width

American  

[width, witth, with] / wɪdθ, wɪtθ, wɪθ /

noun

1. extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.

2. a piece of the full wideness, as of cloth.

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width British  

/ wɪdθ /

noun

1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension

2. the state or fact of being wide

3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side

   a width of cloth

4. the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length

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Etymology

Origin of width

1620–30; wide + -th ¹, modeled on breadth, etc.

Example Sentences

With a width of 900 meters, it is the largest verified crater from this period -- surpassing Russia's Macha crater, which measures 300 meters and was previously considered the biggest Holocene impact site.

From Science Daily

His record-breaking set up was quite typical: a Rose commuter bike with a flat bar and slick, 50 millimeter width tires, standard pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal

"At that time, the pitch didn't have to be a fixed width as long as it was above a certain minimum. So I made it the absolute minimum," Souness told FourFourTwo.

From BBC

The reluctance for Liverpool to play switches of play will make it harder for them to break down a 5-4-1 shape that has good coverage across the width of the pitch to begin with too.

From BBC

No changes will be made to the width and level at which the S$NEER policy band is centered.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• diameter
• girth
• scope
• span
• thickness