See Also: Breadth(money)
Breadth(finance)
breadth(dictionary)
Breadth of the market(money)
breadth . noun.(dictionary)
hair's breadth(dictionary)
length-breadth index(medicine)

breadth (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: brede 'breadth' (11-19 centuries) (from Old English brAdu, from brad; BROAD1) + -th (as in length)]
[U and C] the distance from one side of something to the other
-synonym width width
-see also broad broad, depth depth, length length breadth of
::the breadth of the river
5 metres/3 feet etc in breadth
::The boat measured fifteen feet in length and four feet in breadth.
[U] the quality of including a lot of different people, things, or ideas
-see also broad broad, depth depth breadth of
::The job wasn't giving him the breadth of experience he wanted.
::His breadth of knowledge was amazing.
::a politician known for his breadth of vision
::We need to provide more breadth in the college curriculum.
-see also hair's breadth , the length and breadth of at length (8)