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Definition of width - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
dimensionmeasurement from side to side of something
- The width of the table is 80 centimeters..
2.
measurementquality of being wide
- The width of the river made it hard to cross.
3.
sportsuse of space across a sports field
- The team used the width of the pitch effectively.
4.
fabricpiece of material measured along its smaller side
- She bought a width of silk for the dress.
Expressions with width
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total distance from one outer side to the other side
The overall width of the table was too large for the doorway.
limit on the width of vehicles or objects
The bridge has a width restriction of 2 meters.
achieve victory by a very small margin
She won the race by a tyre's 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.
change the size of something to fit
He set the width of the table to fit the room.
distance across the strip removed by a tool in one pass
The lawn mower's cutting width allows fewer passes across the yard.
time length of a single pulse in an electronic or digital signal
Increasing the pulse width raised the average power delivered to the motor.
control method changing pulse duration to adjust power in electronic circuits
The motor speed is regulated using pulse width modulation from the controller.
horizontal size of a vertical section in a table or layout
Adjust the column width so all the text fits neatly.
having a width equal to half the standard size
This table uses half-width characters for formatting.
Origin of width
Old English, widu (wide)
Terms with width included in their meaning
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physical width
having great width from side to side
physical size
small in width compared to length
greater width
having a greater distance from side to side
measurement
across the entire width
body shape
quite thin in size or width
technology
display or page setting where the width is larger than the height
printing
set width and height of a sheet used for printing or display
garment
having ample fabric or width
orientation
having greater height than width
slender
having more length than width, long and slender
space objects
having length, width, and depth like real objects
space
existing or happening with length, width, and height
space
depth as the third spatial attribute after height and width
physical objects
existing in three dimensions with height, width, and depth
mathematics
having height and width but no depth
measurement
having the greatest width
measurement
ratio of width to height in images or screens
printing
horizontal orientation where width is greater than height on a page or screen
technology
horizontal layout where width is greater than height on a page or screen
small width
having the smallest width or size
physical space
state of having little width or space
measurement
small dimension compared to length or width
acr: aspect ratio
ratio of width to height of a screen
spatial extent
width of something measured from side to side
Examples of width in a sentence
We need to measure the width of the fabric. The width of the table was perfect for the dining room. She measured the width of the fabric before cutting. They exploited the width to outmaneuver their opponents. The coach emphasized the importance of maintaining width. The width of the fabric was perfect for curtains.
She measured the width before cutting the cloth.
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- French:largeur, ampleur, ...
- German:Breite, ...
- Italian:ampiezza, ...
- Spanish:anchura, amplitud, ...
- Portuguese:largura, amplitude, ...
- Chinese:宽度, 宽阔, ...
- Japanese:幅, 広さ, ...
- Arabic:عَرْض, اللَّعِب عَلَى الأَطْرَاف, ...
- Hebrew:רוֹחַב, רוֹחַב בַּד, ...
- Russian:ширина, полоса, ...
- Ukrainian:ширина, відріз, ...
- Hindi:चौड़ाई, कपड़े की चौड़ाई, ...
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