Length
noun
The distance from one end to the other of an object.
The length of the table is 5 feet.
Often appears as...
- length of time
- full length
noun
The duration of time.
The length of the film is 2 hours.
Often appears as...
- considerable length
- length of service
noun
A piece or segment of a particular distance.
I cut a length of rope.
Often appears as...
- desired length
- varying length
noun
In swimming, one complete movement from one end of a pool to the other.
He swam ten lengths of the pool.
Often appears as...
- swim a length
- complete length
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Sports
noun
In horse racing, the distance that one horse leads or follows another.
The winning horse was ahead by four lengths.
Often appears as...
- lead by a length
- gain a length
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Sports
noun
The distance from one end to the other of an object.
The length of the table is 5 feet.
Often appears as...
- length of time
- full length
noun
The duration of time.
The length of the film is 2 hours.
Often appears as...
- considerable length
- length of service
noun
A piece or segment of a particular distance.
I cut a length of rope.
Often appears as...
- desired length
- varying length
noun
In swimming, one complete movement from one end of a pool to the other.
He swam ten lengths of the pool.
Often appears as...
- swim a length
- complete length
Usage tips
Sports
noun
In horse racing, the distance that one horse leads or follows another.
The winning horse was ahead by four lengths.
Often appears as...
- lead by a length
- gain a length
Usage tips
Sports
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Measurement
Imagine the object's ends being measured to grasp 'length' as physical distance.
Check the length of the rope to see if it's enough for the tent.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Height/Width
'Length' refers to the longest dimension; it's not for vertical or horizontal measures.
The length of the garden is impressive, but what's its width?
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Measurement
Imagine the object's ends being measured to grasp 'length' as physical distance.
Check the length of the rope to see if it's enough for the tent.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Height/Width
'Length' refers to the longest dimension; it's not for vertical or horizontal measures.
The length of the garden is impressive, but what's its width?
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Measurement
Imagine the object's ends being measured to grasp 'length' as physical distance.
Check the length of the rope to see if it's enough for the tent.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Height/Width
'Length' refers to the longest dimension; it's not for vertical or horizontal measures.
The length of the garden is impressive, but what's its width?
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What is fat? - George...
whether or not it goes rancid quickly; and, most importantly, how good or how bad it is for you. Let's take a look at some of these differences. One is length. Fatty acids can be short or long. Another, more important difference is the type of bond between the carbon atoms. Some fatty acids have only single bonds.
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Learning from dirty jobs...
when all we do is talk about somebody else's responsibility as though it's our own, and vice versa. Anyhow, a whole lot of things. I could talk at length about the many little distinctions we made and the endless list of ways that I got it wrong. But what it all comes down to is I've formed a theory,
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How we conquered the...
Unlike variolation, which used actual smallpox virus to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
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How exposing anonymous...
exist mainly to disguise people doing things they'd rather not have the public know about. And these people go to great lengths to hide any links between their names and the companies they own. The life of an anonymous company usually begins in what's known as a secrecy jurisdiction,
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Did Shakespeare write...
that remain fairly uniform among individual works. Examples of characteristics include average sentence length, the arrangement of words, and even the number of occurrences of a particular word. Let's look at use of the word thee and visualize it as a dimension, or axis.
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How small are we in the...
glimmering in a tiny sliver of the universe. Now, let's take a step back to understand the scale of this image. If you were to take a ballpoint pen and hold it at arm's length in front of the night sky, focusing on its very tip,
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Time is memory and you...
was longer great now raise your hand if you thought the second was longer okay well both videos were actually objectively the same length they were both five seconds but subjective time is how long it feels
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The Fastest Carnivorous...
the wetlands and waterways of our world found on all continents except antarctica waterborne bladderworts are free-floating plants that can grow up to two meters in length as blood awards often live in
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Uranus 101 PIPE National...
approximately the length of a human's entire life. This orbit causes each season of Uranus to last that much longer. Theoretically, a human living on Uranus would experience the four seasons only once,
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Killer Ant Swarm...
at full pelt takes 45 minutes to run its length the soldiers protect the trail at any cost
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What is fat? - George...
whether or not it goes rancid quickly; and, most importantly, how good or how bad it is for you. Let's take a look at some of these differences. One is length. Fatty acids can be short or long. Another, more important difference is the type of bond between the carbon atoms. Some fatty acids have only single bonds.
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Learning from dirty jobs...
when all we do is talk about somebody else's responsibility as though it's our own, and vice versa. Anyhow, a whole lot of things. I could talk at length about the many little distinctions we made and the endless list of ways that I got it wrong. But what it all comes down to is I've formed a theory,
Video examples
How we conquered the...
Unlike variolation, which used actual smallpox virus to try to protect people, vaccination used the far less dangerous cowpox virus. The medical establishment, cautious then as now, deliberated at length over his findings before accepting them. But eventually vaccination was gradually accepted
Video examples
How exposing anonymous...
exist mainly to disguise people doing things they'd rather not have the public know about. And these people go to great lengths to hide any links between their names and the companies they own. The life of an anonymous company usually begins in what's known as a secrecy jurisdiction,
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
that remain fairly uniform among individual works. Examples of characteristics include average sentence length, the arrangement of words, and even the number of occurrences of a particular word. Let's look at use of the word thee and visualize it as a dimension, or axis.
Video examples
How small are we in the...
glimmering in a tiny sliver of the universe. Now, let's take a step back to understand the scale of this image. If you were to take a ballpoint pen and hold it at arm's length in front of the night sky, focusing on its very tip,
Video examples
Time is memory and you...
was longer great now raise your hand if you thought the second was longer okay well both videos were actually objectively the same length they were both five seconds but subjective time is how long it feels
Video examples
The Fastest Carnivorous...
the wetlands and waterways of our world found on all continents except antarctica waterborne bladderworts are free-floating plants that can grow up to two meters in length as blood awards often live in
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Uranus 101 PIPE National...
approximately the length of a human's entire life. This orbit causes each season of Uranus to last that much longer. Theoretically, a human living on Uranus would experience the four seasons only once,
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
at full pelt takes 45 minutes to run its length the soldiers protect the trail at any cost
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Ennio Morricone
Italian Composer
In music, what is very important is temporality of space and length, based on the breathing space the director gives the music within the film, by separating the music from various elements of reality, like noises, dialogues... That's how you treat music properly, but it doesn't always happen this way. Music is often blamed, but it's not its fault.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
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.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
We all try to increase our length of life, but we all have to pass. It's highly interesting as a lyricist.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
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Aeschylus
Greek Poet
Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length?
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Shefali Shah
For me, quality of role is important than the length of the role.
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Sanjeeda Sheikh
Indian Actress
For me, a good role, and not the length, is important.
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John Lyly
English Writer
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
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Ennio Morricone
Italian Composer
In music, what is very important is temporality of space and length, based on the breathing space the director gives the music within the film, by separating the music from various elements of reality, like noises, dialogues... That's how you treat music properly, but it doesn't always happen this way. Music is often blamed, but it's not its fault.
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Michel de Montaigne
French Philosopher
The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
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.
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
Irish Musician
We all try to increase our length of life, but we all have to pass. It's highly interesting as a lyricist.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
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Aeschylus
Greek Poet
Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime's length?
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Shefali Shah
For me, quality of role is important than the length of the role.
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Sanjeeda Sheikh
Indian Actress
For me, a good role, and not the length, is important.
Quote examples
John Lyly
English Writer
The true measure of life is not length, but honesty.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
It is not length of life, but depth of life.
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