Length - Definition
length
n 1: the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the
longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the
length of the table was 5 feet"
2: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration";
"he complained about the length of time required" [syn:
duration, length]
3: the property of being the extent of something from beginning
to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500
words"
4: size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New
York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest
line segment joining the two points" [syn: distance,
length]
5: a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of
timber"; "a length of tubing"