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   width

   /wɪdθ/

   noun

   • 1. the measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body: "the yard was about seven feet in width" Similar widenessbreadthbroadnessthicknessspreadspandiametergirthtechnical:calibregaugebeamOpposite length
   • ▪ a piece of something at its full extent from side to side: "a single width of hardboard"
   • ▪ the sideways extent of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
   • 2. wide range or extent: "the width of experience required for these positions" Similar rangebreadthcompassscopespanscalesweepextentextensivenessvastnessimmensityimmensenessexpansivenesscomprehensivenesscompendiousnessrare:catholicityOpposite narrowness

   Word Origin early 17th century: from wide + -th2, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   The meaning of WIDTH is the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth. How to use width in a sentence.

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   noun. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension. the state or fact of being wide. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side. a width of cloth.

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   The width of something is the distance that it measures from one side to the other.

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   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.