length

Noun

• a section of something that is long and narrow
  • a length of timber
    
  • a length of tubing
    

• 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
    

• the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
  • the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words
    

• continuance in time
  • the ceremony was of short duration
    
  • he complained about the length of time required
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  distance , duration