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KK Pronunciation

〔 lєŋkθ,lєŋθ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 leŋkθ 〕


Overview of noun length

The noun length has 5 senses


  • length -- (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")

  • duration, length -- (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")

  • length -- (the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words")

  • distance, length -- (size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points")

  • length -- (a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing")