"half-length" meaning in English

See half-length in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half-length (not comparable)
  1. Half the normal length. Tags: not-comparable Translations (half the normal length): puolipitkä (Finnish), puolipituinen (Finnish), pół długości (Polish)
    Sense id: en-half-length-en-adj-lrJAyGmQ Disambiguation of 'half the normal length': 98 2
  2. (art, of a portrait, a sculpture or a photograph) Depicting only the upper half of the subject. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Art Translations ((arts) depicting only the upper half of the subject): puolivartalo- (Finnish), en buste (French), pokazujący połowę ciała (Polish)
    Sense id: en-half-length-en-adj-WodPygsr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 39 25 35 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of '(arts) depicting only the upper half of the subject': 3 97

Noun

Forms: half-lengths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-length (plural half-lengths)
  1. (horse racing) Half the length of a horse. Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
    Sense id: en-half-length-en-noun-psO-KchX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 39 25 35 Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
  2. A portrait or photograph that depicts only the upper half of the subject.
    Sense id: en-half-length-en-noun-ZWE4z-68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 39 25 35

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for half-length meaning in English (3.6kB)

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      "word": "puolipitkä"
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      "sense": "half the normal length",
      "word": "puolipituinen"
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      "sense": "half the normal length",
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