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.
(wÉªdÎ¸) n. 1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension. 2. the state or fact of being wide. 3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side: a width of cloth. 4. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length. [C17: from wide + -th1, analogous to breadth]