WIDTH


Meaning of WIDTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ wɪdθ ]

( widths)

1.

The width of something is the distance it measures from one side or edge to the other.

Measure the full width of the window...

The road was reduced to 18ft in width by adding parking bays...

Saddles are made in a wide range of different widths.

N-VAR : oft N of n

2.

The width of something is its quality of being wide.

The best utensil for steaming is a wok because its width easily accommodates a whole fish.

N-UNCOUNT : usu with poss

3.

A width is the distance from one side of a swimming pool to the other.

We swam several widths.

N-COUNT

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