breadth

English

/bɹɛdθ/

noun
Definitions
  • The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
  • A piece of fabric of standard width.
  • Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
  • (arts) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
  • (graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English breedthe, brede suffix from English broad.

Origin

English

broad

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