length

[lengkth, length, lenth] / lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ /

NOUN

extent of object, distance, time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breadth diameter dimension duration height limit magnitude mileage period piece portion quantity radius range section segment space span stretch term width

STRONG

compass continuance elongation endlessness expanse expansion extensiveness interval lastingness lengthiness linearity loftiness longitude longness measure orbit panorama purview reach realm remoteness season spaciousness stride tallness unit year

WEAK

protractedness ranginess

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extreme unimportance whole

Example Sentences

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Some species were small, squid-eating hunters measuring less than 1 m long, while others were enormous apex predators exceeding 5 m in length.

From Science Daily

What would be the right length of time?

From Los Angeles Times

The length of her sentence disqualified her from seeking public office.

From BBC

The one we nearly walked into was stretched across half the length of the field and propped up with bamboo poles.

From BBC

Gerrard Farmer, master of the Holderness Hunt, said: "There are no wild animals that are interfered with whatsoever. We go to great lengths to mitigate any issues that might come in front of us."

From BBC

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