width

noun \ ˈwidth , ˈwitth \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Examples: width in a Sentence

Definition of width

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.

Recent Examples of width from the Web

Workers use wooden spades to spread grain on the highway to dry, using half its width so that traffic can still pass on the other side.

— The Economist, "The world's first commercial drone-delivery service takes flight," 9 June 2018
Those recommendations included cutting the number of homes on the site to 320, with minimum lot widths of 80 feet.

— tyler estep, ajc, "Planners vote to scale back controversial ‘rural Gwinnett’ subdivision," 6 June 2018
Other special stones can also adjust your attack width or frequency.

— megan farokhmanesh, The Verge, "Pokémon Quest is the best free-to-play game in the series yet," 2 June 2018
Its width is more than 20 miles, longer than Manhattan island.

— kristine phillips, Washington Post, "Antarctica has mountain ranges and valleys bigger than Manhattan deep beneath its ice," 26 May 2018
Its width is more than 20 miles, longer than Manhattan island.

— kristine phillips, chicagotribune.com, "Vast mountain ranges and valleys discovered at south pole," 26 May 2018
Lorenzo Insigne and José Callejon were instructed to play more centrally, with the width being provided by Mario Rui and Elseid Hysaj in the full back positions.

— SI.com, "Napoli 2-1 Crotone: Crotone Relegated to Serie B as Napoli Close Out Season With Victory," 20 May 2018
Florida narrowed its standard lane width to 11 feet, and to 10 feet in some urban areas.

— scott rodd, The Christian Science Monitor, "Florida addresses pedestrian fatalities with engineering strategy," 16 May 2018
The sizes refer to how long the grains are in relation to their width, from long and tender to short and rounded.

— becky krystal, sacbee, "A better pot of rice is within your reach | The Sacramento Bee," 17 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of width

¹wide

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First Known Use: 1570

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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width Synonyms

Synonyms

amplitude, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), extent, range, reach, realm, scope, sweep;

Related Words

gamut, spectrum, spread;

bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain;

frontier;

horizon, panorama;

Other Weights and Measures Terms

avoirdupois weight, calorie, denier, kip, pace, twain

WIDTH Defined for English Language Learners

width

noun

Definition of width for English Language Learners

: the distance from one side of something to the other side : a measurement of how wide something is
: a measured and cut piece of material (such as cloth)