body length
Head to toe
Body length is the measurement of a body from end to end, used in zoology for animals and in manufacturing for vehicles or equipment.
For animals, it typically excludes tail: The shark measured twelve feet in body length.
The term also serves as a unit of relative distance, especially in racing: She won by three body lengths.
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- torsoBody without limbs
- limbsBody's major appendages
- statureHeight or prestige
tall · short · stretch · growth spurt · elongated · spine · trunk · proportions · reach · arm span · wingspan · frame · physique · extended · compact · lanky · petite · snake
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- body measurescubit, hand, span, fathom, foot
- livestock traitsbirth weight, live weight, height, frame size, growth rate
- horse measurementshands, hand, height, girth, fetlock
- prenatal developmentembryo, fetus, embryogenesis, organogenesis, fetal growth
body lengthshoulder width
Span across upper back
girth · circumference · height · hip width · waist circumference
body lengthbody weight
Physical mass of person
body mass · body composition · surface area · body temperature
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