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width
(wĭdth, wĭth, wĭtth)n.
1. The state, quality, or fact of being wide.
2. Abbr. w The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
3. A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension or its crosswise grain, especially a piece of fabric measured from selvage to selvage.
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width
(wɪdθ)n
1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension
2. the state or fact of being wide
3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side: a width of cloth.
4. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length
[C17: from wide + -th1, analogous to breadth]
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width
(wɪdθ, wɪtθ; often wɪθ)n.
1. extent from side to side; breadth.
2. a piece of the full wideness of something, as cloth.
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| Noun | 1. | width - the extent of something from side to side dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) beam - (nautical) breadth amidships narrowness - the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road" |
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width
noun breadth, extent, span, wideness, reach, range, measure, scope, diameter, compass, thickness, girth The width of the road has been increased to 20 ft.
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Translations
šířka
breddevidde
leveyslaajuus
širina
szélesség
breiddbreidd, vídd
幅
폭
širina
bredd
ความกว้าง
chiều rộng
width
[wɪdθ] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
width
[ˈwɪdθ] n (= measurement across) → largeur f
the width of sth → la largeur de qch
in width → de large
It's 7 metres in width → Cela fait 7 mètres de large.
the width of sth → la largeur de qch
in width → de large
It's 7 metres in width → Cela fait 7 mètres de large.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
width
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
width
[wɪdθ] n (see adj) → larghezza, ampiezza; (of fabric) → altezzait's 7 metres in width → è largo 7 metri
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wide
(waid) adjective1. great in extent, especially from side to side. wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.
2. being a certain distance from one side to the other. This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?
3. great or large. He won by a wide margin.
4. covering a large and varied range of subjects etc. a wide experience of teaching.
adverb with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side. He opened his eyes wide.
ˈwidely adverbˈwiden verb
to make, or become, wide or wider. They have widened the road; The lane widens here.
ˈwideness nounwidth (widθ) noun
1. size from side to side. What is the width of this material?; This fabric comes in three different widths.
2. the state of being wide.
ˌwide-ˈranging adjective (of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc.
ˈwidespread adjective spread over a large area or among many people. widespread hunger and disease.
give a wide berth (to) to keep well away from. I give people with colds a wide berth / give a wide berth to people with colds.
wide apart a great (or greater than average) distance away from one another. He held his hands wide apart.
wide awake fully awake.
wide open fully open. The door was wide open; Her eyes are wide open but she seems to be asleep.
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width
→ عُرْض šířka bredde Breite πλάτος anchura leveys largeur širina larghezza 幅 폭 breedte bredde szerokość largura ширина bredd ความกว้าง genişlik chiều rộng 宽度Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
width
n. anchura, ancho.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
width
n anchura, anchoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.