NOUN | attribute | longness | the property of being of long spatial extent |
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attribute | longness | duration as an extension |
Meaning | The property of being of long spatial extent. | |
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Example | "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness" | |
Narrower | elongation | The quality of being elongated |
extension, lengthiness, prolongation | Amount or degree or range to which something extends | |
Broader | length | The linear extent in space from one end to the other |
Opposite | shortness | The property of being of short spatial extent |
Adjectives | long | primarily spatial sense |
long | of relatively great height |
Meaning | duration as an extension. | |
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Narrower | longevity, length of service | duration of service |
Broader | duration, length | continuance in time |
Opposite | shortness | The property of being of short temporal extent |
Spanish | tiempo excesivo | |
Adjectives | long | primarily temporal sense |
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