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n. width; broadness | ||||
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Breadth Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Breadth
(a.)
Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
(a.)
Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
| WordNet 2.0 |
breadth
Noun
1. an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"
(synonym) comprehensiveness
(hypernym) intelligence
2. the extent of something from side to side
(synonym) width
(hypernym) dimension
(hyponym) wideness, broadness
(attribute) wide, broad
Noun
1. an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"
(synonym) comprehensiveness
(hypernym) intelligence
2. the extent of something from side to side
(synonym) width
(hypernym) dimension
(hyponym) wideness, broadness
(attribute) wide, broad
| Australian Slang |
By the breadth of a bees dick
by a narrow margin
by a narrow margin
| hEnglish - advanced version |
breadth
breadth
\breadth\ (&?;), n. [oe. brede, breede, whence later bredette, as. br&?;du, fr. brād broad. see broad, a.]
1. distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
2. (fine arts) the quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called also breadth of effect. breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters.
breadth
n
1. an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" [syn: comprehensiveness]
2. the extent of something from side to side [syn: width]
similar words(4)
half-breadth plan
breadth of effect
in breadth
breadth first search
breadth
\breadth\ (&?;), n. [oe. brede, breede, whence later bredette, as. br&?;du, fr. brād broad. see broad, a.]
1. distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
2. (fine arts) the quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called also breadth of effect. breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters.
breadth
n
1. an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject" [syn: comprehensiveness]
2. the extent of something from side to side [syn: width]
similar words(4)
half-breadth plan
breadth of effect
in breadth
breadth first search
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
breadth
fairsinge
fairsinge
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Cyfled
Cyfled = a. of equal breadth
Cyfled = a. of equal breadth
Diled
Diled = a. without breadth
Gogyfled
Gogyfled = n. mean breadth, a. of equal breadth
Lled
Lled = n. breadth, or width, a. broad, wide; broader, ad. in the mean, in part, half, partly, almost
Lledan
Lledan = n. breadth; a flounder
Llyd
Llyd = n. breadth, extent
Breadth Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| 2K Group Shipping, Trade, Insurance Dictionary |
breadth
See Beam
See Beam
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
breadth
the greatest overall dimension measured perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of the hull of a mobile offshore drilling rig.
the greatest overall dimension measured perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline of the hull of a mobile offshore drilling rig.
Breadth Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
| maritime&shipping&trade |
BREADTH
See Beam
See Beam
Breadth Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
breadth
amplitudo
amplitudo
Breadth Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary |
Rehabiah
breadth, or extent, of the Lord
breadth, or extent, of the Lord
Rehob
breadth; space; extent
Breadth Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Length
Length is the long dimension of any object. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end. This may be distinguished from height, which is vertical extent, and width or breadth, which are the distance from side to side, measuring across the object at right angles to the length. In the physical sciences and engineering, the word "length" is typically used synonymously with "distance", with symbol 
or 
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