breadth

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is; width.
2. (countable, uncountable) A piece of fabric of standard width.
3. (countable, uncountable) Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
4. (countable, uncountable) A style in painting in which details are strictly subordinated to the harmony of the whole composition.
5. (countable, uncountable) The length of the longest path between two vertices in a graph.

Sinonieme

width

extent

broadness

wideness

largeness

size

scope

extension

latitude

vastness

scale

range

dimension

magnitude

expanse

thickness

bulk

spaciousness

comprehensiveness

extensiveness

greatness

heaviness

figure

expansion

duration

measure

panel

proportion

cut

amplitude

compass

🧭

circumference

capaciousness

stature

broad

beam

b

🅱️

area

wingspan

B

🅱️

side-to-side

measurement

market breadth

transverseness

,

impetus panache

Vertalings

largeur

larghezza

Breite

breedte

latitudo

ancho

anchura

extensão

uitgebreidheid

largura

πλάτος

Ausdehnung

amplidão

amplitude

Weite

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/bɹɛdθ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: bredthe

Verwante met Skots: bredth

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: Bratte

Verwante met Fries: breedte

Verwante met Nederlands: breedte

Verwante met Duits: Breite

Verwante met Deens: bredde

Verwante met Boeknoors: bredde

Verwante met Sweeds: bredd

In summary

From Middle English bredthe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wrength, etc.) of brede ("breadth"; see bread). Equivalent to broad + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots bredth (“breadth”), Saterland Frisian Bratte (“breadth”), West Frisian breedte (“breadth”), Dutch breedte (“breadth”), German Low German Breddte, Breddt (“breadth”), German Breite (“breadth”), Danish bredde (“breadth”), Norwegian Bokmål bredde (“breadth”), Swedish bredd (“breadth”).