breadth
/ˈbɹɛdθ/
nounthe distance between two sides of something
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1. And I went for breadth.
2. So the current breadth of your classes is what largely analytical subjects.
3. He has a giant breadth of interests.
4. And that actually gives you very good breadth.
5. Focus on breadth rather than depth.
depth
/ˈdɛpθ/
nounthe distance below the top surface of something
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1. Is the depth?
2. Head overall depth. -
3. We love depth.
4. They lack depth.
5. You really want depth.
height
/ˈhaɪt/
nounthe distance from the top to the bottom of something or someone
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1. My three favorite things about Grant are height.
2. Height is nothing.
3. Heights are scary!
4. You hate heights!
5. The reason height is so important?
length
/ˈɫɛŋkθ/, /ˈɫɛŋθ/
nounthe distance from one end to the other end of an object that shows how long it is
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1. By contrast, the Lacrymaria’s neck can reach anywhere from 7 to 8 times its body length.
2. The adjacent side down here, this just has length one.
3. To check length, measure along the back wall for accuracy.
4. Approximately one vehicle length, stop the vehicle, 360° degree scan, nobody here.
5. Indicate length Step 5.
weight
/ˈweɪt/
nounthe heaviness of something or someone; how heavy something or someone is, which can be measured
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1. After a certain point, the added weight no longer yields additional range.
2. Now this feels like a dead weight like a dumbbell I'm pushing around.
3. These teachers also instruct students on weight training, flexibility, aerobics, and other workout styles, often developing programs for people with special needs or goals.
4. Sugary coffee drinks increase weight?
5. In most cases, dieters lost weight.
width
/ˈwɪdθ/
nounthe distance of something from side to side
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1. This red giant spans a width 1,700 times the diameter of our sun.
2. So get the width from the Shortcut Input.
3. In other words the text file itself has fixed width.
4. Alright, head width 21 centimeters.
5. Measure out stripe widths.
dimension
/dɪˈmɛnʃən/
nouna measure of the height, length, or width of an object in a certain direction
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1. Policy has so many dimensions, so many subsets, so many different nuances.
2. Dimensions matter.
3. Now death, death has three dimensions.
4. - I have dimensions.
5. I have dimensions.
bulky
/ˈbəɫki/
adjectiveof large size in a way that takes too much space
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1. Bulky things demand a premium too—$20 for some toilet paper and $22 for diapers.
2. Yours are bulky like-
3. This palette sure is bulky.
4. High drawers store bulky items.
5. Bulky items that you just don't really need.
compact
/ˈkɑmpækt/, /kəmˈpækt/
adjectiveformed in a way that uses space efficiently; smaller than usual
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1. The whole thing is very compact.
2. The electronics in here are incredibly compact.
3. Stick your compact on the tape!
4. Icebergs on the other hand are compacted snow, an entirely different origin than sea ice.
5. The camera, inside the housing, is ultra compact.
enormous
/iˈnɔɹməs/, /iˈnɔɹmɪs/, /ɪˈnɔɹməs/, /ɪˈnɔɹmɪs/
adjectiveextremely large in size or quantity
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1. The challenge of powerful imagesfor an authoritarian state is enormous.
2. The place is enormous.
3. That stinger is enormous.
4. But the challenges the new 53-year-old boss faces are enormous.
5. The price differentials are enormous.
huge
/ˈhjudʒ/, /ˈjudʒ/
adjectivevery large in size, or great in degree or amount
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1. The agencies have been facing huge revenue declines.
2. This thing is huge.
3. This basement is huge.
4. That thing was huge!
5. The presents were huge.
tiny
/ˈtaɪni/
adjectiveextremely small
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1. CSIs might even vacuum the entire area to collect tiny samples.
2. Today, thanks to electronics, tiny devices that fit behind the ear contain both energy cells and an amplifier.
3. Now, when Jesse tenses these chest muscles, it creates a tiny electrical signal.
4. When Snow observed the situation in London, he therefore concluded that cholera was spread by tiny fecal particles in the water.
5. Jay’s working memory is tiny.
narrow
/ˈnæɹoʊ/, /ˈnɛɹoʊ/
adjectivehaving a small width in comparison with the length
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1. It narrows the range of possible outcomes.
2. LRAD fires narrow beams of sound, that can be heard by the naked ear a thousand feet away.
3. Now the road narrows here.
4. The detective narrows his search to one of three different houses.
5. The road narrows ahead.
angle
/ˈæŋɡəɫ/
nounthe space between two lines or surfaces that are joined, measured in degrees or radians
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1. Angles save lives!
2. Angle the blade down.
3. The classic g9 version features angled side pockets with a flap and a button closure, the more modern interpretations have snap buttons.
4. Angle your camera down ever so slightly.
5. Tip number five, angle your camera properly.
circular
/ˈsɝkjəɫɝ/
adjectiveformed or having a shape like a circle
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1. Their nucleus is pretty circular.
2. I can circular breathe.
3. I say circular motion.
4. But no physical object is perfectly circular.
5. They have rings, many moons, also circular orbits.
concentric
/kənˈsɛntɹɪk/
adjectivedescribing circles, arcs, or rings that have the same center
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1. Surrounded by concentric rings of bone.
2. Each concentric sphere is an era.
3. But you'll see these three concentric circles.
4. You have a series of concentric rings
5. You divide it into concentric rings.
cube
/ˈkjub/
nouna figure, either hollow or solid, with six equally squared sides
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1. Make cubes with cilantro, parsley, basil, or any other herb or edible plant.
2. STUDENT: 100 cubed.
3. Arrange cubes on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Cube: Now, the cube itself, represents your personality.
5. Also, just cubed cheese or Babybels.
pyramid
/ˈpɪɹəmɪd/
nouna solid object with a square base and four triangular sides joined to a point on the top
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1. Pyramids are canceled.
2. Its critics say the group is a pyramid scheme masking as a cult.
3. If the company focuses more on recruiting tactics than sales, it may be a pyramid scheme.
4. They build pyramids.
5. It says pyramid.
diagonal
/daɪˈæɡənəɫ/
adjective(of a straight line) joining opposite corners of a flat shape at an angle
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1. Diagonal moves are illegal.
2. Diagonals are a whole different story.
3. You could do diagonals as well.
4. So diagonal methods are almost no cost.
5. You get diagonal.
horizontal
/ˌhɔɹəˈzɑntəɫ/
adjectivegoing across and parallel to the ground and not up or down
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1. But the dunes were horizontal.
2. Now, levels of support and resistance aren't always horizontal.
3. Horizontal velocity is v_0 cos θ.
4. Advection means horizontal movement.
5. This one is just horizontal to the floor.
vertical
/ˈvɝtɪkəɫ/
adjectivegoing straight up and down from a level surface or line; at an angle of 90 degrees with a flat surface
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1. The initial cut was vertical.
2. The city is very vertical.
3. The actual size of the video is vertical.
4. This knife is vertical.
5. The Aloha sign went vertical.
oval
/ˈoʊvəɫ/
adjectiverounded in shape but wider in one direction, such as the shape of an egg
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1. Make oval shapes like this.
2. OVAL Think about it like an egg upside down.
3. Good news, oval faces!
4. and then this oval describes the shape of the lips.
5. Oval shaped? -
parallel
/ˈpɛɹəˌɫɛɫ/
adjectivebeing of the same distance from each other at every point and not converging
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1. So the list of unpleasant side effects of cancer treatment parallels these tissue types: hair loss, skin rashes, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, weight loss, and pain.
2. The standard internal data connector for 3.5 inch parallel ATA hard drives had this many pins.
3. Again paralleling the story of Satan in Christian tradition.
4. Real world parallels?
5. Cher's well-intentioned but misguided attempts at matchmaking closely parallel Emma's journey into young adulthood.
prism
/ˈpɹɪzəm/
noun(geometry) a solid figure with flat sides and two parallel ends of the same size and shape
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1. Instead of prisms, some ice crystals end up more like six-sided frisbees.
2. Can I hold the prism now?
3. The copper electromagnetic coils at the bottom, and the 2 circular coils next to it control the prism stabilization.
4. It's a prism.
5. There's the prism.
rectangular
/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəɫɝ/
adjectiveshaped like a rectangle, with four right angles
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1. The room is rectangular.
2. Popular rectangular maps use a cylindrical projections.
3. In case you didn’t notice, goats have rectangular pupils.
4. This table is rectangular.
5. So, regulatory signs as a rule are rectangular in shape and white background with black lettering or symbols.
semicircle
/sˈɛmɪsˌɜːkəl/
nounany half of a circle
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1. They could say a semicircle.
2. You went semicircle.
3. This is a semicircle.
4. So you draw a semicircle.
5. Cut out a semicircle for the neck on one side only.
sphere
/ˈsfɪɹ/
noun(geometry) a round object that every point on its surface has the same distance from its center
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1. I selected spheres instead.
2. Sphere me.
3. This equation applies to spheres.
4. Number 14, spheres on Mars.
5. Each one has 92 spheres.
round
/ˈɹaʊnd/
adjectiveshaped like a circle or ball; having the shape or form of a circle or ball
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1. The grains are almost perfectly round.
2. Just round the river bed.
3. Round one. -
4. - Round your lips.
5. Still round one.
triangular
/tɹaɪˈæŋɡjəɫɝ/
adjectivehaving three sides and three angles; shaped like a triangle
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1. What is this triangular thing?
2. You see a triangular pediment.
3. Something triangular sticking up out of the water.
4. The next body type is triangular body type.
5. Triangular signs warn the driver of hazards on the road.
symmetry
/ˈsɪmətɹi/
nounthe quality of having two halves that are exactly the same, which are separated by an axis
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1. Another pervasive thing is symmetry.
2. We definitely like symmetry.
3. So symmetry is the right answer after all.
4. So it has symmetry.
5. What is symmetry?
