breadth : Idioms & Phrases

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breadth index

  • noun ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
    cranial index; cephalic index.
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finger's breadth

  • noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
    fingerbreadth; digit; finger.
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hair's-breadth

  • noun a very small distance or space
    hair; whisker; hairsbreadth.
    • they escaped by a hair's-breadth
    • they lost the election by a whisker
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Half-breadth plan

  • (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of the half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.
Webster 1913