different between width vs breadth

English

Etymology

wide +? -th

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?t?/, /?w?d?/, /?w??/, [w?d??]
• Rhymes: -?t?, -?d?, -??

Noun

width (countable and uncountable, plural widths)

1. The state of being wide.
2. The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
3. A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
4. (cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
5. (sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.

   Manchester United like to play with width.

Synonyms

• (extent or measure of how broad or wide something is): breadth

Derived terms

• fixed-width
• width restriction

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Translations

References

• width on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Middle English breedthe, bredethe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wrength, etc.) of Middle English brede ("breadth"; see bread). Equivalent to broad +? -th. Cognate with Scots bredth (“breadth”), Saterland Frisian Bratte (“breadth”), West Frisian breedte (“breadth”), Dutch breedte (“breadth”), German Low German Breddte, Breddt (“breadth”), German Breite (“breadth”), Danish bredde (“breadth”), Swedish bredd (“breadth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??d?/, /b??t?/, /b???/
• Rhymes: -?d?

Noun

breadth (countable and uncountable, plural breadths)

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

Synonyms

• (extent or measure of how broad something is): width
• (piece of fabric of standard width):
• (scope or range): extent, range, scope, size

Derived terms

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