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breadth
breadthwide scope; width: she measured the breadth of the fabric
Not to be confused with:breath – respiration; a stirring of air: a breath of springbreathe – to inhale and exhale air: breathe deeply now; to be alive; to whisper: Don’t breathe a word of this to your mother.breadth B0464900 (brĕdth)n.1. The measure or dimension from side to side; width.2. A piece usually produced in a standard width: a breadth of canvas.3. a. Wide range or scope: breadth of knowledge.b. Tolerance; broadmindedness: a jurist of great breadth and wisdom.4. An effect of unified, encompassing vision in an artistic composition.
[Middle English bredth, breth, alteration (on the model of length, length) of brede, from Old English brǣd.]breadth (brɛdθ; brɛtθ) n1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side; width2. (Textiles) a piece of fabric having a standard or definite width3. distance, extent, size, or dimension4. openness and lack of restriction, esp of viewpoint or interest; liberality[C16: from obsolete brēde (from Old English brǣdu, from brād broad) + -th1; related to Gothic braidei, Old High German breitī]breadth (brɛdθ, brɛtθ, brɛθ)
n. 1. the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width. 2. an extent or piece of something of definite or full width or as measured by its width: a breadth of cloth. 3. freedom from narrowness, as of viewpoint or interests. 4. size in general; extent; scope. [1515–25; earlier bredeth] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | breadth - the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"largeness, comprehensivenessintelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experiencecapaciousness, roominess - intellectual breadth; "the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary"; "his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess" | | 2. | breadth - the extent of something from side to sidewidthdimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)broadness, wideness - the property of being wide; having great widthbeam - (nautical) breadth amidshipsnarrowness - the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road" |
breadthnoun1. width, spread, beam, span, latitude, broadness, wideness The breadth of the whole camp was 400 metres.2. extent, area, reach, range, measure, size, scale, spread, sweep, scope, magnitude, compass, expanse, vastness, amplitude, comprehensiveness, extensiveness The breadth of his knowledge filled me with admiration.breadthnounThe extent of something from side to side:broadness, wideness, width.Translationsbreadth (bredθ) noun1. width; size from side to side. the breadth of a table. 寬度 宽度2. scope or extent. breadth of outlook. 廣度或範圍 广度，范围 3. a distance equal to the width (of a swimming-pool etc). (泳池等)與寬度等長的距離 横breadth
by a hair's breadthBy an extremely short distance or slim margin of time. They're just about to close the gates! It looks like we made the flight by a hair's breadth. The race was neck and neck till the very end, but Sally won it by a hair's breadth.See also: breadth, byhair's breadthA very small amount or short length. After wandering around the forest for an hour thinking we were lost, it turned out that we were only a hair's breadth away from our campsite. The seal is air-tight—there's not a hair's breadth between the door and the frame.See also: breadththe length and breadth of (something)The entire space or area of something or some place; everywhere in a place or area. The coach made me run the length and breadth of the field for the rest of practice for cursing at him. We're spending three months traveling the length and breadth of the East Coast this summer. I searched the length and breadth of the house, but I couldn't find my keys anywhere.See also: and, breadth, length, ofa hair's breadth 1. You use a hair's breadth to talk about the smallest possible amount or degree of something. The town suffered heavy bombing, coming within a hair's breadth of being destroyed altogether. He missed the two-minute barrier by a hair's breadth, finishing in 2.00.04 and setting a new British record. The situation was a hair's breadth away from being comical.2. You use a hair's breadth to talk about the smallest possible distance. A stone flew past him, missing him by a hair's breadth. His head was a hair's breadth away from the car roof.See also: breadththe length and breadth of something COMMON If someone does something or something happens the length and breadth of a place, it is done or happens everywhere in that place. The group built their reputation by playing shows across the length and breadth of North America. She has travelled the length and breadth of Britain.See also: and, breadth, length, of, somethinga hair's breadth a very small amount or margin.See also: breadththe length and breadth of throughout the whole of (a place).See also: and, breadth, length, ofa ˈhair’s breadth a very small distance or amount: He escaped death by a hair’s breadth. If the other car had been going any faster, he would certainly have been killed. ♢ She was within a hair’s breadth of winning. Breadth means width.See also: breadththe length and ˈbreadth of something everywhere in an area: I’ve travelled the length and breadth of Europe, but I’ve never seen such beautiful scenery as here.See also: and, breadth, length, of, somethingEncyclopediaSeelengthBreadth
BreadthThe percentage of assets or stocks advancing relative to those unchanged or declining. Also the number of independent forecasts available per year. A stock picker forecasting returns to 100 stocks every quarter exhibits a breadth of 400, assuming each forecast is independent (based on separate information).breadth
Synonyms for breadthnoun widthSynonyms- width
- spread
- beam
- span
- latitude
- broadness
- wideness
noun extentSynonyms- extent
- area
- reach
- range
- measure
- size
- scale
- spread
- sweep
- scope
- magnitude
- compass
- expanse
- vastness
- amplitude
- comprehensiveness
- extensiveness
Synonyms for breadthnoun the extent of something from side to sideSynonymsSynonyms for breadthnoun the capacity to understand a broad range of topicsSynonyms- largeness
- comprehensiveness
Related Words- intelligence
- capaciousness
- roominess
noun the extent of something from side to sideSynonymsRelated Words- dimension
- broadness
- wideness
- beam
- narrowness
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