See Also: breadth . noun.(dictionary)
Breadth(money)
Breadth(finance)
breadth(dictionary)
hair's breadth(dictionary)
Breadth of the market(money)
length-breadth index(medicine)
sit-down 2, noun(dictionary)
pan 1, noun(dictionary)
pal 1, noun(dictionary)

breadth . noun. (iou)



breadth . noun. E16.
[from BREDE noun1 + -TH1, after LENGTH.]
Measure or distance from side to side; broadness, width. E16.
hair's breadth: see HAIR noun. thumb's breadth: see THUMB noun 2.
A piece (of cloth etc.) of full breadth, a width. L16.
Extent, distance, room. L16.
Art. A broad effect; unity achieved by disregarding unnecessary detail. L18.
fig. Largeness, freedom from limitations (esp. of mind or view); liberality, catholicity; toleration. M19.
breadthen verb intrans. (rare) increase in breadth E19.
breadthless adjective M17.
breadthways adverb in the direction of the breadth L17.
breadthwise adverb = breadthways M18.