widthnoun
uk/wɪtθ//wɪdθ/us/wɪtθ//wɪdθ/B2 [ C or U ] the distance across something from one side to the other:
It is five metres in width.
The needle is seven times smaller than the width of a human hair.
The material is available in various widths.
See also
wide
[ C ] the distance across a swimming pool from one side to the other:
I managed to swim two widths underwater.
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- The area of a rectangle is its height times its width.
- We need to measure the width of the wood.
- The wood comes in many different widths.
- The width of the river at this point is quite amazing.
- How can you measure the width of these tiny wires?
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Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- cm
- footer
- ft
- head
- inch
- kilometre
- km
- metre
- micrometre
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nanometre
- range
- scalar
- sq
- yard
- yd
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Wide and thick
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