Take the tour ×  Consider the following two boxes with the
provided dimensions:     • 10 inches long   • 10 inches wide   •
10 inches tall     • 11 inches long   • 12 inches wide   • 13
inches tall  I wish to communicate the side differences between
these two boxes. When comparing B to A, this is easy:    • B is
1 inch longer than A   • B is 2 inches wider than A   • B is 3
inches taller than A  However, when comparing A to B, these are
the words I've come up with:    • A is 1 inch shorter than B   •
A is 2 inches narrower than B   • A is 3 inches shorter than B
Specifically, the word "shorter" seems to be the best fit for
comparing both the length and the height of the two objects. Is
there another word that I could use instead of one of these
instances? If not, what is the best way to disambiguate whether
I mean length or height?  share|improve this question add
comment  4 Answers  up vote 10 down vote accepted  To compare a
cuboid in all three dimensions, you can use these three pairs
• taller/shorter