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length British & World English

…the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object…

-length British & World English

…reaching up to or down to the place specified…

length in length British & World English

…the measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object…

at length in length British & World English

…in detail; fully…

arm's-length British & World English

…avoiding intimacy or close contact…

calf-length British & World English

…(of footwear or an item of clothing) reaching the calves…

full-length British & World English

…of the standard length…

half-length British & World English

…of approximately half the normal length…

hip-length British & World English

…(of a garment) reaching down to the hips…

knee-length British & World English

…(of footwear or an item of clothing) reaching the knees…

path length British & World English

…the overall length of the path followed by a light ray or sound wave…

tea-length British & World English

…denoting a dress or skirt of a length that falls above the ankle and below the knee…

word length British & World English

…the number of bits in a word…

ankle-length British & World English

…(of footwear or an item of clothing) reaching the ankles…

dress length British & World English

…a piece of material long enough to make a dress…

floor-length British & World English

…(especially of clothing) reaching down to the floor…

focal length British & World English

…the distance between the centre of a lens or curved mirror and its focus…

feature-length British & World English

…of the length of a typical feature film or programme…

shoulder-length British & World English

…(of hair) reaching down to the shoulders…

at arm's length in arm1 British & World English

…away from the body, with one’s arm fully extended…

measure one's length in measure British & World English

…(of a person) fall flat on the ground…

the length and breadth of in length British & World English

…the whole extent of…

restriction fragment length polymorphism British & World English

…a variation in the length of restriction fragments produced by a given restriction enzyme in a sample of DNA. Such variation is used in forensic investigations and to map hereditary disease…

one's length in length British & World English

…the full extent of one’s body…