Meanings

Plural: lengths

Noun

• the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
  • "the length of the table was 5 feet"
• continuance in time
  • "he complained about the length of time required"
• the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
  • "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
• size of the gap between two places
  • "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
• a section of something that is long and narrow
  • "a length of timber"
  • "a length of tubing"
• The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
• Duration.
• The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
• Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
• The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
• Total extent.
• Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
• A penis.
• A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
• The number of cards held in a particular suit.
• The amount of time for which the taste of wine lingers on the palate after swallowing or spitting it out, measured in caudilies.

Verb

• To lengthen.

Synonyms

distance, duration, length, lengthiness, longitude, longness

Antonyms

width