menu#spatial_characteristic__spatialcharacteristic this category is mainly for menu-generation purposes
supertype: pm#spatial_attribute_or_quality_or_measure (pm) e.g., length measure in meters
subtype: #width__breadth the extent of something from side to side
subtype: #wideness__broadness__broadnes the property of having width
subtype: #beam.wideness breadth amidships
subtype: #heaviness__heavines__thicknes used of a line or mark
subtype: #narrowness the property of being narrow
subtype: #fineness__thinness the property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"
subtype: #height__tallness the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
subtype: #highness__loftiness the condition of being high or lofty
subtype: #lowness__lownes the condition of being low; lacking height
subtype: #squatness__squatnes__stubbines the property of being short and broad
subtype: #truncation__shortness__shortnes the property of being truncated or short
subtype: #length__distance size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
subtype: #leg.distance (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
subtype: #arm's_length__arm'slength a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
subtype: #light_time__lighttime distance measured in terms of the speed of light (or radio waves); "the light time from Jupiter to the sun is approximately 43 minutes"
subtype: #skip_distance the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
subtype: #wingspan__wingspread linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
subtype: #wingspread distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
subtype: #altitude the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
subtype: #circumference the length of the closed curve of a circle
subtype: #diameter__diam the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
subtype: #bore__caliber__calibre diameter of a tube or gun barrel
subtype: #windage bore-to-projectile difference in diameter
subtype: #surface_area__surfacearea__area__expanse the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
subtype: #acreage__landarea an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming); "he wanted some acreage to build on"
subtype: #blank_space__blankspace__space__place a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
subtype: #margin the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
subtype: #indentation.blank_space__indenture the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
subtype: #space.surface_area one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
subtype: #area_unit__square_measure a system of units used to measure areas
subtype: #square_inch__sq_in a unit of area equal to one inch by one inch square
subtype: #square_foot__sq_ft a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square
subtype: #square_yard__sq_yd a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
subtype: #square_meter__square_metre__centare a centare is 1/100th of an are
subtype: #square_mile an area of 640 acres
subtype: #section.square_mile a land unit of 1 square mile measuring 1 mile on a side
subtype: #quarter_section__quartersection a land unit equal to a quarter of a section (160 acres) and measuring 1/2 mile on a side
subtype: #acre a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries
subtype: #are a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
subtype: #hectare (abbreviated `ha') a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares (or 10,000 square meters)
subtype: #arpent a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre
subtype: #b (atomic or nuclear physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter
subtype: #dessiatine a former Russian unit of area equal to 2.7 acres
subtype: #morgen a South African unit of measure equal to about 2 acres
subtype: #perch.area_unit__rod a square rod of land
subtype: #em__mutton__mut the square of a body of any size of type
subtype: #agate_line__agateline__line space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
subtype: #column_inch__inch a unit of measurement for advertising space
subtype: #volume the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
subtype: #volume_unit__capacity_unit__capacity_measure__cubage_unit__cubic_measure__cubicmeasure__cubic_content_unit__cubiccontentunit__displacement_unit__cubature_unit a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
subtype: #cubic_inch__cubicinch__cu_in the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
subtype: #cubic_foot__cubicfoot__cu_ft the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
subtype: #cord.volume_unit a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet
subtype: #liquid_unit__liquid_measure a unit of capacity for liquids (for measuring the volumes of liquids or their containers)
subtype: #United_States_liquid_unit a unit of measurement of capacity for liquids officially adopted in the United States Customary System
subtype: #minim a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
subtype: #fluidram__fluid_dram__fluiddram__fluiddrachm a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
subtype: #fluidounce__fluid_ounce a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches
subtype: #gill a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces
subtype: #cup.United_States_liquid_unit a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
subtype: #pint a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
subtype: #fifth a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
subtype: #quart a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
subtype: #gallon__gal United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
subtype: #bbl__barrel any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
subtype: #British_capacity_unit__Imperial_capacity_unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
subtype: #bbl__barrel any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
subtype: #minim.British_capacity_unit a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
subtype: #fluid_dram__fluiddram__fluid_drachm__fluiddrachm a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
subtype: #fluid_ounce__fluidounce a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches)
subtype: #gill.British_capacity_unit a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters
subtype: #pint.British_capacity_unit a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
subtype: #quart.British_capacity_unit a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
subtype: #Imperial_gallon__gallon__congius__congiu a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 quarts or 4.545 liters
subtype: #peck.British_capacity_unit a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
subtype: #bushel.British_capacity_unit a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
subtype: #firkin.British_capacity_unit a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
subtype: #kilderkin an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons
subtype: #quarter.British_capacity_unit (British) a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
subtype: #hogshead.British_capacity_unit a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
subtype: #chaldron a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 36 bushels
subtype: #arroba a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries
subtype: #bath.liquid_unit an ancient Hebrew liquid measure equal to about 10 gallons
subtype: #mutchkin a Scottish unit of liquid measure equal to 0.9 United States pint
subtype: #oka a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
subtype: #dry_unit__dryunit__dry_measure__drymeasure a unit of capacity for dry commodities (as fruit or grain)
subtype: #British_capacity_unit__Imperial_capacity_unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
subtype: #ardeb a unit of dry measure used in Egypt
subtype: #ephah__epha an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel
subtype: #United_States_dry_unit a unit of measurement of capacity for dry substances officially adopted in the United States Customary System
subtype: #dry_pint__drypint a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
subtype: #dry_quart__quart a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
subtype: #peck a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
subtype: #bushel a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
subtype: #metric_capacity_unit a capacity unit defined in metric terms
subtype: #cubic_millimeter__cubicmillimeter__cubicmillimetre a metric measure of volume or capacity equal to a cube 1 millimeter on each edge
subtype: #milliliter__millilitre__mil__ml__cubic_centimeter__cubiccentimeter__cubic_centimetre__cubiccentimetre__cc a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter
subtype: #centiliter__centilitre__cl a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter
subtype: #deciliter__decilitre__dl a metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a liter
subtype: #liter__litre__l__cubic_decimeter__cubicdecimeter__cubic_decimetre__cubicdecimetre a metric unit of capacity equal to the volume of 1 kilogram of pure water at 4 degrees centigrade and 760 mm of mercury (or approximately 1.76 pints)
subtype: #dekaliter__dekalitre__decaliter__decalitre__dal__dkl a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 liters
subtype: #hectoliter__hectolitre__hl a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters
subtype: #kiloliter__kilolitre__cubic_meter__cubicmeter__cubic_metre__cubicmetre a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
subtype: #cubic_kilometer__cubickilometer__cubic_kilometre__cubickilometre a unit of capacity equal to the volume of a cube one kilometer on each edge
subtype: #cran a capacity unit used for measuring fresh herring
subtype: #homer__kor an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
subtype: #hin ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
subtype: #fathom__fthm (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
subtype: #acre-foot the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters
subtype: #acre_inch one twelfth of an acre-foot
subtype: #board_foot__boardfoot the volume of a piece of wood 1 foot square and 1 inch thick
subtype: #standard.volume_unit a board measure = 1980 board feet
subtype: #cubic_yard__cubicyard a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
subtype: #last.volume_unit (British) a unit of capacity for grain equal to 80 bushels
subtype: #capacity.volume__content the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
subtype: #vital_capacity__vitalcapacity '<' #diagnostic_test replaced by 'O')$ the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue
subtype: #metric_capacity_unit a capacity unit defined in metric terms
subtype: #thickness__thicknes the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
subtype: #tenuity__thinness__slenderness__slendernes relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width: "the tenuity of a hair"; "the thinness of a rope"
subtype: #angle the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
subtype: #crotch__fork the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk
subtype: #axil the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
subtype: #helix_angle__helixangle the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone
subtype: #angular_distance__angulardistance the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer; "he recorded angular distances between the stars"
subtype: #latitude the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
subtype: #declination__celestial_latitude__celestiallatitude__DEC (astronomy) the angular distance to a point on a celestial object measured north or south from the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere
subtype: #RA__right_ascension__celestial_longitude__celestiallongitude (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through the body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"
subtype: #HA__hour_angle (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
subtype: #true_anomaly the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
subtype: #plane_angle__planeangle an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)
subtype: #spherical_angle an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles
subtype: #solid_angle an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)
subtype: #angle_of_inclination__inclination (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)
subtype: #inclination_of_an_orbit__inclination (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees
subtype: #salient_angle__salientangle an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees
subtype: #interior_angle__internal_angle the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon
subtype: #reentrant_angle__reentrantangle__reentering_angle an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees
subtype: #exterior_angle__external_angle the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon
subtype: #angle_of_incidence__incidence_angle__incidenceangle the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence
subtype: #angle_of_attack the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil
subtype: #critical_angle the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected
subtype: #angle_of_reflection the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence
subtype: #angle_of_refraction the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction
subtype: #angle_of_extinction__extinction_angle the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light
subtype: #dogleg.angle angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog
subtype: #right_angle__rightangle the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
subtype: #oblique_angle__obliqueangle an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
subtype: #acute_angle__acuteangle an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees
subtype: #obtuse_angle an angle between 90 and 180 degrees
subtype: #reflex_angle an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)
subtype: #perigon__round_angle__roundangle an angle of 360 degrees
subtype: #cutting_angle__cuttingangle the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work
subtype: #angle_of_dip__dip__magnetic_dip__magnetic_inclination__inclination (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
subtype: #lead.angle the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
subtype: #magnetic_declination__magnetic_variation the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
subtype: #azimuth__AZ the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian
subtype: #polyhedral_angle the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex
subtype: #face_angle the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
subtype: #tilt_angle the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory
subtype: #vertical_angle either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines
subtype: #view_angle__angle_of_view the angle included by a photographic lens
subtype: #wave_angle the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array
subtype: #angular_unit__angularunit a unit of measurement for angles
subtype: #mil.angular_unit an angular unit used in artillery; equal to 1/6400 of a complete revolution
subtype: #arcdegree__degree a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"
subtype: #arcsecond__second a 60th part of a minute of arc; "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
subtype: #minute_of_arc__minute__arcminute a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
subtype: #microradian a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a milliradian
subtype: #milliradian a unit of angular distance equal to one thousandth of a radian
subtype: #radian__rad the unit of plane angle adopted under the System International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees)
subtype: #grad__grade one-hundredth of a right angle
subtype: #oxtant a unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant
subtype: #sextant.angular_unit a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
subtype: #quadrant.angular_unit__right_angle__rightangle a quarter of the circumference of a circle
subtype: #straight_angle an angle of 180 degrees
subtype: #steradian__sr the unit of solid angle adopted under the System International d'Unites
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