armlength

ˈɑrmlɛŋθ

Definition

Definition of armlength - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

body measure

Rare

distance equal to the length of an arm

Rare

He kept the dog at an armlength away.

arm span

arm's length

reach

physics

TECH.

length of each arm of an interferometer

TECH.

The armlength affects the interferometer's sensitivity.

extent

reach

span

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Origin of armlength

English, arm (limb) + length (distance)

Examples of armlength in a sentence

The sculpture was an armlength in height.
The armlength determines the path difference in the experiment.
Adjusting the armlength can improve measurement accuracy.

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French:distance d'un bras, longueur des bras, ...
German:Armlänge Abstand, Armlänge, ...
Italian:distanza di un braccio, lunghezza del braccio, ...
Spanish:distancia de un brazo, longitud del brazo, ...
Portuguese:comprimento de um braço, comprimento do braço, ...
Chinese:臂长, 干涉臂长, ...
Japanese:腕の距離, アームの長さ, ...
Arabic:طُول الذِّرَاع, ...
Hebrew:אֹרֶךְ זְרוֹעַ, אוֹרֶךְ זְרוֹעַ, ...
Russian:расстояние руки, длина плеча, ...
Ukrainian:відстань руки, довжина плеча, ...
Hindi:बांह की दूरी, आर्मलेंथ, ...
Bengali:হাতের দূরত্ব, বাহুর দৈর্ঘ্য, ...
Catalan:distància d'un braç, longitud del braç, ...
Czech:délka paže, délka ramene, ...
Danish:arms afstand, armlængde, ...
Dutch:armlengte afstand, armlengte, ...
Greek:απόσταση βραχίονα, μήκος βραχίονα, ...
Hungarian:karnyújtás, karhossz, ...
Khmer:ប្រវែងដៃ, ប្រវែងនៃដៃនីមួយៗរបស់ឧបករណ៍អន្តរហ្វេរ៉ូម៉ែត្រ, ...
Korean:팔 길이 거리, 팔 길이, ...
Persian:فاصله بازو, طول بازو, ...
Polish:odległość na długość ramienia, długość ramienia, ...
Portuguese (BR):comprimento de um braço, comprimento do braço, ...
Romanian:distanța unui braț, armlength, ...
Swedish:armlängds avstånd, armlängd, ...
Thai:ระยะห่างเท่าความยาวแขน, ความยาวแขน, ...
Turkish:kol mesafesi, kol uzunluğu, ...
Vietnamese:khoảng cách bằng chiều dài cánh tay, chiều dài cánh tay, ...

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