1.
overall length; total length; full length
The complete length of something measured from one end to the other.
この橋の全長は約500メートルだ。
The total length of this bridge is about 500 meters.
この蛇は全長3メートルにもなる。
This snake reaches an overall length of 3 meters.
全長100キロメートルの高速道路が来年開通する予定だ。
A highway with a total length of 100 kilometers is scheduled to open next year.
A compound of 全 (all, complete) and 長 (length). Used for measuring the full extent of physical objects such as vehicles, bridges, tunnels, rivers, and animals. Commonly appears in specifications, descriptions, and technical contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 全長〜メートル: ~ meters in total length
- 全長〜キロ: ~ kilometers long
- 全長が約〜: approximately ~ in total length
- 車の全長: the overall length of a car
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 全幅: overall width — the width counterpart to 全長
- 全高: overall height — the height counterpart
- 長さ: length — the general, everyday word for length