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Learn how to use the terms length, width, height, and depth to describe rectangles and three-dimensional figures clearly and unambiguously. See examples, definitions, and explanations of the origin and meaning of these words.
- Language and Mathematics
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- Language and Mathematics
Length, width, height, and depth are words that are derived from the adjectives long, wide, high, and deep, respectively. Hence, they express the dimensions of an object. While length shows how long the given object is, the width shows how broad it is and height shows how high it is.
21 Μαρ 2023 · Learn how to measure length, width, height, and depth of one-, two-, and three-dimensional objects. Find out the differences and similarities between these terms and see examples.
13 Ιουν 2023 · The main difference between length, width, height, and depth is their size. Length is often the longest distance between two points in a straight line. Width is the shortest distance between two points in a straight line.
Depth - the distance from front to back of a 3D figure (often interchangeable with width); the perpendicular vertical distance measured downward from a reference point at the top of a figure (often interchangeable with height, where the reference point for height starts at a point at the bottom).
4 Αυγ 2024 · Depth, height, length, and width are not the same things, although they can be confused as they all refer to measurements in 3-dimensional space. Height is the vertical measurement of an object or space, typically from the ground or base to the top or highest point.
The rectangular prism shown below has length, width, and height. Each dimension is measured as a length that is perpendicular to any other dimension. In this case, the width is the depth of the prism.
