Definition of Length

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Length

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.

A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural.

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.

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.

Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length.

Distance.

To lengthen.

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Length Quotations

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.
Winston Churchill

The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read.
Winston Churchill

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is not possible for civilization to flow backwards while there is youth in the world. Youth may be headstrong, but it will advance it allotted length.
Helen Keller

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
Robert Frost

It is not length of life, but depth of life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.
Aristotle

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or, perchance, a palace or temple on the earth, and, at length, the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them.
Henry David Thoreau

The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society.
Karl Marx

Length Translations

length in Afrikaans is lengte
length in Dutch is lengte, langdurigheid
length in Italian is volume, durata
length in Norwegian is lengde
length in Portuguese is comprimento
length in Spanish is perimetro, duracion, largura

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