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Breite — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • breadth noun The measurement of something from side to side; width.
  • latitude noun The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
  • width noun The measurement or extent of something from side to side.

Senses

Breite is used for these senses in English:

  • beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
  • breadth Scope or range, especially of knowledge or skill.
  • latitude (geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  • latitude (geography) An imaginary line (in the form of a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
  • width The measurement of the extent of something from side to side.

beam — full definition

  1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
  3. noun A wide, happy smile.
  4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
  5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

breadth — full definition

  1. noun The measurement of something from side to side; width.
  2. noun The range or scope of something, such as knowledge or experience.

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