Length (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
Continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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- Brevity
- Permanence
- Protraction
- Impermanence
- Continuation
- Lengthiness
- Endlessness
- Longness
- Shortness
- Transience
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 4
The property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 5
A section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.