HALF-LENGTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half-length mean? 

• HALF-LENGTH (noun)
  The noun HALF-LENGTH has 1 sense:

1. a portrait showing the body from only the waist up

  Familiarity information: HALF-LENGTH used as a noun is very rare.

• HALF-LENGTH (adjective)
  The adjective HALF-LENGTH has 2 senses:

1. representing only the upper half of the body

2. abridged to half its original length

  Familiarity information: HALF-LENGTH used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF-LENGTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A portrait showing the body from only the waist up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("half-length" is a kind of...):

portrait; portrayal (any likeness of a person, in any medium)

• HALF-LENGTH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Representing only the upper half of the body

Context example:

a half-length portrait

Similar:

little; short (low in stature; not tall)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Abridged to half its original length

Similar:

abridged ((used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting)