width
noun
extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.
widths
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pluralof width.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is currently in the process of updating its track widths to match the European standard.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Like walking museum plaques, they glided through rooms in silk brocade gowns, panniers extending their hips to improbable widths, dispensing facts about furnishings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
When it came to choosing the plants, the couple aimed to create a dynamic garden by varying the heights and widths of the plants to achieve a visually appealing effect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
As a result, a wooden object can be dated by comparing the annual growth ring widths with already existing standard or regional chronologies.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024
To get down to the scale of atoms, you would need to take each one of those micron slices and shave it into ten thousand finer widths.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
