Length — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

continuance in time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛŋθ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛŋθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛŋθ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈɛŋθ/.

Examples

the length of the table was 5 feet
the ceremony was of short duration
he complained about the length of time required

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

distance duration

Parts of Speech

noun	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”
noun	continuance in time “the ceremony was of short duration”
noun	the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end “the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words”
noun	size of the gap between two places “the distance from New York to Chicago”
noun	a section of something that is long and narrow “a length of timber”

Word Forms

lengthy

adjective

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Länge

die lineare Ausdehnung im Raum von einem Ende zum anderen; die längste Dimension von etwas, das an einem Ort befestigt ist

🇫🇷French

longueur

l'étendue linéaire dans l'espace d'une extrémité à l'autre ; la dimension la plus longue de quelque chose qui est fixé en place

🇪🇸Spanish

longitud

la extensión lineal en el espacio de un extremo al otro; la dimensión más larga de algo que está fijo en su lugar

🇮🇹Italian

lunghezza

l'estensione lineare nello spazio da un'estremità all'altra; la dimensione più lunga di qualcosa che è fisso sul posto

🇳🇱Dutch

lengte

de lineaire omvang in de ruimte van het ene uiteinde naar het andere; de langste afmeting van iets dat op zijn plaats is bevestigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

comprimento

a extensão linear no espaço de uma extremidade à outra; a dimensão mais longa de algo que está fixo no lugar

🇷🇺Russian

длина

линейная протяженность пространства от одного конца до другого; самое длинное измерение чего-то, что зафиксировано на месте

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंबाई

अंतरिक्ष में एक छोर से दूसरे छोर तक रैखिक विस्तार; किसी चीज का सबसे लंबा आयाम जो अपनी जगह पर स्थिर हो

🇧🇩Bengali

দৈর্ঘ্য

এক প্রান্ত থেকে অন্য প্রান্তে মহাকাশে রৈখিক ব্যাপ্তি; জায়গায় স্থির কোনো কিছুর দীর্ঘতম মাত্রা

🇮🇳Tamil

நீளம்

ஒரு முனையிலிருந்து மறுமுனை வரை விண்வெளியில் நேரியல் அளவு; இடத்தில் நிலையாக இருக்கும் ஒன்றின் மிக நீளமான பரிமாணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పొడవు

ఒక చివర నుండి మరొక చివర వరకు అంతరిక్షంలో సరళ పరిధి; స్థానంలో స్థిరంగా ఉన్న దాని యొక్క పొడవైన పరిమాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

लांबी

एका टोकापासून दुसऱ्या टोकापर्यंत अंतराळातील रेषीय व्याप्ती; जागेवर निश्चित केलेल्या एखाद्या गोष्टीचा सर्वात लांब परिमाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંબાઈ

એક છેડાથી બીજા છેડા સુધી અવકાશમાં રેખીય હદ; કોઈ વસ્તુનું સૌથી લાંબું પરિમાણ જે જગ્યાએ નિશ્ચિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉದ್ದ

ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ತುದಿಯಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ತುದಿಗೆ ರೇಖೀಯ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ; ಸ್ಥಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿರುವ ಯಾವುದೋ ಉದ್ದದ ಆಯಾಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീളം

ഒരറ്റം മുതൽ മറ്റേ അറ്റം വരെയുള്ള ബഹിരാകാശത്തിൻ്റെ രേഖീയ വ്യാപ്തി; സ്ഥലത്ത് ഉറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഒന്നിൻ്റെ ഏറ്റവും ദൈർഘ്യമേറിയ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਬਾਈ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਰੇ ਤੋਂ ਦੂਜੇ ਸਿਰੇ ਤੱਕ ਸਪੇਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੇਖਿਕ ਹੱਦ; ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਲੰਬਾ ਮਾਪ ਜੋ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ 'ਤੇ ਸਥਿਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

لمبائی

خلا میں ایک سرے سے دوسرے سرے تک لکیری حد؛ کسی چیز کا سب سے طویل طول و عرض جو جگہ پر مقرر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长度

从一端到另一端的空间线性范围；固定在适当位置的物体的最长尺寸

🇯🇵Japanese

長さ

空間の一端からもう一端までの直線範囲。所定の位置に固定されているものの最長寸法

🇰🇷Korean

길이

한쪽 끝에서 다른 쪽 끝까지 공간의 선형 범위; 제자리에 고정된 것의 가장 긴 치수

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chiều dài

phạm vi tuyến tính trong không gian từ đầu này đến đầu kia; kích thước dài nhất của một cái gì đó được cố định tại chỗ

🇹🇭Thai

ความยาว

ขอบเขตเชิงเส้นในอวกาศจากปลายด้านหนึ่งไปอีกด้านหนึ่ง มิติที่ยาวที่สุดของบางสิ่งบางอย่างที่ถูกตรึงอยู่กับที่

🇮🇩Indonesian

panjang

luasan linier dalam ruang dari satu ujung ke ujung lainnya; dimensi terpanjang dari sesuatu yang tetap pada tempatnya

🇵🇭Filipino

haba

ang linear na lawak sa espasyo mula sa isang dulo hanggang sa kabilang dulo; ang pinakamahabang dimensyon ng isang bagay na naayos sa lugar

🇲🇾Malay

panjang

tahap linear dalam ruang dari satu hujung ke hujung yang lain; dimensi terpanjang sesuatu yang tetap di tempatnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طول

المدى الخطي في الفضاء من طرف إلى آخر؛ البعد الأطول لشيء ثابت في مكانه

🇮🇷Persian

طول

وسعت خطی در فضا از یک سر تا سر دیگر؛ طولانی ترین بعد چیزی که در جای خود ثابت شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

uzunluk

uzayda bir uçtan diğer uca doğrusal uzanım; yerinde sabitlenmiş bir şeyin en uzun boyutu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מֶשֶׁך

המידה הליניארית במרחב מקצה אחד לקצה השני; הממד הארוך ביותר של משהו שקבוע במקום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'length'?

The primary meaning of 'length' is 'the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'length' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'length' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'length' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'length' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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How often do you encounter the word 'length' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'length' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'length' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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