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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[edit] =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.

[edit] 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.


[edit] Length of Time

Length is also a property of time. A piece of time has a length.

[edit] 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.

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