1.
overall length; total length; full length
The complete length of something measured from one end to the other.
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