length

noun

1. 1

   a section of something that is long and narrow

   a length of timber

   a length of tubing

2. 2

   continuance in time

   the ceremony was of short duration

   he complained about the length of time required

3. 3

   the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

   the length of the table was 5 feet

4. 4

   size of the gap between two places

   the distance from New York to Chicago

   he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points

5. 5

   the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end

   the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words