the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
2.
the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure.
3.
extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc.: a report running 300 pages in length.
4.
extent in time; duration: the length of a battle.
5.
a distance determined by the extent of something specified: Hold the picture at arm's length.
6.
a piece or portion of a certain or a known extent: a length of rope.
7.
the quality or state of being long rather than short: a journey remarkable for its length.
8.
the extent to which a person might or would go in pursuing something: He went to great lengths to get what he wanted.
9.
a large extent or expanse of something.
10.
the measure from end to end of a horse, boat, etc., as a unit of distance in racing: The horse won by two lengths.
11.
Clothing. the extent of a garment related to a point it reaches, as on the wearer's body, the floor, or on a garment used as a standard of measurement (usually used in combination): an ankle-length gown; a floor-length negligee; a three-quarter-length coat.
12.
Prosody,Phonetics.
a.
(of a vowel or syllable) quantity, whether long or short.
b.
the quality of vowels.
13.
Bridge. the possession of four or more than four cards in a given suit.
14.
TheaterArchaic. 42 lines of an acting part.
—Idioms
15.
at length,
a.
in or to the full extent; completely.
b.
after a time; finally: At length there was a step forward in the negotiations.
16.
go to any length or lengths, to disregard any impediment that could prevent one from accomplishing one's purpose: He would go to any lengths to get his own way.
O.E. lengðu "length," from P.Gmc. *langitho, noun of quality from *langgaz (root of O.E. lang "long") + -itho, abstract noun suffix. Cognate with O.N. lengd, O.Fris. lengethe, Du. lengte. Fig. sense of "the distance one goes, extremity to which something is carried" is from 1697. Phrase at length "to full extent" is attested from c.1500. Lengthy is first recorded 1759 in Amer.Eng., and until c.1840 always was characterized in British Eng. as an Americanism.
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"
2.
continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required" [syn: duration]
3.
the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
4.
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" [syn: distance]
5.
a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing"
the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc Example: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.
Arabic:
طول
Chinese (Simplified):
长度
Chinese (Traditional):
長度
Czech:
délka
Danish:
længde
Dutch:
lengte, duur
Estonian:
pikkus
Finnish:
pituus
French:
longueur; durée
German:
die Länge
Greek:
μήκος, διάρκεια
Hungarian:
hossz(úság); (idő)tartam
Icelandic:
lengd
Indonesian:
panjang
Italian:
lunghezza; durata
Japanese:
長さ
Korean:
길이
Latvian:
garums; ilgums
Lithuanian:
ilgis, trukmė
Norwegian:
lengde, varighet
Polish:
długość
Portuguese (Brazil):
comprimento, duração, extensão
Portuguese (Portugal):
extensão
Romanian:
lungime; durată
Russian:
длина; продолжительность
Slovak:
dĺžka
Slovenian:
dolžina
Spanish:
longitud, largo
Swedish:
längd
Turkish:
uzunluk, boy
length2[leŋθ]noun
a piece of something, especially cloth Example: I bought a (3—metre) length of silk.
Arabic:
طول
Chinese (Simplified):
（一）段
Chinese (Traditional):
(一)段
Czech:
kus
Danish:
stykke
Dutch:
stuk
Estonian:
tükk
Finnish:
pala
French:
coupon
German:
das Stück
Greek:
κομμάτι
Hungarian:
hosszú(ságú)
Icelandic:
tiltekin lengd af e-u
Indonesian:
sepotong
Italian:
taglio
Japanese:
特定の長さのもの
Korean:
…만큼의 길이
Latvian:
gabals; atgriezums
Lithuanian:
gabalas
Norwegian:
stykke, lengde
Polish:
sztuka, kupon
Portuguese (Brazil):
comprimento
Portuguese (Portugal):
pedaço
Romanian:
bucată, cupon
Russian:
отрез
Slovak:
kus
Slovenian:
odmerjen kos (blaga)
Spanish:
pedazo, trozo
Swedish:
längd, stycke
Turkish:
parça, boy
length3[leŋθ]noun
in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc Example: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.
Arabic:
وِحْدَة قِياس
Chinese (Simplified):
身长距离
Chinese (Traditional):
身長距離
Czech:
délka
Danish:
længde
Dutch:
lengte
Estonian:
(võistlusvahendi) pikkus
Finnish:
hevosen mitta, veneen mitta
French:
longueur
German:
die Länge
Greek:
η μέτρηση από άκρη σε άκρη, η διαφορά ενός μήκους (π.χ. σ
At\, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel. at, Sw. [*a]t, Dan. & L. ad.] Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at. It expresses: 1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at school; at hand; at sea and on land. 2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at risk; at disadvantage. 3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat (eating); except at puns. 4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at 80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest. 5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything; at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure at your hands. 7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one. At all, At home, At large, At last, At length, At once, etc. See under All, Home, Large, Last (phrase and syn.), Length, Once, etc. At it, busily or actively engaged. At least. See Least and However. At one. See At one, in the Vocabulary. Syn: In, At. Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made prominent in is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. "An English king was crowned at Paris." --Macaulay. "Jean Jacques Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712." --J. Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of July 5th, in the year 1775.
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 of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line. 2. A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural. Large lengths of seas and shores. --Shak. The future but a length behind the past. --Dryden. 3. The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk. 4. A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence. 5. Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length. May Heaven, great monarch, still augment your bliss With length of days, and every day like this. --Dryden. 6. Distance.[Obs.] He had marched to the length of Exeter. --Clarendon. At length. (a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as, let the name be inserted at length. (b) At the end or conclusion; after a long period. See Syn. of At last, under Last. At arm's length. See under Arm.
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