HALF-LENGTH


Meaning of HALF-LENGTH in English

/haf"lengkth', -length', -lenth', hahf"-/ , n.

1. something that is only half a full length or height, esp. a portrait that shows only the upper half of the body, including the hands.

adj.

2. of half the complete length or height.

[ 1690-1700 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .