WIDTH Definition & Meaning

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width

[ width, witthor, often, with ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.
a piece of the full wideness, as of cloth.

width

/ ��ɪ��θ /

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
the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of width¹

1620–30; wide + -th ¹, modeled on breadth, etc.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of width¹

C17: from wide + -th ¹, analogous to breadth

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Within those cables there are tiny strands of fiber optic material, the width of an eyelash.

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The safe return of Ben Doak to add width and pace, for sure.

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One wound — the one that had been squirting blood — went almost the width of his forearm.

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The absence of injured captain Sione Tuipulotu at centre might have forced them to play with more width than they had originally intended, but it made for some scintillating scores.

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Keep the ball alive, take risks, play with pace and width and get their talented backline involved as much as possible.

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