What is the Latin word for breadth?

The usual Latin words for “breadth” are lātitūdō, magnitūdō, mōmentum; also gravitās, ferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“breadth” in Latin

lātitūdōbreadth, width, latitude; extent, size, compass, broadness; a broad pronunciation; richness of expression magnitūdōgreatness, size, bulk, magnitude; vastness, extent.; a great number, amount or quantity, abundance.mōmentummovement, motion, impulse; course; change, revolution, movement, disturbance; particle, part, point gravitāsweight, heaviness; gravity, seriousness; severity, harshness ferōto bear; to carry; to support, hold up; to suffer, tolerate, endure, bear

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

breadth

latitudo. In breadth, in latitudinem; latus. A ditch ten feet in breadth, fossa decem pedes lata. Breadthwise, in latitudinem.

Magnitude, etc., magnitudo; momentum, gravitas. Vid: BROAD.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for breadth?: The usual Latin words for “breadth” are lātitūdō, magnitūdō, mōmentum; also gravitās, ferō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.