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Webster 1913 Edition

Breadth

Breadth

(brĕdth)
,
Noun.
[OE.
brede
,
breede
, whence later
bredette
, AS.
brǣdu
, fr.
brād
broad. See
Broad
,
Adj.
]
1.
Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
Breadth
of coloring is a prominent character in the painting of all great masters.
Weale.

Webster 1828 Edition

Breadth

BREADTH

,
Noun.
bredth. The measure or extent of any plain surface from side to side; a geometrical dimension, which,multiplied into the length, constitutes a surface; as,the length of a table is five feet, and the breadth, three; 5x3=15 feet, the whole surface.

Definition 2024

breadth

breadth

English

Noun

breadth ‎(plural breadths)

  1. The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is.
  2. A piece of fabric of standard width.
  3. Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
  4. (mathematics) (graph theory) the length of the longest path between two vertices on a graph

Synonyms

  • (extent or measure of how broad something is): width
  • (piece of fabric of standard width):
  • (scope or range): extent, range, scope, size

Derived terms

  • breadth-line
  • breadth of effect
  • breadth of market
  • breadth-of-market theory
  • breadth of mind
  • breadth of the market
  • breadth of tone
  • breadth-riders
  • breadthways
  • breadthwise

Translations

Etymology

From Middle English breedthe, bredethe, alteration (due to nouns ending in -th: length, strength, wrength, etc.) of Middle English brede ("breadth"; see bread), equivalent to broad +‎ -th. Cognate with Scots bredth ‎(“breadth”), Dutch breedte ‎(“breadth”), German Breite ‎(“breadth”), Danish bredde ‎(“breadth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /brɛdθ/, /brɛtθ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdθ, -ɛtθ

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