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'''length''' (countable and uncountable, plural '''lengths''') | '''length''' (countable and uncountable, plural '''lengths''') | ||
| − | # The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. | + | # The [[distance]] measured along the longest [[dimension]] of an object. |
# [[Duration]]. | # [[Duration]]. | ||
| − | # (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race. | + | # ([[horse racing]]) The length of a [[horse]], used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race. |
| − | # (mathematics) The distance between the two ends of a [[line segment]]. | + | # ([[mathematics]]) The distance between the two ends of a [[line segment]]. |
| − | # (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman. | + | # ([[Cricket (sports)|cricket]]) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman. |
# Total extent. | # Total extent. | ||
#:''The '''length''' of a book used to be a factor in deciding what I wanted to read.'' | #:''The '''length''' of a book used to be a factor in deciding what I wanted to read.'' | ||
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#:''It was fastened with a '''length''' of rope.'' | #:''It was fastened with a '''length''' of rope.'' | ||
# (theater) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines. | # (theater) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines. | ||
| − | # (bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit. | + | # ([[Contract bridge|bridge]]) The number of cards held in a particular suit. |
===Derived terms=== | ===Derived terms=== | ||
* [[arm's length]] | * [[arm's length]] | ||
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Etymology
From Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengþ, lengþu, from Proto-West Germanic *langiþu, from Proto-Germanic *langiþō, equivalent to long + -th. Cognate with Scots lenth, lainth (length), Saterland Frisian Loangte (length), West Frisian lingte, langte (length), Dutch lengte (length), German Low German Längde, Längd, Längte, Längt (length), Danish længde (length), Swedish längd (length), Icelandic lengd (length).
Noun
length (countable and uncountable, plural lengths)
- The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
- Duration.
- (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
- (mathematics) The distance between the two ends of a line segment.
- (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
- Total extent.
- The length of a book used to be a factor in deciding what I wanted to read.
- Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
- It was fastened with a length of rope.
- (theater) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
- (bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit.
Derived terms
- arm's length
- at length
- feature-length
- full-length
- Hubble length
- lengthen
- lengthwise
- lengthy
- Planck length
- shoulder-length
- wavelength
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