breadthwise


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breadth·ways

(brĕdth′wāz′) or breadth·wise (-wīz′)
adv. & adj.
In the direction of the breadth.
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Adv. 1. breadthwise - in the direction of the breadth; "cut the cloth breadthwise"
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breadthwise

[ˈbretθwaɪz] ADV → de lado a lado
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Having noticed that the number indicating the greatest depth was apparently in the centre of the map, I laid a rule on the map lengthwise, and then breadthwise, and found, to my surprise, that the line of greatest length intersected the line of greatest breadth exactly at the point of greatest depth, notwithstanding that the middle is so nearly level, the outline of the pond far from regular, and the extreme length and breadth were got by measuring into the coves; and I said to myself, Who knows but this hint would conduct to the deepest part of the ocean as well as of a pond or puddle?
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Or they created strips that expanded differently length and breadthwise in different sections in water.
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