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length; distance

Noun

  1. 1

    length; distance

    The distance from one end of something to the other end.

    Korean definition: 무엇의 한쪽 끝에서 다른 쪽 끝까지의 거리.

    • The length of one lap of this playground is exactly four hundred meters.

    • Your fingernails are too long, so go cut them right now.

  2. 2

    length; duration

    The duration from a certain point of time to another.

    Korean definition: 어느 때로부터 다른 때까지의 동안.

    • Living a busy life, I felt as if the length of a day was getting shorter and shorter.

    • As winter came, the length of the day grew shorter while the length of the night grew longer.

  3. 3

    pages

    The number of pages in a book or writing.

    Korean definition: 책이나 글 등의 분량.

    • A novel about one hundred manuscript pages long counts as a short story.

    • The more unsolved problems there were, the longer the thesis he was writing became.

  4. 4

    length; longitude; vertical

    The direction from the top toward the bottom.

    Korean definition: 위에서 아래로의 방향.

    • I cut the cucumber lengthwise into long sticks and dipped them in soybean paste.

    • The chef put the carrot, cut long lengthwise, on the cutting board and was slicing it into thin strips.