longueur

Definitions of longueur
  1. noun
    height above ground
    synonyms: hauteur
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    type of:
    altitude, hauteur
    elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface
  2. noun
    amount or degree or range to which something extends
    synonyms: prolongation
  3. noun
    a unit of length
    synonyms: chaîne
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    type of:
    mesure linéaire, unité de mesure de longueur
    a unit of measurement of length
  4. noun
    the property of being of long spatial extent
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    types:
    prolongation
    amount or degree or range to which something extends
  5. noun
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
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    types:
    diamètre
    the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
    calibre
    diameter of a tube or gun barrel
    prolongation
    amount or degree or range to which something extends
    type of:
    propriété physique
    any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
    dimension
    the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
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