length

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other;
the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place (Freq. 38)
- the length of the table was 5 feet
• Hypernyms:
fundamental quantity, fundamental measure, physical property, dimension
• Hyponyms:
circumference, diameter, diam, radius, r,
longness, shortness
• Attrubites:
long, short
2. continuance in time (Freq. 6)
- the ceremony was of short duration
- he complained about the length of time required
• Syn:
duration
• Derivationally related forms:
lengthy
• Hypernyms:
temporal property
• Hyponyms:
longness, lengthiness, prolongation, continuation, protraction,
endlessness, shortness, brevity, briefness, transience, permanence,
permanency, impermanence, impermanency
• Attrubites:
long, short
3. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end (Freq. 3)
- the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
• Hypernyms:
extent
4. size of the gap between two places (Freq. 1)
- the distance from New York to Chicago
- he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points
• Syn:
distance
• Hypernyms:
size
• Hyponyms:
leg, arm's length, gauge, light time, skip distance,
wingspan, wingspread, altitude
5. a section of something that is long and narrow
- a length of timber
- a length of tubing
• Hypernyms:
section, segment

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  distance, duration