length

[lengkth, length, lenth] / lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ /

NOUN

extent of object, distance, time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breadth diameter dimension duration height limit magnitude mileage period piece portion quantity radius range section segment space span stretch term width

STRONG

compass continuance elongation endlessness expanse expansion extensiveness interval lastingness lengthiness linearity loftiness longitude longness measure orbit panorama purview reach realm remoteness season spaciousness stride tallness unit year

WEAK

protractedness ranginess

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extreme unimportance whole

Example Sentences

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To conduct the research, the team relied on long-read DNA sequencing technology, which can analyze DNA segments ranging from about 10,000 base pairs to more than one million base pairs in length.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

For example, Kalshi caught a video editor for the MrBeast YouTube channel placing prediction-market bets on video length.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

"In communities the length and breadth of our nation, we are hearing the same story - people saving what they can but finding that the cost of a deposit is simply too great a barrier."

From BBC • May 27, 2026

She said that length is the No. 1 factor when deciding to employ it, followed by genre.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Today, the entire length of the Western Front is marked by hundreds of graveyards and memorials to the soldiers who lost their lives fighting there.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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