Thesaurus: length

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1. a. 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. A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.
3. a. 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. 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. a. Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.
6. a. Distance.
7. v. t. To lengthen.
8. n. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
9. n. continuance in time
10. n. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
11. n. size of the gap between two places
12. n. a section of something that is long and narrow