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Definition of width noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

width

noun
 
 
/wɪdθ/,
 
/wɪtθ/
 
/wɪdθ/,
 
/wɪtθ/
Word Family
  • wide adjective adverb
  • widely adverb
  • widen verb
  • width noun
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  1.  
    [uncountable, countable] the measurement from one side of something to the other; how wide something is
    • The terrace runs the full width of the house.
    • in width It's about ten metres in width.
    • The carpet is available in different widths.
    Extra Examples
    • The boots are available in a choice of width fittings.
    • The car is 1.775 m in width.
    • The road narrows to a width of just four metres.
    • The snow had narrowed the width of the road to a single track.
    • The windows have a width of six feet.
    • a platform that spanned the width of the room
    • the great width of his shoulders
    • Height: 210 mm. Width: 57 mm. Length: 170 mm.
    • The pattern goes across the full width of the material.
    • The fabric is only available in a narrow width.
    Topics Maths and measurementc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • great
    • entire
    • full
    • …
    verb + width
    • have
    • span
    • measure
    • …
    width + verb
    • grow
    • increase
    • decrease
    • …
    width + noun
    • measurement
    preposition
    • across the width
    • in width
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  2. [countable] a piece of material of a particular width
    • You'll need two widths of fabric for each curtain.
  3. [countable] the distance between the two long sides of a swimming pool
    • How many widths can you swim?
    Topics Sports: water sportsc1
    4. compare length
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from wide + -th, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).
See width in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee width in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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