Width
noun
The measurement of something from one side to the other side.
The width of the table is 2 meters.
Often appears as...
- width of the road
- width of the room
noun
The extent or range of an object or a person's thoughts or feelings.
The width of his knowledge on the subject was astounding.
Often appears as...
- width of knowledge
- width of understanding
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Literary
noun
A piece of something at its full extent from side to side.
She cut the fabric to the required width.
Often appears as...
- width of fabric
- width of strip
noun
The measurement of something from one side to the other side.
The width of the table is 2 meters.
Often appears as...
- width of the road
- width of the room
noun
The extent or range of an object or a person's thoughts or feelings.
The width of his knowledge on the subject was astounding.
Often appears as...
- width of knowledge
- width of understanding
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A piece of something at its full extent from side to side.
She cut the fabric to the required width.
Often appears as...
- width of fabric
- width of strip
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Distance
Focus on the physical space between sides, not the object's height or length.
Ensure the width between the shelves fits your books.
Pro Tip 2/3Measurement Unit
Width is usually measured in units like meters, inches, or pixels.
The width of the window should be measured in inches.
Pro Tip 3/3Across Not Along
Width is the distance across, not along. It's horizontal, not vertical.
Measure the width of the garden, not the path that runs through it.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Distance
Focus on the physical space between sides, not the object's height or length.
Ensure the width between the shelves fits your books.
Pro Tip 2/3Measurement Unit
Width is usually measured in units like meters, inches, or pixels.
The width of the window should be measured in inches.
Pro Tip 3/3Across Not Along
Width is the distance across, not along. It's horizontal, not vertical.
Measure the width of the garden, not the path that runs through it.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Distance
Focus on the physical space between sides, not the object's height or length.
Ensure the width between the shelves fits your books.
Pro Tip 2/3Measurement Unit
Width is usually measured in units like meters, inches, or pixels.
The width of the window should be measured in inches.
Pro Tip 3/3Across Not Along
Width is the distance across, not along. It's horizontal, not vertical.
Measure the width of the garden, not the path that runs through it.
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Margaret Gould Stewart:...
for the design of this button. You had to work within specific height and width parameters. You had to be careful to make it work in a bunch of different languages, and be careful about using fancy gradients or borders because it has to degrade gracefully in old web browsers. The truth is, designing this tiny little button
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The Sun’s surprising...
The analemma's width represents the extent of this deviation. So how did people know the correct time years ago? For most of human history, going by the Sun's position was close enough. But during the modern era, the difference between sundials and mechanical clocks became important.
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Human sperm vs. the...
it will stop in about a millionth of a second. In that time, it will have traveled less than the width of a single atom. The same holds true for a sperm and many other microbes. It all has to do with being really small. Microscopic creatures inhabit a world alien to us,
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
normal hares whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly their whiskers are the same width as their body allowing cats to navigate the narrowest spaces
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Mark Kendall: Demo: A...
just residing within a hair's width of the surface of the skin. Now, as the guy that's invented this thing and designed it to do that, I found that exciting. But so what? So what if you've targeted cells? In the world of vaccines, what does that mean?
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Mind-blowing, magnified...
That's about one-seventh the width of a human hair. And then that provides me with a deep stack of images. Each has a tiny sliver of focus all the way through. And I can squash that down to produce one image that is fully focused from front to back.
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How Do Cats Use Their...
Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings, telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly. Their whiskers are the same width as their body
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Expanding our definition...
know they're on chest width there aren't survivors clubs you know that get together and think about the old days at the abattoir and at the far end of it there was a door that said veterinarian and I thought well he must be depressed you
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Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...
far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly their whiskers are the same width as their
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Magic Without Lies PIPE...
say, octagons. But all are completely flat. They scurry about on foot or in little vehicles, in and out of their flat buildings, busy with their flat lives. Everyone on this world has width and length
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Margaret Gould Stewart:...
for the design of this button. You had to work within specific height and width parameters. You had to be careful to make it work in a bunch of different languages, and be careful about using fancy gradients or borders because it has to degrade gracefully in old web browsers. The truth is, designing this tiny little button
Video examples
The Sun’s surprising...
The analemma's width represents the extent of this deviation. So how did people know the correct time years ago? For most of human history, going by the Sun's position was close enough. But during the modern era, the difference between sundials and mechanical clocks became important.
Video examples
Human sperm vs. the...
it will stop in about a millionth of a second. In that time, it will have traveled less than the width of a single atom. The same holds true for a sperm and many other microbes. It all has to do with being really small. Microscopic creatures inhabit a world alien to us,
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
normal hares whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly their whiskers are the same width as their body allowing cats to navigate the narrowest spaces
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Mark Kendall: Demo: A...
just residing within a hair's width of the surface of the skin. Now, as the guy that's invented this thing and designed it to do that, I found that exciting. But so what? So what if you've targeted cells? In the world of vaccines, what does that mean?
Video examples
Mind-blowing, magnified...
That's about one-seventh the width of a human hair. And then that provides me with a deep stack of images. Each has a tiny sliver of focus all the way through. And I can squash that down to produce one image that is fully focused from front to back.
Video examples
How Do Cats Use Their...
Far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings, telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly. Their whiskers are the same width as their body
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Expanding our definition...
know they're on chest width there aren't survivors clubs you know that get together and think about the old days at the abattoir and at the far end of it there was a door that said veterinarian and I thought well he must be depressed you
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Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...
far thicker and longer than normal hairs whiskers also sit three times deeper in the skin where they attach to nerve endings telling the cat how far each one is being bent back and how quickly their whiskers are the same width as their
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Magic Without Lies PIPE...
say, octagons. But all are completely flat. They scurry about on foot or in little vehicles, in and out of their flat buildings, busy with their flat lives. Everyone on this world has width and length
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Vitruvius
Roman Author
Proportion is that agreeable harmony between the several parts of a building, which is the result of a just and regular agreement of them with each other; the height to the width, this to the length, and each of these to the whole.
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Stella McCartney
British Designer
What you wear in the evening is important for women because it's so personal, and it's so complicated to get it right. I like trousers for evening, especially when they have that width and attitude to them.
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Max Beckmann
German Artist
Height, width, and depth are the three phenomena which I must transfer into one plane to form the abstract surface of the picture, and thus to protect myself from the infinity of space.
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Nicki Minaj
American Musician
My wigs are ever changing in height, width, color, size. They make me feel happy. Wearing them makes me feel like I can be a different person every day and that is kind of exciting.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
Musicians and non-musicians alike are priding themselves on the width and breadth of their musical interests, which I think is to be encouraged.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
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Jonathan Agnew
English Entertainer
What you can never do on a slow pitch is bowl with any width. If you bowl straight it's almost impossible to get the ball away.
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Herb Caen
American Journalist
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.
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Paul Scholes
English Athlete
At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.
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Vitruvius
Roman Author
Proportion is that agreeable harmony between the several parts of a building, which is the result of a just and regular agreement of them with each other; the height to the width, this to the length, and each of these to the whole.
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Stella McCartney
British Designer
What you wear in the evening is important for women because it's so personal, and it's so complicated to get it right. I like trousers for evening, especially when they have that width and attitude to them.
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Max Beckmann
German Artist
Height, width, and depth are the three phenomena which I must transfer into one plane to form the abstract surface of the picture, and thus to protect myself from the infinity of space.
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Nicki Minaj
American Musician
My wigs are ever changing in height, width, color, size. They make me feel happy. Wearing them makes me feel like I can be a different person every day and that is kind of exciting.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
Musicians and non-musicians alike are priding themselves on the width and breadth of their musical interests, which I think is to be encouraged.
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Diane Ackerman
American Poet
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
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Jonathan Agnew
English Entertainer
What you can never do on a slow pitch is bowl with any width. If you bowl straight it's almost impossible to get the ball away.
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Herb Caen
American Journalist
A city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.
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Paul Scholes
English Athlete
At United, we like to have wingers who give the team width and pace.
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