| Title | Width |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary width \\ˈwidth, ˈwitth\\ noun ETYMOLOGY wide (I)
DATE 1627
1. the horizontal measurement taken at right angles to the length : breadth 2. largeness of extent or scope 3. a measured and cut piece of material a width of calico English Etymology width 1627, formed on model of breadth, and replacing wideness. Johnson (1755) calls it "a low word." Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English width ADJ. great the great width of his shoulders | full, overall, total, whole | narrow The fabric is only available in a narrow width. | maximum, minimum VERB + WIDTH have The windows have a width of six feet. | measure Measure the width of each side. | increase | decrease, narrow (to), reduce The snow had narrowed the width of the road to a single track. The road narrows to a width of just four metres. | vary in WIDTH + VERB grow, increase | decrease | vary WIDTH + NOUN measurement | fitting The boots are available in a choice of width fittings. PREP. across the ~ The pattern goes across the full width of the material. | in ~ The car is 1.775m in width. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ width width / widW; witW / noun1. [U, C] the measurement from six side of sth to the other; how wide sth is 宽度；广度: It's about 10 metres in width. 它宽约 10 米。 The terrace runs the full width of the house. 庭院里铺砌的地面和房子一般宽。 The carpet is available in different widths. 这款地毯有各种宽度可供选择。 2. [C] a piece of material of a particular width 某一宽度的材料: You'll need ten widths of fabric for each curtain. 每个窗帘你需要两块这样宽的布料。 3. [C] the distance between the ten long sides of a swimming pool (游泳池两长边之间的)池宽: How many widths can you swim? 你在游泳池里横向能游几个来回？ ⇨ compare length
OLT width noun ⇨ length Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged width \ˈwidth, -itth, chiefly substand -ith\ noun (plural widths \“s, -idts, -it(t)s\) Etymology: wide (I) + -th 1. : a distance from side to side : measure taken at right angles to length : breadth < the width of a ribbon > < the width of a printed letter > < carpeting available in several widths > < traveled across the width of the country > 2. a. : a largeness or greatness in extent : spaciousness , scope , range < gives you no idea of the width and the depth of his knowledge — K.C.Wheare > < the width of his invective — H.J.Laski > b. : fullness , amplitude < give width to a sleeve > c. : freedom from narrowness, constraint, or limitation : comprehensiveness , liberality < a width of view > < concerned to give medical education a greater cultural width — Walter Moberly > 3. : a measured and cut piece of material < a width of calico > < a width of board > 4. : girth at the widest part — used of a shoe last and usually given by a letter designating a standard size < wears an E width shoe > |
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