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demi-longueur

French, noun/də.mi.lɔ̃.ɡœʁ/

demi-longueur is a French feminine noun meaning “half-length” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dans une course, moitié de la longueur du cheval, de la bicyclette, du bateau, etc”.

What does demi-longueur mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininehalf-length

  2. 2

    femininehalf-wavelength

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Dans une course, moitié de la longueur du cheval, de la bicyclette, du bateau, etc 2. Moitié de la longueur d’onde.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of demi-longueur

  • demi-longueurs plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce demi-longueur?

  • /də.mi.lɔ̃.ɡœʁ/
  • \də.mi.lɔ̃.ɡœʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.