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# breadth

noun (breadth, breadths)

«breadth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Breadth is how wide something is; its width from side to side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#m1)
2. Breadth is how many different things something includes, as in «breadth of knowledge». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#m2)
3. «By a hair's breadth» means only just, by a very tiny amount. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths, breadth is another word for width: area of a rectangle = length × breadth. In school reports, «breadth of curriculum» means many subjects. In stories, someone escapes «by a hair's breadth». Phrases: length and breadth, the length and breadth of, a hair's breadth, breadth of knowledge.

### Examples

- The pool is 25 m long and 10 m in breadth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x1)
- The area is length × breadth: 6 × 4 = 24 square metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x2)
- She travelled the length and breadth of the country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x3)
- The ball missed the goal by a hair's breadth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x4)
- The teacher has a great breadth of knowledge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x5)
- Measure the length and the breadth of your desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x6)
- That time he almost touched it—no, he missed it by a hair’s breadth! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: «breadth» has a d before th; say BREDTH. The adjective is «broad». In maths, breadth = width; the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 × (length + breadth). Do not confuse with «breath» (air) or «bread».

## In Jewish tradition

In maths, breadth is another word for width: area of a rectangle = length × breadth. In school reports, «breadth of curriculum» means many subjects. In stories, someone escapes «by a hair's breadth». Phrases: length and breadth, the length and breadth of, a hair's breadth, breadth of knowledge.

### Examples

- And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/#x1)
- Four-square it shall be and double: a span shall be the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof. (Torah EXO.28.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/#x2)
- Ten cubits was the length of a board, and a cubit and a half the breadth of each board. (Torah EXO.36.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/#x3)
- Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? (Writings JOB.38.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/#x4)
- The length by cubits after the ancient measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. (Writings 2CH.3.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/#x5)
- By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened. (Writings JOB.37.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/#x6)

### Note

Spelling trap: «breadth» has a d before th; say BREDTH. The adjective is «broad». In maths, breadth = width; the perimeter of a rectangle is 2 × (length + breadth). Do not confuse with «breath» (air) or «bread».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «breadth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/breadth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«breadth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/breadth.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «breadth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/breadth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«breadth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/breadth.html) on Mova free.