单词 | width |
释义 | width/wɪtθ / /wɪdθ /noun 1 [mass noun] The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body: the yard was about seven feet in width...
Synonyms wideness, breadth, broadness, thickness, spread, span, diameter, girth technical calibre, gauge Nautical beam 1.1 [count noun] A piece of something at its full extent from side to side: a single width of hardboard...
1.2 [count noun] The sideways extent of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.None of them could see the lady and her foam baton, who, it transpired wasn't even swimming her widths....
2Wide range or extent: the width of experience required for these positions...
Synonyms range, breadth, compass, scope, span, scale, sweep, extent, extensiveness, vastness, immensity, immenseness, expansiveness, comprehensiveness, compendiousness rare catholicity OriginEarly 17th century: from wide + -th2, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness). |
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