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Definition of Breadth
1. Noun. The capacity to understand a broad range of topics. "A man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views"
Generic synonyms: Intelligence
Specialized synonyms: Capaciousness, Roominess
Derivative terms: Comprehensive, Comprehensive
2. Noun. The extent of something from side to side.
Generic synonyms: Dimension
Specialized synonyms: Broadness, Wideness, Beam, Narrowness
Attributes: Broad, Wide, Narrow
Definition of Breadth
1. n. Distance from side to side of any surface or thing; measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.
Definition of Breadth
1. Noun. The extent or measure of how broad or wide something is. ¹
2. Noun. A piece of fabric of standard width. ¹
3. Noun. Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Breadth
1. width [n -S] - See also: width
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breadth
Literary usage of Breadth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"As in the case of the two preceding diameters, the breadth of fare of tut boys
exceeds that of the girls. But there is this slight difference here ..."
2. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"breadth of Outcrop Defined.—The breadth of outcrop of an exposed bed may ...
Sections illustrating variations in breadth of outcrop (ab and cd) of strata. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1908)
"tion increases the breadth; decrease of nutrition decreases it. The response of
breadth to changes in nutrition is immediate and very marked. ..."
4. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1858)
"the breadth, and the product by the half-breadth ; divide the result by 95, ...
Take the length and breadth as above, and the depth from the under side of ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The length, breadth, and height of the cranium were determined, and from these
were calculated the length-breadth, length-height, and breadth-height ..."
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