English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van "in die lengte" is in die rigting van die lengte of lang dimensie van iets, in teenstelling met die breedte of breedte. Dit verwys na 'n posisie, oriëntasie of beweging wat parallel is aan die langste sy of dimensie van 'n voorwerp of ruimte. Byvoorbeeld, "Die bord moet in die lengte in vier gelyke stukke gesny word" beteken dat die bord langs sy langste kant in vier gelyke dele gesny moet word. Net so beteken "Sy het in die lengte op die rusbank gaan lê" dat sy oor die lengte van die rusbank uitgestrek het.

Synonyms

  1. lengthways

Sentence Examples

  1. Having noticed that the number indicating the greatest depth was apparently in the centre of the map, I laid a rule on the map lengthwise, and then breadthwise, and found, to my surprise, that the line of greatest length intersected the line of greatest breadth exactly at the point of greatest depth, notwithstanding that the middle is so nearly level, the outline of the pond far from regular, and the extreme length and breadth were got by measuring into the coves and I said to myself, Who knows but this hint would conduct to the deepest part of the ocean as well as of a pond or puddle?
  2. In some spots the logs lay lengthwise and Olivia worried the wagon wheels would get stuck between them, but Dixby and Dougan kept plodding right along.
  3. With some difficulty, she unrolled the jaki, folding it lengthwise because the rope that tied her limited its width to that of the tree.
  4. He wore a black leather vest with small, white pinstripes running lengthwise.
  5. Japeba assigned Helkena to the helm again, and she climbed the swells lengthwise, one after the other, keeping them on her left and sailing up their front and down their back as they rolled westward.
  6. Cole tapped Sheridan on the arm and pointed to a smashed tank sitting lengthwise across the road.
  7. Her arms had fallen lengthwise before her, the fingers moving in slight convulsions her head dropped upon her bosom, and her whole person seemed suspended against the tree, looking like some beautiful emblem of the wounded delicacy of her sex, devoid of animation and yet keenly conscious.
  8. Placing it lengthwise, and facing the door, she put her back to the wall and placed Orantheio on the table.