Breadth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɹɛdθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Breadth is a noun meaning The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
Meaning
The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
More Meanings
- A piece of fabric of standard width.
- Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
- (art) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
- (graph theory) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.
Example Sentences
expand one’s breadth of marketing
The breadth of the corridor is 4.5 metres.
"The breadth of this LPR system is spectacular and amounts to a warrantless search."
The sledges of the Esquimaux are of large size, varying from six and a half to nine and even eleven feet in length, and from eighteen inches to two feet in breadth.
Word Forms
- breadths
Synonyms for breadth
Depending on context, synonyms include width, extent, range, scope, size, comprehensiveness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include width, comprehensiveness, scope, extent, wide, broadness.
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