breadth

breadth  (brdth)

n.

1. The measure or dimension from side to side; width.

2. A piece usually produced in a standard width: a breadth of canvas.

3.

a. Wide range or scope: breadth of knowledge.

b. Tolerance; broadmindedness: a jurist of great breadth and wisdom.

4. An effect of unified, encompassing vision in an artistic composition.

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[Middle English breth, from brede (on the model of length, length).]

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breadth [brɛdθ brɛtθ]

n

1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side; width

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a piece of fabric having a standard or definite width

3. distance, extent, size, or dimension

4. openness and lack of restriction, esp of viewpoint or interest; liberality

[from obsolete brēde (from Old English brǣdu, from brād broad) + -th¹; related to Gothic braidei, Old High German breitī]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breadth - the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"; "a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views" largeness, comprehensiveness intelligence - the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience capaciousness, roominess - intellectual breadth; "the very capaciousness of the idea meant that agreement on fundamentals was unnecessary"; "his unselfishness gave him great intellectual roominess"
	2.	breadth - the extent of something from side to side width dimension - the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) broadness, wideness - the property of being wide; having great width beam - (nautical) breadth amidships narrowness - the property of being narrow; having little width; "the narrowness of the road"

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breadth

noun

1. width, spread, beam, span, latitude, broadness, wideness The breadth of the whole camp was 400 metres.

2. extent, area, reach, range, measure, size, scale, spread, sweep, scope, magnitude, compass, expanse, vastness, amplitude, comprehensiveness, extensiveness The breadth of his knowledge filled me with admiration.

Translations

breadth [bretθ] N

1. (= width) → anchura f, ancho m
to be two metres in breadth → tener dos metros de ancho

2. (fig) [of experience, knowledge] → amplitud f

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breadth [ˈbrɛdθ ˈbrɛtθ] n

(= dimension) → largeur f

[knowledge, experience] → étendue f
the length and breadth of sth (= throughout) → d'un bout à l'autre de qch

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breadth

n → Breite f; (of ideas, theory) → (Band)breite f; a hundred metres (Brit) or meters (US) in breadth → hundert Meter breit; his breadth of outlook (= open-mindedness) → seine große Aufgeschlossenheit; (= variety of interests) → seine große Vielseitigkeit; the breadth of his comprehension → sein umfassendes Verständnis

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breadth [brɛtθ] n (also) (fig) → larghezza
to be 2 metres in breadth → misurare 2 metri di larghezza, essere largo/a 2 metri

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breadth [brɛtθ] n (also) (fig) → larghezza
to be 2 metres in breadth → misurare 2 metri di larghezza, essere largo/a 2 metri

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breadth

n breadth [bredθ]

1 width; size from side to side the breadth of a table. wydte عرْض(عكس الطول) широчина šířka bredde; vidde die Breite πλάτος anchura laius پهنا leveys largeur רוֹחָב चौड़ाई širina szélesség ukuran lebar breidd larghezza 幅 폭, 넓이 plotis platums lebar breedte bredde szerokość largura lăţime ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd ความกว้าง genişlik 寬度 ширина چوڑائی bề rộng 宽度

2 scope or extent breadth of outlook. omvang سعة الصدر، مدى обхват šíře tolerance; udsyn die Größe εύρος extensión ulatus وسعت؛ دامنه laajuus largeur, ampleur גוֹדֶל, עֹצְמָה विस्तार širokogrudnost széles látókör luas yfirgrip, víðsÿni ampiezza 広さ 범위 platumas plašums keluasan ruimte toleranse; vidsyn szerokość amplitude lăr­gime, amploare широта rozsah širina prostiranje synvidd ความกว้าง kapsam 廣度或範圍 широта; широчінь وسعتِ نظر phạm vi 广度

3 a distance equal to the width (of a swimming-pool etc). breedte مساحة تساوي عرْض الشيء ширина šířka bredde die Breite απόσταση ίση με το πλάτος (π.χ. μιας πισίνας) anchura laius عرض ulottuvuus largeur מֵרחָק הַזֶהֶה לְאוֹרֵך בְּרֵיכָה विस्तार opseg belvilág lebar breidd larghezza 横幅 일정한 너비 plotis platums bidang breedte bredde zasięg, rozpiętość, szerokość largura lăţime ширина šírka širina širina bredd, vidd ความกว้าง en (泳池等)與寬度等長的距離 ширина چوڑائی کا فاصلہ bề ngang 横