noun · countable / uncountable · rare

breadth

breadth · breadths

розмір, величина

ширина, размах, полотнище, объём

Breite

The extent or measure of how broad or wide something isThe extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.

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/bɹɛdθ/

» The river is 50 meters in breadth.

Der Fluss hat eine Breite von fünfzig Metern.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
The breadth of the corridor is 4.5 metres.
(countable, uncountable)A piece of fabric of standard width.
ширина́širiná, поло́тнищеpolótnišče
(countable, uncountable)Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
expand one’s breadth of marketing
Breite
широта́širotá, разма́хrazmáx, обхва́тobxvát
(countable, uncountable)A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
(countable, uncountable)The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

More definitions

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics
the extent of something from side to side

Examples

19 sentences

The river is 50 meters in breadth.
deDer Fluss hat eine Breite von fünfzig Metern. — Tamy
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We escaped death by a hair's breadth.
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Divide its length and breadth by ten.
ruРазделите его длину и ширину на десять. — Ooneykcall
deTeile die Länge und Breite durch zehn. — Tamy
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What is the breadth of this road?
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I missed the train by a hair's breadth.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

piece of fabric of standard width:

scope, range:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

scope, range:

Origin

From Middle English bredthe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wre

From Middle English bredthe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wrength, etc.) of brede ("breadth"; see bread). Equivalent to broad + -th (abstract nominal suffix). 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”), Norwegian Bokmål bredde (“breadth”), Swedish bredd (“breadth”).

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