the linear extent or measurement of something from end to end, usually being the longest dimension or, for something fixed, the longest horizontal dimension.
noun
[具体名词]
长度
One gene causes shortness and the other causes longness.
一个基因导致短，另一个导致长。
后缀: ness
【noun】 表示状态或质量的性质 - indicating the state or quality of
原词: longness
是通过后缀 【ness】 构成的派生词
