Examples. 1  I need a tricorder - the convenient, hand-held device featured on Star Trek that can detect life forms even from orbit. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2  I need a tricorder - the convenient, hand-held device featured on Star Trek that can detect life forms even from.
I should mention that width and length are often interchangeable in representing the same concept - they are distinguished in relation to one another (a box may be thought of as having a 5-inch width and 6-inch length, or a 5-inch length and 6-inch width. Height is usually understood to be the dimension going upwards.
Length and width are two fundamental one-dimensional units compared to the measurement of the rectangleâs area which is a product of two units, the length and width. There are many units of length used today. The most basic of which is the meter in the SI units of measurement. Other units for length are: foot, yard, mile, and inch for the Imperial or English units of measurement. There are also some non-SI length units like: micron, Norwegian mil, angstrom, and Fermi.