" length "

[Noun]  | "length" | \ ˈleŋ(k)th \

1: the longer or longest dimension of an object

2: a measured distance or dimension

3: the quality or state of being long

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengthu, from lang long;

[Noun]  | "arm's length" 

1: a distance discouraging personal contact or familiarity

2: the condition or fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing

Origin: 1655 ;

[Noun]  | "cable length" 

1: a maritime unit of length variously reckoned as 100 fathoms, 120 fathoms, or 608 feet

Origin: 1555 ;

[Noun]  | "focal length" 

1: the distance of a focus from the surface of a lens or curved mirror

Origin: 1682 ;

[Noun]  | "half-length" | \ ˈhaf-ˈleŋ(k)th \

1: something (such as a portrait) that is or represents only half the complete length

Origin: 1689 ;

[Noun]  | "restriction fragment length polymorphism" 

1: variation in the length of a DNA fragment produced by a specific restriction enzyme acting on DNA from different individuals that usually results from a gene mutation and that may be used as a genetic marker

Origin: 1980 ;

[Adjective]  | "floor-length" | \ ˈflȯr-ˌleŋ(k)th \

1: reaching to the floor

Origin: 1939 ;

[Adjective]  | "full-length" | \ ˈfu̇l-ˌleŋ(k)th \

1: showing or adapted to the entire length especially of the human figure

2: having a length as great as that which is normal or standard for one of its kind

3: reaching to the end of the legs or arms

Origin: 1732 ;

[Idiom]  | "at any length" 

1: for a long time —used in negative statements

2: in a full or complete way —used in negative statements

[Idiom]  | "at arm's length" 

1: from a distance that is the length of a person's arm

2: in a condition that individuals act independently and without one having undue influence over another

[Noun]  | "length" 

[Phrase]  | "at length"