LENGTH

• (noun) a section of something that is long and narrow

  "a length of timber", "a length of tubing"

• (noun) continuance in time

  "the ceremony was of short duration", "he complained about the length of time required"

  synonyms : duration

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

  "the length of the table was 5 feet"

• (noun) size of the gap between two places

  "the distance from New York to Chicago", "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

  synonyms : distance

• (noun) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end

  "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"

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