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Girth may refer to: ;Mathematics * Girth (functional analysis), the length of the shortest centrally symmetric simple closed curve on the unit sphere of a Banach space *
Girth (geometry) In three-dimensional geometry, the girth of a geometric object, in a certain direction, is the perimeter of its parallel projection in that direction... For instance, the girth of a unit cube in a direction parallel to one of the three coordinate a ...
, the perimeter of a parallel projection of a shape *
Girth (graph theory) In graph theory, the girth of an undirected graph is the length of a shortest cycle contained in the graph. If the graph does not contain any cycles (that is, it is a forest), its girth is defined to be infinity. For example, a 4-cycle (square) h ...
, the length of a shortest cycle contained in a graph *
Matroid girth In matroid theory, a mathematical discipline, the girth of a matroid is the size of its smallest circuit or dependent set. The cogirth of a matroid is the girth of its dual matroid. Matroid girth generalizes the notion of the shortest cycle in a gr ...
, the size of the smallest circuit in a matroid ;Music and entertainment * ''Girth'' (album), 1997 album by heavy metal band Winters Bane * Girth (Pushing Daisies), an episode of the TV show ''Pushing Daisies'' * Girth (song), the former name of the Guns N' Roses song "Coma" ;Other *
Girth (tack) A girth, sometimes called a cinch (Western riding), is a piece of equipment used to keep the saddle in place on a horse or other animal. It passes under the barrel of the equine, usually attached to the saddle on both sides by two or three leathe ...
, a piece of equipment used to keep a saddle in place on a horse {{disambig