English-Thai Dictionary

breadth

N ความ กว้าง  khwam-kwang

 

breadth

N ความ กว้าง  width khwam-kwang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BREADTH

n.bredth. The measure or extent of any plain surface from side to side; a geometrical dimension, which, multiplied into the length, constitutes a surface; as, the length of a table is five feet, and the breadth, three; 5x3 =15 feet, the whole surface.

 

BREADTHLESS

a.Having no breadth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BREADTH

Breadth, n. Etym: [OE. brede, breede, whence later bredette, AS. brbrad broad. See Broad, a.]

 

1. Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.

 

2. (Fine Arts ) The quality of having the colors and shadows broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called also breadth of effect. Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters. Weale.

 

BREADTHLESS

BREADTHLESS Breadth "less, a.

 

Defn: Without breadth.

 

BREADTHWAYS

BREADTHWAYS Breadth "ways, ads.

 

Defn: Breadthwise. Whewell.

 

BREADTHWISE

BREADTHWISE Breadth "wise, ads.

 

Defn: In the direction of the breadth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

breadth

breadth |bredTH brɛdθ | ▶noun the distance or measurement from side to side of something; width: a black sweater outlined the breadth of his shoulders | the boat measured 27 feet in breadth | we traveled the length and breadth of India. • wide range or extent: she has the advantage of breadth of experience | there is a greater breadth of sound in the later recordings. • dated a piece of cloth of standard or full width. • overall unity of artistic effect: these masterpieces showed a new breadth of handling. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from obsolete brede in the same sense (related to broad ) + -th 2, on the pattern of length .

 

breadthwise

breadth wise |ˈbredTHˌwīz ˈbrɛdθwaɪz |(also breadthways |-ˌwāz |) ▶adverb in a direction parallel with a thing's width.

 

Oxford Dictionary

breadth

breadth |brɛdθ, -t- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the distance or measurement from side to side of something; width: the boat measured 27 feet in breadth | [ in sing. ] : the bank reaches a maximum breadth of about 100 km. • wide range or extent: she has the advantage of breadth of experience | the minister is not noted for his breadth of vision. • [ count noun ] dated a piece of cloth of standard or full width. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from obsolete brede in the same (related to broad ) + -th 2, on the pattern of length .

 

breadthways

breadthways (also breadthwise ) ▶adverb in a direction parallel with a thing's width.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

breadth

breadth noun 1 a breadth of 100 meters: width, broadness, wideness, thickness; span; diameter. 2 the breadth of his knowledge: range, extent, scope, depth, reach, compass, scale, degree.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

breadth

breadth noun 1 a breadth of about 100 metres: width, broadness, wideness, thickness; span, spread; diameter; Nautical beam. 2 the breadth of his knowledge: range, extent, scope, width, depth, amplitude, extensiveness, comprehensiveness, all-inclusiveness; spread, sweep, reach, compass, magnitude, scale, degree. ANTONYMS narrowness, limitedness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

breadth

breadth /bredθ, bretθ /(形 )broad 名詞 1 U C (横 )幅 (width )(→length )▸ 2 meters in [╳of ] breadth 幅2メートル .2 U (知識 経験などの )豊富さ, 幅広さ (range ).3 U (心 度量の )広さ, 寛大さ ; (人間としての )深み .4 U C (海 土地などの )広大さ, 広大な平面 .5 C ｟やや古 ｠一定の幅の布 .6 U (絵画などの )統一的効果, 雄大さ .

 

breadthways

br é adth w à ys -w ì se 副詞 形容詞 横に (して ); 横の .