length

English Thesaurus

1. a section of something that is long and narrow (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	section, segment,
definition	:	one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object (noun.artifact)

2. continuance in time (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	temporal property,
definition	:	a property relating to time (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	longness,
definition	:	duration as an extension (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	continuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protraction,
definition	:	the consequence of being lengthened in duration (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	endlessness,
definition	:	the property of being (or seeming to be) without end (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	shortness,
definition	:	the property of being of short temporal extent (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	brevity, briefness, transience,
definition	:	the attribute of being brief or fleeting (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	permanence, permanency,
definition	:	the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	impermanence, impermanency,
definition	:	the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	long,
definition	:	primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified (adj.all)

attribute	:	short,
definition	:	primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration (adj.all)

3. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	physical property,
definition	:	any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	dimension,
definition	:	the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	fundamental measure, fundamental quantity,
definition	:	one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement (noun.quantity)

hyponym	:	circumference,
definition	:	the length of the closed curve of a circle (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	diam, diameter,
definition	:	the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	r, radius,
definition	:	the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	longness,
definition	:	the property of being of long spatial extent (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	shortness,
definition	:	the property of being of short spatial extent (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	long,
definition	:	primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified (adj.all)

attribute	:	short,
definition	:	(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length (adj.all)

4. size of the gap between two places (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	size,
definition	:	the physical magnitude of something (how big it is) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	leg,
definition	:	(nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack (noun.act)

hyponym	:	arm's length,
definition	:	a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	gauge,
definition	:	the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	light time,
definition	:	distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves) (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	skip distance,
definition	:	the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	wingspan, wingspread,
definition	:	linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	wingspread,
definition	:	distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	altitude,
definition	:	the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel) (noun.shape)

5. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	extent,
definition	:	the distance or area or volume over which something extends (noun.attribute)

6. continuance in time (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted,
definition	:	relatively long in duration; tediously protracted (adj.all)

derivation	:	drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted,
definition	:	relatively long in duration; tediously protracted (adj.all)