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width  (wdth, wth, wtth)
n.
1. The state, quality, or fact of being wide.
2. The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
3. A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension or its crosswise grain, especially a piece of fabric measured from selvage to selvage.

[wide + -th.]

width [wɪdθ]
n
1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension
2. the state or fact of being wide
3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side a width of cloth
4. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length
[from wide + -th1, analogous to breadth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.width - the extent of something from side to side
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"

width
noun breadth, extent, span, wideness, reach, range, measure, scope, diameter, compass, thickness, girth The width of the road has been increased to 20 ft.
Translations
width [wɪdθ] N
1. [of street, river] → ancho m, anchura f
what width is the room?¿qué ancho or anchura tiene la habitación?
it is five metres in width; it has a width of five metrestiene cinco metros de ancho or anchura, tiene un ancho or una anchura de cinco metros
2. [of fabric, swimming pool] → ancho m
to swim a widthhacer un ancho(de la piscina)

width [ˈwɪdθ] n
(= measurement across) → largeur f
the width of sth → la largeur de qch
in width → de large
It's 7 metres in width → Cela fait 7 mètres de large.
(= fact of being wide) → largeur f
I was amazed at the width of the river → J'étais stupéfait devant la largeur du fleuve.
[swimming pool] → largeur f
He can swim a width underwater → Il peut nager une largeur sous l'eau.

width
n
Breite f; (of trouser legs, skirts etc)Weite f; six feet in widthsechs Fuß breit; what is the width of the material?wie breit liegt dieser Stoff?
(= piece of material)Breite f; three widths of clothdrei mal die Breite

width [wɪdθ] n (see adj) → larghezza, ampiezza; (of fabric) → altezza
it's 7 metres in width → è largo 7 metri
width [wɪdθ] n (see adj) → larghezza, ampiezza; (of fabric) → altezza
it's 7 metres in width → è largo 7 metri

width wide
width اتساع šířka bredde Breite πλάτος anchura leveys largeur širina larghezza breedte bredde szerokość largura ширина bredd ความกว้าง genişlik chiều rộng 宽度


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The largest, a middle one, is in width something less than three feet, and in depth more than four.
In the large and pleasant salon which extended across the width of the house, the Ratignolles entertained their friends once a fortnight with a soiree musicale, sometimes diversified by card-playing.
The pond, oblong in shape, had a width so scant compared to its length that, with its ends out of view, it might have been taken for a scant river.
 
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