width

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

width [width widths] BrE [wɪdθ] NAmE [wɪdθ] BrE [wɪtθ] NAmE [wɪtθ] noun
1. uncountable, countable the measurement from one side of sth to the other; how wide sth is
• It's about 10 metres in width.
• The terrace runs the full width of the house.
•The carpet is available in different widths.
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?
compare ↑length

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from ↑wide + -th, on the pattern of breadth (replacing wideness).

Example Bank:
•The boots are available in a choice of width fittings.
•The car is 1.775 m in width.
•The fabric is only available in a narrow width.
•The pattern goes across the full width of the material.
•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.
•It's about 10 metres in width.