Length
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Length is a property of a thing that can be measured. The length of something is the distance between two ends of the thing.
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[change] Measuring
- A line has one size measurement. This one measurement is the length.
- A circle's length is called its circumference.
- A rectangle has two measurements that show its size. These two measurements are the length and the width of the rectangle.
- The length and width of a square are the same.
- A box has three measurements that show its size. These three measurements are the length, the width and the depth of the box.
- The big measurement of a person or a tree standing up is not called length, but height. The big measurement of a tree that fell down is the tree's length.
[change] Distance Examples
- The distance from the front of the bus to the back of the bus is 30 meters. The bus is said to be 30 meters in length.
- A piece of wood is 10 meters by 10 cm by 15 cm. The piece of wood is 10 meters in length.
[change] Length of Time
Length is also a property of time. A piece of time has a length.
[change] Time Example
John sits down at one o'clock, or 1h. John waits until three o'clock, or 3h. John stands up at three o'clock, or 3h. John was sitting for 2 hours. The length of time John was sitting was two hours.
Short means of small length.
Long means of much length.
Short and long are opposites.[[en:Length] is the longer side of measurement
