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dimension

[ dih-men-shuhn, dahy- ]
/ dɪˈmɛn ʃən, daɪ- /
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noun

verb (used with object)

to shape or fashion to the desired dimensions: Dimension the shelves so that they fit securely into the cabinet.
to indicate the dimensions of an item, area, etc., on (a sketch or drawing).

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RELATED WORDS

extent, importance, proportion, range, thickness, element, length, magnitude, aspect, scope, height, quality, size, bulk, volume, capacity, mass, time

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Origin of dimension

1375–1425; late Middle English dimensioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin dīmēnsiōn- (stem of dīmēnsiō) a measuring, equivalent to dīmēns(us) measured out (past participle of dīmētīrī, equivalent to dī- di-2 + mētīrī to measure) + -iōn- -ion
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British Dictionary definitions for dimension

dimension

/ (dɪˈmɛnʃən) /

noun

(often plural) a measurement of the size of something in a particular direction, such as the length, width, height, or diameter
(often plural) scope; size; extenta problem of enormous dimensions
aspecta new dimension to politics
maths the number of coordinates required to locate a point in space
physics
  1. the product or the quotient of the fundamental physical quantities (such as mass, length, or time) raised to the appropriate power in a derived physical quantitythe dimensions of velocity are length divided by time
  2. the power to which such a fundamental quantity has to be raised in a derived quantity

verb

(tr) mainly US
  1. to shape or cut to specified dimensions
  2. to mark with specified dimensions
Derived Formsdimensional, adjectivedimensionality, noundimensionally, adverbdimensionless, adjective

Word Origin for dimension

C14: from Old French, from Latin dīmensiō an extent, from dīmētīrī to measure out, from mētīrī
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for dimension

dimension

[ dĭ-mĕn′shən, dī- ]

n.

A measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length.
Scope or magnitude.
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Science definitions for dimension

dimension

[ dĭ-mĕn′shən ]

  1. Any one of the three physical or spatial properties of length, area, and volume. In geometry, a point is said to have zero dimension; a figure having only length, such as a line, has one dimension; a plane or surface, two dimensions; and a figure having volume, three dimensions. The fourth dimension is often said to be time, as in the theory of General Relativity. Higher dimensions can be dealt with mathematically but cannot be represented visually.
  2. The measurement of a length, width, or thickness.
A unit, such as mass, time, or charge, associated with a physical quantity and used as the basis for other measurements, such as acceleration.
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