breadth — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.

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   Esempi

   The breadth of the corridor is 4.5 metres.

   Altri esempi (1)

   The sledges of the Esquimaux are of large size, varying from six and a half to nine and even eleven feet in length, and from eighteen inches to two feet in breadth.

2. A piece of fabric of standard width.

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3. Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.

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   Esempi

   expand one’s breadth of marketing

   "The breadth of this LPR system is spectacular and amounts to a warrantless search."

4. A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.

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5. The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

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Sostantivo

1. the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

   Sinonimi

   comprehensivenesslargeness

   Termini più generali

   intelligence

   Esempi

   a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject

   a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views

2. the extent of something from side to side

   Sinonimi

   width

   Termini più generali

   dimension