width
width Lexical Profile
width Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body.
"The carpenter measured the width of the doorway before cutting the wooden frame."
The quality of being wide, expansive, or comprehensive in scope or range.
"Scholars admired the remarkable width of her historical knowledge and linguistic skill."
A piece of material, especially fabric, measured or cut to a standard side-to-side dimension.
"She sewed three widths of heavy linen together to make the stage curtains."
The distance across a swimming pool from one side to the other, swum as a unit of exercise or measurement.
"The beginners practiced swimming four widths of the pool before attempting a full length."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 17th century from the Old English adjective 'wide' combined with the abstract noun suffix '-th', modeled directly on dimensional pairs such as 'long' and 'length' or 'broad' and 'breadth'.