WIDTH


Meaning of WIDTH in English

/ wɪdθ; NAmE ; wɪtθ/ noun

1.

[ U , C ] the measurement from one side of sth to the other; how wide sth is :

It's about 10 metres in width .

The terrace runs the full width of the house.

The carpet is available in different widths.

—picture at dimension

2.

[ C ] a piece of material of a particular width :

You'll need two widths of fabric for each curtain.

3.

[ C ] the distance between the two long sides of a swimming pool :

How many widths can you swim?

—compare length

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from wide + -th , on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.