the *height* of a flag along the hoist, just to be confusing...
[n] - the extent of something from side to side
Another term for Depth (the amount of change in the controlled signal by the control signal).
Width noun [ From Wide .] The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door. 
Wideness; the distance from one side of an object or area to the other. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
breadth noun the extent of something from side to side
(width) the extent of something from side to side. pulse width the duration of a pacing impulse, usually expressed in milliseconds.
• (n.) The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth; wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.
The thickness of a lode measured at right angles to the dip.
a word to describe a single width of fabric - several widths of fabric are sewn together to make a panel of drapery- 'panel' is sometimes used in referring to a width of fabric
Type: Term Pronunciation: width, with Definitions: 1. Wideness; the distance from one side of an object or area to the other.
The width of a vehicle at its widest point.
The thickness of a lode measured at right angles to the dip.
dimension of label across the web direction