Breadth
[bredθ;-t-] or [brɛdθ]
Definition
(noun.) the capacity to understand a broad range of topics; 'a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject'; 'a man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views'.
Edited by Jessica--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
Typist: Willard
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Width.
Edited by Jonathan
Definition
n. extent from side to side: width: a style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.—adv. Breadth′ways broadside on.
Checker: Michelle
Examples
- Mrs. Murray made it, and it's sure to be right; it may be a straw's breadth shorter or longer-waisted, according to my having grown fat or thin. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Miles long, and of breadth losing itself in vagueness, for all the neighbouring country crowds to see. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- How shall we secure breadth of outlook without sacrificing efficiency of execution? John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The dangers and hair-breadth escapes of a life of adventures, instead of disheartening young people, seem frequently to recommend a trade to them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was in these circumstances that Edison's sagacity and breadth of business capacity came to the front. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She is 400 feet 6 inches long, 64 feet 8 inches breadth, 24 feet draft, 9,215 tons displacement. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He is taller by almost the breadth of my nail, than any of his court; which alone is enough to strike an awe into the beholders. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- From the entrance into the lists, a gently sloping passage, ten yards in breadth, led up to the platform on which the tents were pitched. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Roger Bacon's writings are characterized by a philosophical breadth of view. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The breadth of one of your fingers does not give me a very clear idea of distance. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The line's breadth further, lay beyond. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now don't forget to keep the bad breadth out of sight, Jo. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Nothing's the matter, Sir,' replied the boy, expanding his mouth to the whole breadth of his countenance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Not a whit, not a hair-breadth. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Do his words disclose the length, breadth, depth, of his object and suspicion in coming here; or if not, what do they hide? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- What breadths of experience Dorothea seemed to have passed over since she first looked at this miniature! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Edited by Jessica