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Meaning of 'dimension' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Dimension [ n.]
- Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the dimensions of a farm, of a kingdom.
- Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large dimensions.
- The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative to extension.
- A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus, a2b2c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth degree.
- The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities.

Meaning of 'dimension' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . dimension [ n]
Meaning (1):
- magnitude or extent
Example in sentence:
  • a building of vast proportions
Meaning (2):
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
Example in sentence:
  • self-confidence is not an endearing property
3 . dimension [ v]
Meaning (3):
- indicate the dimensions on
Example in sentence:
  • These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart

Nearby Words:

dim dim-sighted dimble dime dimensional dimensioned dimensionless dimensity dimensive dimera

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