length

n.

1. The state, quality, or fact of being long. See Usage Note at strength.
2. The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension: the length of the boat.
3. A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension: a length of cloth.
4. A measure used as a unit to estimate distances: won the race by a length.
5. Extent or distance from beginning to end: the length of a novel; the length of a journey.
6. The amount of time between specified moments; the duration: the length of a meeting.
7. Extent or degree to which an action or policy is carried. Often used in the plural: went to great lengths to prove his point.
8. Linguistics.
   1. The duration of a vowel.
   2. The duration of a syllable.
9. The vertical extent of a garment. Often used in combination: knee-length; floor-length.

idiom:

at length

1. After some time; eventually: At length we arrived at our destination.
2. For a considerable time; fully: spoke at length about the court ruling.

[Middle English, from Old English lengthu.]

A one-dimensional extension in space. Length is one of the three fundamental physical quantities, the others being mass and time. It can be measured by comparison with an arbitrary standard; the specific one in most common usage is the international meter. In 1983, at the meeting of the Conférence Général des Poids et Mésures, the meter was redefined in terms of time and the speed of light: “The meter is the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.” This definition defines the speed of light to be exactly 299 792 458 m/s, and defines the meter in terms of the most accurately known quantity, the second. See also Light; Mass.

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noun

1. The measure of how far or long something goes in space, time, or degree: extent, reach, span, stretch. See big/small/amount.
2. An extent, measured or unmeasured, of linear space: distance, space, stretch. Informal piece, way. See big/small/amount.
3. The ultimate point to which an action, thought, discussion, or policy is carried: end, extreme, limit. See limited/unlimited.

n

Definition: extent of object, distance, time
Antonyms: brevity, conciseness, height

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n

The longest measure of an object, or the measurement between the two ends.

A linear measurement of an object, end-to-end; it is usually the longest dimension. The SI unit of length is the metre.

An expression of the longest dimension of an object, or of the measurement between its two ends.

• crown–heel l. — the distance from the crown of the head to the heel in embryos, fetuses and neonates.
• crown–rump l. — the distance from the crown of the head to the point of attachment of the tail.

IN BRIEF: A section of something that is long and narrow. Also: The extent of something from beginning to end.

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth. — Marilyn vos Savant

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Common misspelling(s) of length

• lenght

Dansk (Danish)
n. - længde, varighed, strækning, stykke

idioms:

• at length    langt om længe, udførligt arbejde, længe
• go to great lengths    strække sig meget langt, strække sig vidt
• length of time    så længe det skal være

Nederlands (Dutch)
lengte, afstand, bepaald/lang stuk, tijdsduur, traject

Français (French)
n. - longueur, long, durée, métrage, morceau, tronçon

idioms:

• at length    longuement, finalement
• go to great lengths    se donner énormément de mal (pour faire qch)
• length of time    intervalle de temps, beaucoup de temps, temps infini

Deutsch (German)
n. - Länge, Stück

idioms:

• at length    lange, ausführlich, schließlich
• go to great lengths    alles mögliche tun
• length of time    (Zeit)länge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μήκος, μάκρος, (χρονική) διάρκεια, μάκρος, κομμάτι (για ύφασμα)

idioms:

• at length    διεξοδικώς, εν εκτάσει
• go to great lengths    φτάνω στα άκρα
• length of time    χρονική διάρκεια

Italiano (Italian)
lunghezza, durata

idioms:

• at length    dettagliatamente
• go to great length    darsi da fare per

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comprimento, extensão, duração

idioms:

• at length    por fim
• go to great length    esforçar-se
• length of time    período de tempo

Русский (Russian)
длина, расстояние, продолжительность, отрезок

idioms:

• at length    подробно, в конце концов
• go to great length    не останавливаться ни перед чем
• length of time    отрезок времени

Español (Spanish)
n. - largo, longitud, duración, espacio, extensión, corte, tramo

idioms:

• at length    por fin, finalmente, con todo detalle
• go to great lengths    hacer un gran esfuerzo, estar preparado para hacer cualquier cosa
• length of time    lapso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - längd, varaktighet, långvarighet, sträcka, utsträckning, (kricket) avstånd till bollens nedslag, rätt avstånd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
长度, 全长, 长短, 期间, 全程

idioms:

• at length    最后, 详细地
• go to great lengths    竭尽全力
• length of time    一段时间, 时间, 期间

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 長度, 全長, 長短, 期間, 全程

idioms:

• at length    最後, 詳細地
• go to great lengths    竭盡全力
• length of time    一段時間, 時間, 期間

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 길이, 키, 기간 , 거리

idioms:

• at length    충분히, 드디어
• go to great lengths    무슨 짓이라도 하다, 노고를 아끼지 않다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 長さ, 期間, 一馬身, 一艇身, 単位となる長さ, 距離

idioms:

• at arm's length    腕を伸ばした距離に, 少し離れて
• at length    十分に, ついに, 詳細に, くどくどと
• length of time    時間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) طول, مدة, مسافه, حد, امتداد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אורך, תקופה, משך-זמן, חתיכת חבל, חתיכה, אורך הסירה‬

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