n. the extent of something from side to side

n. the distance or area or volume over which something extends; "the vast extent of the desert"; "an orchard of considerable extent"

n. continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"

n. the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"

n. two facing pages of a book or other publication

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference