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Length

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.

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Narrower term 20

Altitude 76% connected

Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one obj…

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Brevity 76% connected

Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity of human life.

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Briefness 76% connected

The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse or writing.

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Circumference 76% connected

The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure; a periphery.

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Continuation 76% connected

That act or state of continuing; the state of being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession; prolongation; propagation.

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Diameter 76% connected

Any right line passing through the center of a figure or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube, etc., and terminated by the opposite boundar…

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Endlessness 76% connected

The quality of being endless; perpetuity.

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Gauge 76% connected

To measure or determine with a gauge.

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Impermanence 76% connected

Alt. of Impermanency

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Impermanency 76% connected

lack of permanence.

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Leg 76% connected

A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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Lengthiness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.

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Longness 76% connected

Length.

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Permanence 76% connected

Alt. of Permanency

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Permanency 76% connected

The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permane…

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Prolongation 76% connected

The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.

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Protraction 76% connected

A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay; as, the protraction of a debate.

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Radius 76% connected

A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere.

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Shortness 76% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Transience 76% connected

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Broader term 5

Dimension 76% connected

Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural, measure in leng…

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Extent 76% connected

Extended.

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Segment 76% connected

One of the parts into which any body naturally separates or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a portion; as, a segment of an orange;…

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Size 76% connected

Six.

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Lengthy 74% connected

Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.

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Lengthy 74% connected

Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.

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Long 66% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Long 66% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Short 66% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Synonym 2

Distance 92% connected

The space between two objects; the length of a line, especially the shortest line joining two points or things that are separate; measure of separati…

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Duration 92% connected

The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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