Definition of length

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

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Diminution :: Diminution (n.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself..
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or a season of trail..
Determination :: Determination (n.) The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in sea water, or the oxygen in the air..
Bobbin :: Bobbin (n.) A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc..
Brontosaurus :: Brontosaurus (n.) A genus of American jurassic dinosaurs. A length of sixty feet is believed to have been attained by these reptiles.
Way :: Way (n.) Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way..
Tractile :: Tractile (a.) Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
Elongation :: Elongation (n.) The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension..
Great :: Great (superl.) Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time; as, a great while; a great interval..
Lengthways :: Lengthways (adv.) Alt. of Lengthwis.
Ectasis :: Ectasis (n.) The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.
Rectifiable :: Rectifiable (a.) Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a straight l//e equal in length to any definite portion of the curve..
Prostrate :: Prostrate (a.) Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate..
Diameter :: Diameter (n.) The length of a straight line through the center of an object from side to side; width; thickness; as, the diameter of a tree or rock..
Are :: Are (n.) The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards..
Horoscope :: Horoscope (n.) A table showing the length of the days and nights at all places.
Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles..
Overrun :: Overrun (v. i.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns..
Opsiometer :: Opsiometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the limits of distincts vision in different individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal length of a lens for correcting imperfect sight..
Limpkin :: Limpkin (n.) Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird..
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