WIDTH


Meaning of WIDTH in English

ˈwidth, -itth, chiefly substand -ith noun

( plural widths “s, -idts, -it(t)s)

Etymology: wide (I) + -th

1. : a distance from side to side : measure taken at right angles to length : breadth

the width of a ribbon

the width of a printed letter

carpeting available in several widths

traveled across the width of the country

2.

a. : a largeness or greatness in extent : spaciousness , scope , range

gives you no idea of the width and the depth of his knowledge — K.C.Wheare

the width of his invective — H.J.Laski

b. : fullness , amplitude

give width to a sleeve

c. : freedom from narrowness, constraint, or limitation : comprehensiveness , liberality

a width of view

concerned to give medical education a greater cultural width — Walter Moberly

3. : a measured and cut piece of material

a width of calico

a width of board

4. : girth at the widest part — used of a shoe last and usually given by a letter designating a standard size

wears an E width shoe

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.