Definitions for length
Overview of noun length
The noun length has 5 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (38) length
(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. (6) duration, length
(continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")
3. (3) length
(the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words")
4. (1) distance, length
(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")
5. length
(a section of something that is long and narrow; "a length of timber"; "a length of tubing")
