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
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 robots are only a few tens of micrometres long, much smaller than the width of a human hair.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Jupiter will appear as a steady star-like object glowing brightly 5 degrees to the lower right of the lunar disk — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length against the sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The reconfiguration uses no physical barriers between the bike lane and travel lanes, and lane widths won’t meaningfully change.
—Ian Hembree, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Will Leeds benefit more from their No 9 remaining between the width of the posts?
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Jupiter will appear as a steady star-like object glowing brightly 5 degrees to the lower right of the lunar disk — roughly the width of your three middle fingers held at arm's length against the sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The reconfiguration uses no physical barriers between the bike lane and travel lanes, and lane widths won’t meaningfully change.
—Ian Hembree, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Will Leeds benefit more from their No 9 remaining between the width of the posts?
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Width.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/width. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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