length

Meanings

• 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"
• continuance in time
  • "he complained about the length of time required"
• the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
  • "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
• size of the gap between two places
  • "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
• a section of something that is long and narrow
  • "a length of timber"
  • "a length of tubing"

Synonyms

distance, duration