English Online Dictionary. What means width? What does width mean?
English
Etymology
From wide + -th, possibly by analogy with Old Norse vídd (“width”), though this is unlikely, as the word is not attested before the end of the 16th century and was historically unknown in Scots and the traditional dialect of Northern England, where one would expect Old Norse influence to be the strongest (these varieties traditionally employed wideness instead). Replaced Middle English wide, wyde (“width”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪtθ/, /ˈwɪdθ/, /ˈwɪθ/, [wɪd̪θ]
- Rhymes: -ɪtθ, -ɪdθ, -ɪθ
Noun
width (countable and uncountable, plural widths)
- The state of being wide.
- The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.
- A piece of material measured along its smaller dimension, especially fabric.
- (cricket) The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
- (sports) The use of all the width of the pitch, from one side to the other.
Synonyms
- (extent or measure of how broad or wide something is): breadth
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Scots: width, wyth
Translations
References
- width on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Scots
Alternative forms
- wyth
Etymology
Borrowed from English width, replacing Middle Scots wydnes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪ(t)θ/
Noun
width (uncountable)
- width, breadth