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   Width

   /widTH/

   

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   • 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.

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

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   width. ( wɪdθ) n. 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.

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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.