- length
- See: AT LENGTH, GO TO ANY LENGTH, KEEP AT A DISTANCE or KEEP AT ARM'S LENGTH.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Length — is the long dimension of any object. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end. This may be distinguished from height, which is vertical extent, and width or breadth, which are the… … Wikipedia
Length — (l[e^]ngth), n. [OE. lengthe, AS. leng[eth], fr. lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. l[ae]ngde, Sw. l[ a]ngd, Icel. lengd. See {Long}, a. ] 1. The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from {breadth} or {width}; extent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-length — [leŋkth, leŋth] combining form forming adjectives of a (specified) length, of such length as to reach a (specified) point or part [full length] * * * … Universalium
Length — Length, v. t. To lengthen. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
length — /lengkth, length, lenth/, n. 1. the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river. 2. the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure. 3. extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration,… … Universalium
length — noun (plural lengths) Etymology: Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengthu, from lang long Date: before 12th century 1. a. the longer or longest dimension of an object b. a measured distance or dimension < 10 feet in length > see metric… … New Collegiate Dictionary
length — See: AT LENGTH, GO TO ANY LENGTH, KEEP AT A DISTANCE or KEEP AT ARM S LENGTH … Dictionary of American idioms
length — noun /lɛŋθ/ a) The measurement of distance along the longest dimension of an object. Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length. b) duration The length of a book … Wiktionary
length of — see ..... length … Dictionary of ichthyology
length — Linear distance between two points. arch l. the amount of space required for the permanent teeth as measured from the mesial aspect of the first molar on one side to the mesial aspect of the first molar … Medical dictionary
