long · size
Ask Prometheusa thing whose length is more than most other things
Long (adjective) means: a thing whose length is more than most other things. It emerges from length, big: the measured length of a thing exceeds the typical amount, creating a sense of greater size. In the EmergenceLexicon it sits at computed level 5, chaining down to the four foundations (space, time, energy, pattern).
Examples
- The Nile stretches about 6,650 km, longer than any other river on Earth. geography
- The Great Wall of China extends over 21,000 km, making it the longest human-made structure. engineering
- Proxima Centauri b orbits a star 4.24 light-years away, a vast distance for current spacecraft. astronomy
Emergence
through: the measured length of a thing exceeds the typical amount, creating a sense of greater size
- greater measured extent
- perceived extension beyond norm
Chain to foundations
full chain as text (21 steps)
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (6)
Relations
| is-a | big.size |