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length

Nouns

• (n) 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
• (n) continuance in time
  • the ceremony was of short duration
  • he complained about the length of time required
  duration,
• (n) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
  • the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
• (n) size of the gap between two places
  • the distance from New York to Chicago
  • he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
  distance,
• (n) a section of something that is long and narrow
  • a length of timber
  • a length of tubing

Synonyms

duration distance

Words of close approximity