set width

sɛt wɪdθ

setting width

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Definition of set width - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

adjust size

Rare

change the size of something to fit

Rare

He set the width of the table to fit the room.
She set the width of the curtains to match the window.
The designer set the width of the columns in the layout.

adjust

resize

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Expressions with set

set up

prepare something for use or operation

They set up the equipment for the concert.

all set

adj.

ready and prepared for an activity

We are all set for the trip.

set down

allow passengers to leave a vehicle

The bus set down passengers at the station.

set foot

enter a place, often with emphasis

She never set foot in that house again.

set back the clock

move a clock's time to an earlier hour

Remember to set back the clock before you go to bed.

set fire to

cause something to start burning

The vandals set fire to the abandoned building.

Expressions with width

overall width

total distance from one outer side to the other side

The overall width of the table was too large for the doorway.

width restriction

limit on the width of vehicles or objects

The bridge has a width restriction of 2 meters.

win by a tyre's width

achieve victory by a very small margin

She won the race by a tyre's width.

line width

thickness of a drawn or printed line in an image or design

Increase the line width to make the border around the box more visible.

cutting width

distance across the strip removed by a tool in one pass

The lawn mower's cutting width allows fewer passes across the yard.

pulse width

time length of a single pulse in an electronic or digital signal

Increasing the pulse width raised the average power delivered to the motor.

pulse width modulation

control method changing pulse duration to adjust power in electronic circuits

The motor speed is regulated using pulse width modulation from the controller.

column width

horizontal size of a vertical section in a table or layout

Adjust the column width so all the text fits neatly.

half-width

adj.

having a width equal to half the standard size

This table uses half-width characters for formatting.

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page size

printing

set width and height of a sheet used for printing or display

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French:adapter, ...
German:die Breite anpassen, ...
Italian:regolare la larghezza, ...
Spanish:ajustar el ancho, ...
Portuguese:redimensionar, ...
Chinese:调整, ...
Japanese:設定する, ...
Arabic:ضَبَطَ, ...
Hebrew:שִׁנָּה, ...
Russian:установить ширину, ...
Ukrainian:змінити ширину, ...
Hindi:आकार समायोजित करना, ...
Bengali:সেট করা, ...
Catalan:ajustar l'amplada, ...
Czech:nastavit šířku, ...
Danish:justere bredden, ...
Dutch:aanpassen, ...
Greek:ρυθμίζω πλάτος, ...
Hungarian:szélességet beállítani, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ទទឹង, ...
Korean:너비를 조정하다, ...
Persian:تنظیم کرد, ...
Polish:dostosować szerokość, ...
Portuguese (BR):ajustar a largura, ...
Romanian:a ajusta lățimea, ...
Swedish:justera bredden, ...
Thai:ปรับขนาด, ...
Turkish:genişliğini ayarlamak, ...
Vietnamese:điều chỉnh chiều rộng, ...

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