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   width

   /widTH/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement or extent of something from side to side: "the yard was about seven feet in width" Similar widenessbreadthbroadnessthicknessspreadspandiametergirthtechnical:calibergaugebeamOpposite length
   • ▪ a piece of something at its full extent from side to side: "a single width of hardboard"
   • ▪ the sideways extent of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
   • ▪ the quality of covering or accepting a broad range of things; scope: "the width of experience required for these positions" Similar rangebreadthcompassscopespanscalesweepextentextensivenessvastnessimmensityimmensenessexpansivenesscomprehensivenesscompendiousnessrare:catholicityOpposite narrowness

   Word Origin early 17th century: from wide + -th2, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).

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   The meaning of WIDTH is the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth. How to use width in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWIDTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WIDTH definition: 1. the distance across something from one side to the other: 2. the distance across a swimming…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWIDTH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WIDTH meaning: 1. the distance across something from one side to the other: 2. the distance across a swimming…. Learn more.

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   The width of something is the distance that it measures from one side to the other.

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   noun. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension. the state or fact of being wide. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side. a width of cloth.

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   The noun width means the measurement of an object from one side to the other. The width of your twin bed is less than the width of your parents' queen-sized bed. When you're talking about the dimensions of something, specifically how wide it is, you're discussing its width.

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   Definition of width noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › widthWidth - definition of width by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension. 2. the state or fact of being wide. 3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side: a width of cloth. 4.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishWIDTH | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    WIDTH definition: 1. the distance from one side of something to the other side: 2. the distance across the shorter…. Learn more.

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    Width Definition. The fact, quality, or condition of being wide; wideness. The size of something in terms of how wide it is; distance from side to side. A piece of something of a certain width.