The meaning of the word length

Last Updated:
3 Apr 2023
— Updated example sentences

Therefore, the workpiece has to be cut to size very exactly before being bent The required blank length is called “stretched length” and is to be calculated from the length of the neutral axis. ❋ B. Zierenberg (1990)

Now the “forever,” in the conclusion, means, for any length of time that can be supposed; but in the premises, “ever” does not mean any _length_ of time; it means any _number of subdivisions_ of time. ❋ John Stuart Mill (1839)

Loop % fieldCount% length: = GetUIntAtAddress (lengths, A_Index — 1) fieldPointer: = GetUIntAtAddress (row, A_Index — 1); OutputDebug l: % length%/fp: % fieldPointer% ❋ Unknown (2010)

— collections have sizes, not «lengths» — for a few kinds of collections we can imagine them arranged in a neat ordered line, and so their size is also length, but it’s really lame to name a method after special case instead of far more general «size» — hashtables have sizes not lengths, sets have sizes not lengths, and so on — #length should die in fire! ❋ Unknown (2010)

* @param integer $offset number of UTF-8 characters offset (from left) * @param integer $length (optional) length in UTF-8 characters from offset ❋ Unknown (2009)

$POPULATION [$GENERATION] [$parent], 0, $length); my $start_length = length $POPULATION [$GENERATION+1] [$total_offspring]; for (my $add_char = $start_length; $add_char { ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another piece about 90 feet in length is the knotting cord: Start with the midpoint of this piece behind the core about 4 to 6 inches below the nail (roll up each end and secure it with a rubber band so you won’t have to pull 45 feet of loose cord through your loops). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Emanating from an arc about two inches above her scalp a range of fine, brilliant lights, increasing in length from the shortest by her ears to the tallest over the crown of her head were glowing and shimmering. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The clubs offer tracks ranging in length from a 1. 1-mile, eight-turn road course in Aspen, Colo., to more than four miles of road at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, N.Y. Amenities at these clubs include everything from cigar bars and rooftop dining to spas and swimming pools. ❋ Hannah Elliott (2009)

The first up Challambra Crescent, at 1,100 meters in length, is also the toughest, coming after 4. 6km and boasting a 13 percent maximum gradient (with an 8 percent average). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The page, approximately 30 pages in length, is cluttered and has no navigational assistance. ❋ Another Outspoken Female (2008)

The manufacture or supply of all curved swords with a blade 50cm or more in length is now prohibited in England and Wales (with certain cack-handed defences). ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

Another way to address it is to change the term length for senators. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another way to address it is to change the term length for Senators. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The term length of said consent would supposedly be limited to one year. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I have been told by others that a knife with a blade less 4 in length is ok, such as a pocketknife, but in certain circumstances you may still get hassled. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I think you’ll agree that eleven news broadcasts every hour, many of them fifteen minutes in length is a substantial output. ❋ Unknown (1945)

This fragment, which measures some nine or ten inches in length, is carved on both sides, and contains about one-fourth part of what may be called the field of the cartouche. ❋ Unknown (1891)

e.g. dudes hang [on i] need to [wip] the legnth out ( go to the toilet)
or, haha [i was bored] so i slaped her with ma legnth ❋ Tedhardcore (2005)

«If you mix up length and [breadth], a penis would be [6 inches] wide and only an inch long»
«That ships breadth does not [allow it] to enter the channel, but I’d say it’s length is pretty damn long for such a wide ship» ❋ _DV (2003)

«Hey [Anthony]! [How are you]?» «[I’m good]» «How’s The Length?» «The Length is looking for lucky ladies» ❋ Mister Back (2011)

person: wanna know [the length] of [my dick]
me: I’m totally okay with never [knowing] that ❋ Yummytoenails69 (2018)

[Writer]: «Tom [inserted] his [length]»
Me: «Just say dick!!!!» ❋ DorasOnCrack (2022)

(1)
A: This film is [4 hours] long mate.
B: Length!
(2)
A: I walked all the way from Central London to [Barnet] this morning, I was hammered…
B: That is :Length!
(3)
A: Ive got work at 11pm [through the night]
B: Lenth! ❋ Dirtydexta (2009)

I have an [average] [length]
[Nice]. ❋ Α (2022)

«You know you and [Jeremiah] have such similar [taste in music] and fashion»
«Yeah lengths [innit]» ❋ Gjaa (2018)

Bob: How long were you round [Susan’s] last night?
Dave: Not long, [i slipped] her the length and then went [to the pub]. ❋ Loz (2004)

DRESS CODE:
[Collared] Shirts or mock neck are Required, [Tennis Shoes] are allowed, Shorts must be bermuda length.
[NO METAL] SPIKES ❋ Ttamasese (2008)

длина, расстояние, продолжительность, протяжение, отрезок, долгота, кусок, отрез

существительное ↓

Словосочетания

the length of time that it takes for runners to condition their bodies for a marathon — промежуток времени, который требуется бегунам, чтобы подготовить свой организм к марафону  
a length of chain — длина цепочки  
commercial stock length — нормальная длина товарного проката  
to cut to the length of — нарезать по длине  
difference in length of sight — разница во взглядах  
dress length — отрез ткани для пошива платья  
elongation per unit length — удельное удлинение  
to know / get / find / have / take the length of smb.’s foot — узнать чью-л. слабость, раскусить человека  
full-length dress — платье до пят  
of an immoderate length — чересчур длинный  
the length of the rope — длина верёвки  
one’s length — чей-л. рост  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Возможные однокоренные слова

lengthen  — удлинять, удлиняться, увеличивать, увеличиваться, продолжаться, надставить
lengthwise  — продольный, долевой, вдоль, в длину
lengthy  — растянутый, очень длинный, многословный, высокий
lengthiness  — растянутость, длинноты
lengthily  — длинно, растянуто, многословно, слишком длинно

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): length
мн. ч.(plural): lengths

См. также в других словарях:

• length — W2S2 [leŋθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(books/films etc)¦ 4 run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something 5 shoulder length/knee length etc 6 go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) 7 at (some/great etc) length 8 the length and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• length — [ leŋθ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a measurement of how long something is in size: Cut the cloth to the required length. This beautiful bird is small, with a total length of about three inches. The length of your swimming pool is not… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• 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] n. [ME < OE lengthu < base of lang, LONG1 + TH1] 1. the measure of how long a thing is; measurement of anything from end to end; the greatest of the two or three dimensions of anything 2. extent in space; distance anything… …   English World dictionary

• length — length; length·en; length·en·er; length·ful; length·i·ly; length·i·ness; length·ways; …   English syllables

• length´i|ly — length|y «LEHNGK thee, LEHNG », adjective, length|i|er, length|i|est. 1. a) having unusually great length; long. b) (of speeches, a speaker, a writer, or the like) too long; long winded; tedious: »His directions were so le …   Useful english dictionary

• length|y — «LEHNGK thee, LEHNG », adjective, length|i|er, length|i|est. 1. a) having unusually great length; long. b) (of speeches, a speaker, a writer, or the like) too long; long winded; tedious: »His directions were so le …   Useful english dictionary

• length — ► NOUN 1) the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater or greatest of two or more dimensions of a body. 2) the amount of time occupied by something. 3) the quality of being long. 4) the full distance that a thing extends… …   English terms dictionary

• -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 — [leŋkth, leŋth] combining form forming adjectives of a (specified) length, of such length as to reach a (specified) point or part [full length] …   English World dictionary

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Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.

Thomas Carlyle

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LENGTH

Old English lengthu; related to Middle Dutch lengede, Old Norse lengd.

PRONUNCIATION OF LENGTH

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LENGTH

Length is a noun.

WHAT DOES LENGTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of length in the English dictionary

The first definition of length in the dictionary is the linear extent or measurement of something from end to end, usually being the longest dimension or, for something fixed, the longest horizontal dimension. Other definition of length is the extent of something from beginning to end, measured in some more or less regular units or intervals. Length is also a specified distance, esp between two positions or locations.

SYNONYMS OF «LENGTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «length» and belong to the same grammatical category.

TRANSLATION OF LENGTH

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LENGTH»

The term «length» is very widely used and occupies the 1.737 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Principal search tendencies and common uses of length

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LENGTH» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LENGTH»

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: lĕng(k)th, lĕn(t)th, IPA^(key): /lɛŋ(k)θ/, /lɛn(t)θ/
• Rhymes: -ɛŋkθ, -ɛŋθ, -ɛntθ, -ɛnθ

Noun[edit]

length (countable and uncountable, plural lengths)

1. The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
2. duration.
3. (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
4. (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
5. (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
6. (figuratively) Total extent.

   the length of a book

7. Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.

   a length of rope

8. (theater) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
   • 1890, Henry Austin, Address of Henry Austin Before the Second Nationalist Club (page 38)

     […] open your book of the play, which you have previously carefully perused, and at the same time marked with the proper calls, as thus: a length (or 42 lines) before an entrance, with a pen make a figure on the margin, […]

   • 1960, J. L. Hodgkinson, Rex Pogson, The Early Manchester Theatre (page 45)

     The boy was engaged to write out parts at a penny a length (42 lines) for Chetwood, who then charged the manager, […]

9. (bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit.
   • 1999, Edwin B. Kantar, Eddie Kantar Teaches Advanced Bridge Defense (page 191)

     An artificial bid doesn’t necessarily show length in the suit being bid, it has an altogether different meaning.

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Verb[edit]

length (third-person singular simple present lengths, present participle lengthing, simple past and past participle lengthed)

1. (obsolete) To lengthen.
   • XIV. 30:

     Pack night, peep day; good day, of night now borrow: / Short night, to-night, and length thyself to-morrow.

   • 1552, Richard Huloet, «Ladies of Destinie» in Abecedarium Anglico-Latinum

     Was never man such favour could off atall ladies fynde, To cause them lengthe or shorte the day which they to hym assynde.

   • a. 1608, Thomas Sackville, Allegorical Personages described in Hell

     [He] knows full well life doth but length his pain.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Length
The metric length of one kilometre is equivalent to the imperial measurement of 0.62137 miles.
Common symbols	l
SI unit	metre (m)
Other units	see unit of length
Extensive?	yes
Dimension	L

Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a base unit for length is chosen, from which all other units are derived. In the International System of Units (SI) system the base unit for length is the metre.

Length is commonly understood to mean the most extended dimension of a fixed object.^[1] However, this is not always the case and may depend on the position the object is in.

Various terms for the length of a fixed object are used, and these include height, which is vertical length or vertical extent, and width, breadth or depth. Height is used when there is a base from which vertical measurements can be taken. Width or breadth usually refer to a shorter dimension when length is the longest one. Depth is used for the third dimension of a three dimensional object.^[2]

Length is the measure of one spatial dimension, whereas area is a measure of two dimensions (length squared) and volume is a measure of three dimensions (length cubed).

History[edit]

Measurement has been important ever since humans settled from nomadic lifestyles and started using building materials, occupying land and trading with neighbours. As trade between different places increased, the need for standard units of length increased. And later, as society has become more technologically oriented, much higher accuracy of measurement is required in an increasingly diverse set of fields, from micro-electronics to interplanetary ranging.^[3]

Under Einstein’s special relativity, length can no longer be thought of as being constant in all reference frames. Thus a ruler that is one metre long in one frame of reference will not be one metre long in a reference frame that is moving relative to the first frame. This means the length of an object varies depending on the speed of the observer.

Use in mathematics[edit]

Euclidean geometry[edit]

In Euclidean geometry, length is measured along straight lines unless otherwise specified and refers to segments on them. Pythagoras’s theorem relating the length of the sides of a right triangle is one of many applications in Euclidean geometry. Length may also be measured along other types of curves and is referred to as arclength.

In a triangle, the length of an altitude, a line segment drawn from a vertex perpendicular to the side not passing through the vertex (referred to as a base of the triangle), is called the height of the triangle.

The area of a rectangle is defined to be length × width of the rectangle. If a long thin rectangle is stood up on its short side then its area could also be described as its height × width.

The volume of a solid rectangular box (such as a plank of wood) is often described as length × height × depth.

The perimeter of a polygon is the sum of the lengths of its sides.

The circumference of a circular disk is the length of the boundary (a circle) of that disk.

Other geometries[edit]

In other geometries, length may be measured along possibly curved paths, called geodesics. The Riemannian geometry used in general relativity is an example of such a geometry. In spherical geometry, length is measured along the great circles on the sphere and the distance between two points on the sphere is the shorter of the two lengths on the great circle, which is determined by the plane through the two points and the center of the sphere.

Graph theory[edit]

In an unweighted graph, the length of a cycle, path, or walk is the number of edges it uses.^[4] In a weighted graph, it may instead be the sum of the weights of the edges that it uses.^[5]

Length is used to define the shortest path, girth (shortest cycle length), and longest path between two vertices in a graph.

Measure theory[edit]

In measure theory, length is most often generalized to general sets of via the Lebesgue measure. In the one-dimensional case, the Lebesgue outer measure of a set is defined in terms of the lengths of open intervals. Concretely, the length of an open interval is first defined as

so that the Lebesgue outer measure of a general set may then be defined as^[6]

Units[edit]

In the physical sciences and engineering, when one speaks of units of length, the word length is synonymous with distance. There are several units that are used to measure length. Historically, units of length may have been derived from the lengths of human body parts, the distance traveled in a number of paces, the distance between landmarks or places on the Earth, or arbitrarily on the length of some common object.

In the International System of Units (SI), the base unit of length is the metre (symbol, m) and is now defined in terms of the speed of light (about 300 million metres per second). The millimetre (mm), centimetre (cm) and the kilometre (km), derived from the metre, are also commonly used units. In U.S. customary units, English or Imperial system of units, commonly used units of length are the inch (in), the foot (ft), the yard (yd), and the mile (mi). A unit of length used in navigation is the nautical mile (nmi).^[7]

Units used to denote distances in the vastness of space, as in astronomy, are much longer than those typically used on Earth (metre or centimetre) and include the astronomical unit (au), the light-year, and the parsec (pc).

Units used to denote sub-atomic distances, as in nuclear physics, are much smaller than the centimetre. Examples include the fermi.

See also[edit]

• Arc length
• Conversion of units
• Humorous units of length
• Length measurement
• Metric system
• Metric units
• Orders of magnitude (length)
• Reciprocal length

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