Definition for BREADTH

BREADTH, n. [bredth; Sax. bræd and bred. See Board and Broad.]

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; 5 x 3 = 15 feet, the whole surface.

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