Length
measured dimension of an object in a physical space / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Length is a measurement. The length of something is the distance between two ends of the thing. Short means a small length. Long means much length. Short and long are opposites. For two dimensional things, length is usually the longer side.
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A ruler is a tool used to measure length.