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Definition: In Length |
In LengthAdjective1. Of a specified length; "an inch in length". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: In LengthSynonym: in length(p) (adj). (additional references) |
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T. pallidum, a spirochete 5-15 micrometers in length, is the causative agent of syphilis. The rate of primary, and secondary syphilis in the U.S. declined by 89.2 percent from 1990 to 2000. However, cases rose from 5,979 in 2000 to 6,103 in 2001.Credit: CDC. | T. pallidum, a spirochete 5-15 micrometers in length, is the causative agent of syphilis. The rate of primary and secondary syphilis in the U.S. declined by 89.2 percent from 1990 to 2000. However, cases rose from 5,979 in 2000 to 6,103 in 2001.Credit: CDC. | ||
The Aedes aegypti is a vector for Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), as well as Yellow Fever. This mosquito is 3 - 4mm in length, and is black with white spots on the body and head regions, and has white rings on its legs.Credit: CDC. | ![]() | Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. Close-up of a Golden Silk female spider. The females of this species can range between 30 to 40 mm in length. The smaller males, two seen on the other side of the web in this photo, are only 4-6 mm long. These spiders feed primarily on flying insects.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). | |
![]() | Figure 38. Hygrometer register, built to record variations in relative humidity. The hygrometer is built on principles discovered by Horace Benedict Saussure in 1783 and uses the changes in length of human hair and animal hair with humidity to derive relative humidity. The exact age of this recording instrument is unknown.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Perspective view from southwest. Photograph by Jet Lowe, summer 1990. (Reproduction Number: HAER ORE,6-NOBE,1-10) At 5,305 feet in length, the Coos Bay Bridge is the longest of the five Public Works Administration bridges built along the Oregon Coastal Highway during the Great Depression. Made of steel, the bridge incorporates many complex structural systems and technological innovations including cantilevers, trusses, and early examples of concrete arches. Motorists feel as though they are driving under a series of arches when they travel over the bridge.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Six destroyers docked at one time in the Yard's concrete Dry Dock # 2, during the 1920s. These ships are all members of Destroyer Division 36. The three in front are (from left to right): USS Farenholt (DD-332), USS Sumner (DD-333) and USS Hull (DD-330). The drydock's dimensions, as given on the photograph, are 740 feet in length and 120 feet in width, with 30 feet of water over the sill.Credit: NAVY. | ||
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Charles De Montesquieu | What orators lack in depth, they make up to you in length. |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | By an accurate measurement, each limb proved to be precisely three inches and a quarter in length. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The Grand Sewer, following the course of the valley of Menilmontant, is almost two leagues in length. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | It is in length six yards, and in the thickest part at least three yards over. |
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Health | Often they are only a few pages in length. (references) | |
Adult female worms can grow over 12 inches in length, adult males are smaller. (references) | ||
The adult worms (approximately 4 cm in length) live in the cecum and ascending colon. (references) | ||
Business | There is a navigable Labe-Vltava waterway 303 km in length. (references) | |
They can also house inflatable boats (dinguies) up to 12 feet in length. (references) | ||
From October 1, 1991, Finland has been included in the United States visa waiver pilot program for visits up to 90 days in length. (references) | ||
Economic History | Korea | By 2002, the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) will complete the nation-wide LNG trunk line construction project that will be 2,435 km in length. (references) |
Netherlands | The Dutch have adjusted the size of their boats to this situation which means that the average Dutch pleasure boat is about 32 feet to 36 feet in length. (references) | |
China | The MBA sector market value reached approximately $120 million in 2000. In addition, Chinese institutions, including ministries and state-owned enterprises, offer a wide variety of business training that range from one to two years in length. (references) | |
Human Rights | Israel and the occupied territories | The occupation of these areas varied in length from a few hours to more than 6 weeks. (references) |
Hungary | Judicial proceedings vary in length and delays of several months to a year are common prior to the commencement of trials. (references) | |
Political Economy | DENMARK | Salaries, benefits, and working conditions are agreed in negotiations between the various employers' associations and their union counterparts and present contracts range in length from two to four years. (references) |
Travel | Taiwan | The Taiwan Railway Administration operates an extensive rail network that is more than 1,000 kilometers in length. (references) |
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Expression using "in length": unequal in length. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "in length"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | gjatas (endlong, lengthly, lengthways). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ved den roerlaegningsmetode,der benytter soesaetning,bygges sektioner paa mellem 1000 og 1500 fods laengde paa land,hvorefter de soesaettes og bugseres paa plads flydende paa vandet,inden de saettes saummen med foregaaende sektioner og saenkes ned paa hav (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land), ofte finder man netvaerk af sejgret metal,hvis laengde er af stoerrelsesordenen en centimeter,og som man kalder netsejgring (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length, to which the name threads of segregate may be given). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vaak vindt men draden van uitgescheiden metaal met een lengte van circa 1 centimeter die uitscheidingsnetwerk worden genoemd (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length, to which the name threads of segregate may be given), bij de tewaterlatingsmethode worden stukken pijp met een lendte variërend van 1000 tot 1500 voet aan land gemonteerd,te water gelaten en drijvendop hun plaats gebracht,waar zij met voorgaande stuk worden verbonden en op de bodem worden neergelaten (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | jonkin pituinen (long). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | on trouve parfois les filets de métal ségrégé dont la longueur est de l'ordre du centimètre, appelés filets de ségrégation (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length), dans la méthode de pose par lancement et flottation,des sections de conduites de 1000 1500 pieds de longueur sont construites terre,lancées et remorquées sur site par flottation,aboutées et immergées au fond marin (launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unterschiedlich lang (unequal in length), manchmal findet man Netze aus geseigertem Metall, deren Laenge von deR groessenordnung eines Zentimeters ist und die man Seigerungsnetze nennt (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length, to which the name threads of segregate may be given), kürzer werden (close in, shorten, to decrease in length), beim Absenkverfahren zur Leitungsverlegung werden Abschnitte von 1000 bis 1500 Fuss Laenge an Land hergestellt,zu Wasser gebracht und an die Verlegestelle geschwommen,mit dem vorhergehenden Abschnitt verbunden und auf den Meeresboden aggesenkt (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σε μάκρος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | imbarcazione (and lowered to the bottom, boat, by the launching method of pipelaying, craft, embarkation, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land, ship), Talvolta si trovano dei reticoli di metallo segregato della lunghezza di circa un centimetro, chiamati reticoli disegregazione (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length, to which the name threads of segregate may be given), battello (and lowered to the bottom, bateau, boat, by the launching method of pipelaying, concave bow, dinghy, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land, ship, steamer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "数 (number of rooms, one ken in length or breadth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | け"すう (number, number of houses, one ken in length or breadth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay engthlay encontram-se por vezes fios de metal segregado cujo comprimento é da ordem do centímetro,denominados fios de segregação (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length, to which the name threads of segregate may be given). (various references) sìn (hand, increase in length, prolong, stretch). (various references) en el metodo de tendido de conducciones por lanzamiento y flotacion se construyen en tierra secciones de tuberia de 1000 a 1500 pies de longitud se lanzan al agua y se arrastran flotando hasta el lugar de su instalacion, se unen con la seccion precedente (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land), algunas veces se encuentran retículas de metal segregado de una longitud de aproximadamente un centímetro, denominadas retículas de disgregación (sometimes threads of segregated metal are found about one centimetre in length, to which the name threads of segregate may be given). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 12, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | En pollw cronw sofia en de pollw biw episthmh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In antiquis est sapientia et in multo tempore prudentia |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Youre mynde shal be comparisound to askis; and youre nollis shul be broyt ayeen in to clei. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Old men have wisdom, and a long life gives knowledge. |
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| Language | Job Chapter 12, Verse 12 |
| Albanian | Ndër pleqtë gjejmë diturinë, dhe gjatësia e ditëve u jep edhe gjykimin. |
| Bulgarian | Мъдростта е у белокосите, казвате вие, И разумът в дългия живот. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ang kaalam anaa sa mga tawong tigulang, Ug ang kataas sa mga adlaw anaa sa maayong pagsabut. |
| Chinese | 年 老 的 有 智 慧 、 壽 高 的 有 知 識 。 |
| Croatian | Sjedine mudrost donose èovjeku, a s vijekom dugim umnost mu dolazi. |
| Danish | Er Alderdom eet med Visdom, Dagenes Række med Indsigt? |
| Dutch | In de stokouden is de wijsheid, en in de langheid der dagen het verstand. |
| Finnish | "Vanhuksilla on viisautta, ja pitkä-ikäisillä ymmärrystä." - |
| French | Dans les vieillards se trouve la sagesse, Et dans une longue vie l`intelligence. |
| German | Ja, "bei den Großvätern ist die Weisheit, und der Verstand bei den Alten". |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Yo di se vye granmoun ki gen konesans, se laj ki bay bon konprann. |
| Hungarian | A vén emberekben van-é a bölcseség, és az értelem a hosszú életben-é? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kabarnya, hikmat ada pada orang yang tinggi umurnya, tapi hikmat dan kekuatan ada pada Allah saja. Konon pengertian ada pada orang yang lanjut usia, namun pengertian dan wewenang ada pada Allah jua! |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hikmat patut dicahari kepada orang tua-tua dan akal budi kepada yang banyak umurnya. |
| Italian | Nei canuti sta la saggezza e nella vita lunga la prudenza. |
| Korean | 늙 은 자 에 게 " 지 혜 가 있 장 수 하 " 자 에 게 " 명 이 있 느 니 라 |
| Maori | ¶ Kei nga kaumatua nga whakaaro nui; kei te roa o nga ra te matau. |
| Norwegian | Hos gråhårede er visdom, og langt liv gir forstand. |
| Portuguese | Com os anciãos está a sabedoria, e na longura de dias o entendimento. |
| Rumanian | La bqtrkni se gqsewte knyelepciunea, wi kntr`o viayq lungq e priceperea. |
| Russian | ч УФБТ"БИ--НХ"ТПУФШ, Й Ч "ПМЗПМЕФОЙИ--ТБЪХН. |
| Spanish | En los ancianitos hay sabiduría; y en la mucha edad, entendimiento. |
| Swedish | Vishet tillkommer ju de gamle och förstånd dem som länge hava levat. |
| Thai | สติปัญญาอยู่กับคนมีอายุมาก และอายุยืนยาวทำให้เกิ"ความเข้าใจ |
| Ukrainian | ¶ Мудрість у старших, бо довгість днів розум. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-h-i-l-n-n-t" | |
-1 letter: henting, lighten. | |
-2 letters: gentil, length, linnet, tingle. | |
-3 letters: eight, elint, glint, hinge, ingle, inlet, legit, light, linen, lithe, neigh, night, ninth, thegn, thein, thine, thing, tinge. | |
-4 letters: elhi, gelt, gent, gien, gilt, glen, heil, hent, hilt, hint, lent, lien, line, ling, linn, lint, lite, nigh, nine, nite, then, thin, tile, tine, ting. | |
-5 letters: eng, eth, gel, gen, get, ghi, gie, gin, git, hen, het, hie, hin, hit, inn, leg, lei, let, lie, lin, lit, net, nil, nit, nth, teg, tel, ten, the, tie, til, tin. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-h-i-l-n-n-t" | |
+1 letter: enlighten. | |
+2 letters: enlightens, lightening. | |
+3 letters: enlightened, enthralling, lengthening, lengthiness, lightninged, nightingale, telephoning. | |
+4 letters: enchantingly, enlightening, halogenating, halogenation, hearteningly, knightliness, languishment, nightingales, thunderingly. | |
+5 letters: clotheslining, enlightenment, frighteningly, halogenations, hemagglutinin, languishments, lengthinesses, threateningly, underclothing, unenlightened, unsightliness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E      4C 65 6E 67 74 68 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 00100000 01001100 01100101 01101110 01100111 01110100 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n   L e n g t h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E      004C 0065 006E 0067 0074 0068 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)43802467180738674 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Quotations: Fiction 8. Quotations: Non-fiction | 9. Expressions 10. Translations: Modern 11. Bible Trace 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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