width
English
Noun
(wikipedia width )
(en noun )
The state of being wide.
The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
(cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
(sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
- Manchester United like to play with width .
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, year=2011
, date=September 18
, author=Ben Dirs
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia
, work=BBC Sport
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, passage=England looked to put width on the ball after the restart, Armitage very nearly going over in the corner only for the video referee to decide his foot was in touch. But Armitage did get on the score-sheet five minutes later, Ben Foden straightening and putting the London Irish man in. }}
Synonyms
* (extent or measure of how broad or wide something is) breadth
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depth
English
Noun
(en noun )
The vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep.
- Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.
The distance between the front and the back, as the depth of a drawer or closet.
(figuratively) The intensity, complexity, strength, seriousness or importance of an emotion, situation, etc.
- The depth of her misery was apparent to everyone.
- The depth of the crisis had been exaggerated.
- We were impressed by the depth of her knowledge.
Lowness.
- the depth of a sound
(computing, colors) The total palette of available colors.
(arts, photography) The property of appearing three-dimensional.
- The depth of field in this picture is amazing.
(literary, usually plural) The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
- The burning ship finally sunk into the depths .
(literary, usually plural) A very remote part.
- Into the depths of the jungle…
- In the depths of the night,
The most severe part.
- in the depth of the crisis
- in the depths of winter
(logic) The number of simple elements which an abstract conception or notion includes; the comprehension or content.
(horology) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.
(statistics) The lower of the two ranks of a value in an ordered set of values.
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Ordered Batch of 9 Values |
| Value |
15 |
32 |
45 |
48 |
49 |
56 |
69 |
77 |
97 |
| Depth |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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