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1 dikte
♦voorbeelden:een dikte van vier voet • four feet thick3 de dikte van de mist • the thickness/density of the fog4 een dikte aan een tak • a swelling/lump on a branch -
2 omvang
♦voorbeelden:1 de omvang van een boom • the girth/circumference of a treein omvang toenemen • expandde omvang van de werkloosheid • the extent of unemployment, the number of unemployedeen reorganisatie van beperkte omvang • a limited reorganizationeen ongekende omvang aannemen • reach unprecedented proportions/dimensionsde volle omvang van de schade • the full extent of the damage3 de omvang van het vraagstuk • the extent/scale of the problem -
3 omtrek
n. outline, contour, circuit, line, profile, circumference, figuration, perimeter, periphery, girth, environs, neighbourhood, neighborhood, perambulation, compass, cut out, outskirts -
4 omvang
n. extent, extend, extension, size, dimension, distension, distention, range, compass, gamut, scope, ambit, girth, magnitude, latitude, amplitude, bulk, largeness, reach, coverage, spread, comprehension, purview -
5 singel
n. girth, boulevard, webbing -
6 singelen
v. girth -
7 zadelriem
n. saddle strap, saddle girth -
8 de dikte van een boom
de dikte van een boomVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de dikte van een boom
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9 de omvang van een boom
de omvang van een boomthe girth/circumference of a treeVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > de omvang van een boom
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10 omtrek
♦voorbeelden:tot op/binnen vijftig kilometer in de omtrek • within fifty kilometres, within a fifty-kilometre radius/rangekilometers in de omtrek • for miles around -
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12 zadelriem
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Girth — (g[ e]rth), n. [Icel. gj[ o]r[eth] girdle, or ger[eth] girth; akin to Goth. ga[ i]rda girdle. See {Gird} to girt, and cf. {Girdle}, n.] 1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Girth — Girth, v. t. [From {Girth}, n., cf. {Girt}, v. t.] To bind as with a girth. [R.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
girth — [gə:θ US gə:rθ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: gjörth] 1.) the size of something or someone large when you measure around them rather than measuring their height ▪ the enormous girth of the tree ▪ He was a tall man, of considerable… … Dictionary of contemporary English
girth — [gʉrth] n. [ME gerth < ON gjörth < base of gyrtha, to encircle, akin to OE gyrdan: see GIRD1] 1. a band put around the belly of a horse or other animal for holding a saddle, pack, etc. 2. the circumference, as of a tree trunk or person s… … English World dictionary
girth — index caliber (measurement), measurement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
girth — gərth n a measure around a body … Medical dictionary
girth — [ gɜrθ ] noun 1. ) count or uncount the distance around something thick and round, for example a tree a ) MAINLY LITERARY the distance around someone s waist, especially someone large 2. ) count a wide belt that you put around the middle of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
girth — c.1300, belt around a horse s body, from O.N. gjorð girdle, belt, hoop, from P.Gmc. *gertu (cf Goth. gairda girdle ), from the same source as GIRD (Cf. gird). Sense of measurement around an object first recorded 1640s … Etymology dictionary
girth — The measurement around the thickest part of a mailpiece … Glossary of postal terms
girth — ► NOUN 1) the measurement around the middle of something, especially a person s waist. 2) a band attached to a saddle and fastened around a horse s belly. ORIGIN Old Norse … English terms dictionary
girth — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gjǫrth; akin to Old English gyrdan to gird Date: 13th century 1. a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (as a saddle) on its back 2. a. a measure around a body … New Collegiate Dictionary