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length meaning in Swedish

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length [lengths] (distance along the longest dimension)
noun
[UK: leŋθ]
[US: ˈleŋkθ]

längd [~en ~er]substantivCan you measure the length? = Kan du mäta längden?

lengthen [lengthened, lengthening, lengthens] (to become longer)
verb
[UK: ˈleŋ.θən]
[US: ˈleŋ.θən]

förlängasverb

lengthen [lengthened, lengthening, lengthens] (to make longer)
verb
[UK: ˈleŋ.θən]
[US: ˈleŋ.θən]

förlänga [förlängde förlängt]verb

lengthy [lengthier, lengthiest] (long of time)
adjective
[UK: ˈleŋ.θi]
[US: ˈleŋ.θi]

lång [~t ~a, längre längst]adjektiv

långvarig [~t ~a]adjektiv

utdragen [~draget ~dragna]adjektiv

at arm's length (at a distance)
preposition
[UK: ət ˈɑːmz leŋθ]
[US: ət ˈɑːrmz ˈleŋkθ]

på armlängds avståndpreposition

at length (for a long time)
preposition
[UK: ət leŋθ]
[US: ət ˈleŋkθ]

längepreposition

cable length (one tenth of a nautical mile)
noun
[UK: ˈkeɪb.l̩ leŋθ]
[US: ˈkeɪb.l̩ ˈleŋkθ]

kabellängd [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

compensatory lengthening (lengthening of a vowel sound which occurs when a following consonant is lost)
noun

ersättningsförlängningsubstantiv

focal length [focal lengths] (distance)
noun
[UK: ˈfəʊk.l̩ leŋθ]
[US: ˈfoʊk.l̩ ˈleŋkθ]

brännvidd [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

keep at arm's length verb
[UK: kiːp ət ˈɑːmz leŋθ]
[US: ˈkiːp ət ˈɑːrmz ˈleŋkθ]

hålla på armlängds avståndverb

on the same wavelength (in rapport)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ðə seɪm ˈweɪ.vleŋθ]
[US: ɑːn ðə ˈseɪm ˈweɪv.ˌleŋθ]

på samma våglängdpreposition

shoulder-length (reaching the shoulders)
adjective
[UK: ˈʃəʊl.də(r) leŋθ]
[US: ˈʃoʊl.də(r) ˈleŋkθ]

axellång [~t ~a]adjektiv

wavelength [wavelengths] (the length of a single cycle of a wave)
noun
[UK: ˈweɪ.vleŋθ]
[US: ˈweɪv.ˌleŋθ]

våglängd [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}
What is the light's wavelength? = Vad är ljusets våglängd?