broadwise

ˈbrɔːdwaɪz

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Definition of broadwise - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

geometry

Rare

in the direction of the breadth

Rare

The fabric was cut broadwise to fit the pattern.

crosswise

widthwise

measurement

Rare

in a manner emphasizing width

Rare

The painting was displayed broadwise on the wall.

broadly

horizontally

widthwise

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Origin of broadwise

Old English, brād (broad) + wise (manner)

Examples of broadwise in a sentence

They arranged the tiles broadwise for the design.
The map was laid out broadwise for better viewing.
He cut the wood broadwise to show the grain.

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French:en largeur, horizontalement, ...
German:quer, breit, ...
Italian:in larghezza, trasversalmente, ...
Spanish:transversalmente, en sentido horizontal, ...
Portuguese:transversalmente, horizontalmente, ...
Chinese:横向地, 宽度上, ...
Japanese:幅方向に, 横向きに, ...
Arabic:بَعَرْض, بِالْعَرْض, ...
Hebrew:לָרוֹחַב, בְּרוֹחַב, ...
Russian:по ширине, ...
Ukrainian:вздовж ширини, вшир, ...
Hindi:चौड़ाई की दिशा में, चौड़ाई के अनुसार, ...
Bengali:প্রস্থের দিকে, ...
Catalan:en sentit ample, en horitzontal, ...
Czech:našíř, na šířku, ...
Danish:på tværs, bredt, ...
Dutch:breeduit, ...
Greek:κατά πλάτος, πλατιά, ...
Hungarian:széltében, a szélessége mentén, ...
Khmer:តាមទទឹង, ដោយបង្ហាញផ្នែកទទឹង, ...
Korean:가로로, 넓게, ...
Persian:عرضاً, عرضی, ...
Polish:w poprzek, ...
Portuguese (BR):transversalmente, na horizontal, ...
Romanian:pe lățime, orizontal, ...
Swedish:på bredden, brett, ...
Thai:ตามแนวกว้าง, ในลักษณะที่เน้นความกว้าง, ...
Turkish:genişlik yönünde, genişlemesine, ...
Vietnamese:theo chiều rộng, rộng, ...

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Adverb

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