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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
2.
continuance in time
he complained about the length of time required
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the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
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size of the gap between two places
he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
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a section of something that is long and narrow
a length of timber
a length of tubing
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The following are synonyms for 'length'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms.
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long
short
long
short
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dimension
extent
fundamental measure
fundamental quantity
physical property
section
segment
size
temporal property
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