1
: the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth
2
: largeness of extent or scope
3
: a measured and cut piece of material
a width of calico
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Examples of width in a Sentence
What is the width of the table?
She carefully measured the length and width of the room.
The deck runs the full width of the house.
The carpet is available in several widths.
We swam ten widths in the pool.
I bought two widths of fabric.
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The main section layout of the program resembles that of most video editing software, with a source box at the top left, timeline tracks along the full width of the bottom half of the window, and a preview player at the top right.
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PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Among other requests for flexibility on city code, the Mandel Group proposed the drive aisle on the surface parking lot have a width of 22 feet.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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PCMAG, 16 May 2024
Among other requests for flexibility on city code, the Mandel Group proposed the drive aisle on the surface parking lot have a width of 22 feet.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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