length (A2)
noun
Pronunciation: /leŋkθ/
Definition
The measurement of how long something is, either its longest side or the distance from one end to the other.
Examples
The length of the table is 2 meters.
We need to measure the exact length of the fabric.
The film's length was over three hours.
How to Use length
- length of (prepositional phrase)
- Specifies what is being measured or its duration. — "What is the length of this road?"
- full length (collocation)
- The entire extent or duration. — "The documentary was shown in full length."
- at length (idiom)
- For a long time; in detail. — "They talked about their holiday plans at length."
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