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Meaning of "widthwise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WIDTHWISE

widthwise  [ˈwɪdθˌwaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIDTHWISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Widthwise is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WIDTHWISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of widthwise in the English dictionary

The definition of widthwise in the dictionary is in the direction of the width; from side to side.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WIDTHWISE


anticlockwise
ˌæntɪˈklɒkˌwaɪz
anywise
ˈɛnɪˌwaɪz
breadthwise
ˈbredθˌwaɪz
clockwise
ˈklɒkˌwaɪz
contrariwise
ˈkɒntrərɪˌwaɪz
counterclockwise
ˌkaʊntəˈklɒkˌwaɪz
crosswise
ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz
dropwise
ˈdrɒpˌwaɪz
edgewise
ˈɛdʒˌwaɪz
endwise
ˈendˌwaɪz
lengthwise
ˈlɛŋθˌwaɪz
likewise
ˈlaɪkˌwaɪz
nowise
ˈnəʊˌwaɪz
otherwise
ˈʌðəˌwaɪz
pairwise
ˈpɛəˌwaɪz
piecewise
ˈpiːsˌwaɪz
sidewise
ˈsaɪdˌwaɪz
stepwise
ˈstɛpˌwaɪz
streetwise
ˈstriːtˌwaɪz
sunwise
ˈsʌnˌwaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIDTHWISE

widow
widow bird
widow woman
widow´s benefit
widow´s cruse
widow´s mite
widow´s peak
widow´s pension
widow´s walk
widow´s weeds
widowed
widower
widowerhood
widowhood
widowman
width
widthway
widthways
Wieland
wield

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIDTHWISE

airwise
archwise
be wise
bendwise
chordwise
coastwise
cornerwise
elsewise
flatwise
leastwise
palewise
penny-wise
slantwise
suchwise
taxwise
thwartwise
unwise
weather-wise
wise
worldly-wise

Synonyms and antonyms of widthwise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «widthwise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIDTHWISE

Find out the translation of widthwise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of widthwise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «widthwise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

横向
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a lo ancho
570 millions of speakers

English

widthwise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

widthwise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

widthwise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ширине
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

transversalmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহরের দিকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

largeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lebar lebar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Breiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Widthwise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

widthwise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

widthwise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रुंदीवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

enlemesine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senso della larghezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wszerz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ширині
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lățime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατά πλάτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

widthwise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

breddled
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tvers
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of widthwise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIDTHWISE»

The term «widthwise» is regularly used and occupies the 83.576 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIDTHWISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «widthwise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «widthwise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about widthwise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIDTHWISE»

Discover the use of widthwise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to widthwise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Antiscatter Treatments of Glass
Overlapping strips applied lengthwise; 4 in. slit cut in center widthwise.................... T-GP—2.... Four strips applied in Union Jack pattern.................................................... Basket-weave pattern; strips applied 1 in. apart.
Frank Walter Reinhart, Ruth Anita Braunstein Kronstadt, Gordon Mabey Kline, 1944
2
Transformer Engineering: Design, Technology, and ...
tank shunt Figure 5.28 A widthwise shunt. Figure 5.29 An optimum widthwise shunt. A practical formula for the calculation of the required thickness of a widthwise tank shunt is given in [6, 32] with reference to Figure 5.16: TTTIN g 22210 Bh TC ...
S.V. Kulkarni, S.A. Khaparde, 2012
3
Case Studies in Reliability and Maintenance
Part of the motivation for doing so was that it was thought that the widthwise strengths should be left skew (as they are minima) and the lengthwise should be right skew (as they are maxima). It was thought that there should be little difference in ...
Wallace R. Blischke, D. N. Prabhakar Murthy, 2003
4
Handbook for Fashion Designing: Best Drafting Techniques
B. GRAINLINE A woven fabric consists of two sets of yarns : 1. Lengthwise yarns or warp yarns. 2. Widthwise yarns or weft yarns. Lengthwise yarns and widthwise yarns are interlaced with each other to make a fabric. Widthwise Yarns or Weft ...
Ritu Jindal, 1998
5
Yoga for Emotional Balance
Fold in half again widthwise, so you cut the length by half. 3. Fold it one more time widthwise, so you cut the length in half a second time. 4. Fold it one more time widthwise, so you cut the length in half a third time. folded three times (For head ...
Bo Forbes, 2011
6
Orthopedic Procedures—Advances in Research and Application: ...
The opposing widthwise sides are preferably curved. The handle portion is preferably substantially centered on the back surface of the gauge portion. The handle portion is preferably a generally cylindrical knob. The back surface is preferably ...
‎2013
7
Static and Dynamic Buckling of Thin-Walled Plate Structures
As has been presented in previous author's papers [6, 7] on static buckling and the postbuckling behaviour of structures with widthwise variable material properties, a suitable fibre distribution can lead to an increasing or decreasing buckling ...
Tomasz Kubiak, 2013
8
Light Metals—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 ...
T and the widthwise reduction value is .DELTA.H.sub.W in said thicknesswise and widthwise reduction rollings, .DELTA.H.sub.W/.DELTA.Ht is regulated to 0.40 .about.0.65 in a region where the material has a comparatively large thickness and ...
‎2013
9
Structure and Mechanics of Woven Fabrics
It is also evident that maximum widthwise contraction and evading action happen at ± 45∞ directions. These maxima at ± 45∞ might be attributable to the increased internal friction in the perpendicular direction and maximum pressure ...
Jinlian Hu, 2004
10
Sewn Hats
Fold the band piece in half widthwise, right side facing in. Stitch 5⁄8" from the aligned short edges. Trim one of the seam allowances down to 1⁄8". Press the untrimmed seam allowance over the trimmed one and sew through all layers, 1⁄2" from ...
Carla Hegeman Crim, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIDTHWISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term widthwise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Designer Spotlight: Lola Modernizes Feminine Tampons
New design features include compact sizing, cotton expansion widthwise rather than lengthwise which the company claims insures superior protection, ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
2
Champion Athleticwear Launches Champion Life Fall Collection
... age-old problem of shrinkage in cotton fleece, Champion engineers cut the fabric on the cross grain so the fabric would shrink widthwise instead of lengthwise ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
A No-Bullshit Tampon-Subscription Service
They chose soothing blues for packaging and picked a tampon design that expands widthwise instead of lengthwise. “It's a little more comfortable,” Kier says. «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Boveda Acrylic Humidor
... 7/8 inches wide and a depth of 5 1/8 inches, the humidor can house approximately 20 robusto cigars, or 12 Churchill or double corona cigars (laid widthwise). «Cigar Aficionado, Apr 15»
5
Recipe: Plaza Mexico makes simple stuffed peppers shine
Cut each pepper, widthwise, into three round sections. The three sections do not need to be equal in size; the piece cut from the center should be largest. «Baltimore Sun, Nov 14»
6
Aveni's Beef Spiedini
If slices of beef are large, cut in half widthwise. Pieces should measure about 3 by 4 inches. Brush with olive oil. In a bowl, combine breadcrumbs, cheese, garlic ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug 14»
7
Recipe: Barbecued beef bavette
To prepare beef, cut each bavette widthwise into 3-4 pieces, making sure each piece is as even in thickness as possible. Loosely wrap in paper towels and ... «The Dominion Post, Jan 14»
8
Awesome Guy Writes Spot On Open Letter To Incompetent Burrito …
... to an incompetent burrito maker bemoaning the all-too-common burrito-crafting faux pas in which the ingredients are layered lengthwise instead of widthwise. «Pedestrian TV, Sep 13»
9
Application of Piercing and Tensile Testing to Evaluate Temperature …
3(a) was fashioned into dumbbell-shaped specimens oriented in the lengthwise and widthwise directions of each separator, as shown in Fig. 3(b). The total ... «Azom.com, Oct 12»
10
New vertical machine embroiders fabrics lengthwise
Secondly, in the current technology, the embroidery is done widthwise, while the machine I have devised a machine does it lengthwise”, he informs. «Fibre2fashion.com, Nov 11»

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