Dimension

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length.
  • n. Extent or magnitude; scope. Often used in the plural: a problem of alarming dimensions.
  • n. Aspect; element: "He's a good newsman, and he has that extra dimensionā€ ( William S. Paley).
  • n. Mathematics The least number of independent coordinates required to specify uniquely the points in a space.
  • n. Mathematics The range of such a coordinate.
  • n. Physics A physical property, such as mass, length, time, or a combination thereof, regarded as a fundamental measure or as one of a set of fundamental measures of a physical quantity: Velocity has the dimensions of length divided by time.
  • v. To cut or shape to specified dimensions.
  • v. To mark with specified dimensions.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A single aspect of a given thing.
  • n. A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
  • n. A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
  • n. The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
  • n. The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
  • n. One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
  • n. Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
  • n. An alternative universe or plane of existence.
  • v. To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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
  • n. Extent; reach; scope; importance.
  • n. The degree of manifoldness of a quantity
  • n. 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.
  • n. The manifoldness with which the fundamental units of time, length, and mass are involved in determining the units of other physical quantities.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Magnitude measured along a diameter; the measure through a body or closed figure along one of its principal axes; length, breadth, or thickness.
  • n. Hence A mode of linear magnitude involved (generally along with others) in the quantity to which it belongs.
  • n. Bulk; size; extent or capacity: commonly in the plural: as, the question is assuming great dimensions.
  • n. That which has extension; matter; especially, the human body and its organs: so often in the plural.
  • To measure the dimensions of; proportion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
  • n. one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
  • n. magnitude or extent
  • v. indicate the dimensions on
  • v. shape or form to required dimensions
  • n. the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cartesian coordinate    magnitude    mark    form    shape   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    extension    measurement    extent    size    reach    scope    importance    measure    proportion    girt   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    size    aspect    significance    height    extent    concept    proportion    width    phenomenon    representation