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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 + -th2.]

width
Noun
1. the extent or measurement of something from side to side
2. the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length
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
Translations

width [wɪdθ] nanchura; [of cloth] → ancho;
it's 7 metres in width → tiene 7 metros de ancho
width [wɪdθ] nlargeur f;
it's 7 metres in width → cela fait 7 mètres de large
width [wɪdθ] nBreite f;
(in swimming pool) → (Quer)bahn f;
it's 7 metres in width → es ist 7 Meter breit
width [wɪdθ] nlarghezza;
it's 7 metres in width → è largo 7 metri

width wide


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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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