multidimensional
Americanadjective
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having many different facets, elements, or factors.
I believe every person is a complex and dynamic multidimensional system.
Good CEOs find order in chaos, tackling multidimensional problems and bringing clarity to issues others may find baffling.
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Mathematics. (of space) having more than three dimensions.
By developing the math to describe multidimensional spaces, Riemann equipped physicists to explore the possibility of extra dimensions today.
Etymology
Origin of multidimensional
First recorded in 1880–85; multi- ( def. ) + dimension ( def. ) + -al 1 ( def. )
Explanation
The adjective multidimensional describes anything with many different parts or aspects. You might talk about your relationship with the next door neighbor as multidimensional if, say, he's also your teacher, and if his son is married to your older sister. Describing something as multidimensional implies that it's complex. You could talk about a multidimensional book filled with intricate themes, characters, plots, and symbols; or you could even call a person multidimensional if she had a particularly complicated personality. The word dimension forms the root of multidimensional, so if you imagine "many dimensions," you'll have a clear idea of what the word means.
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Example Sentences
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But it was on their own that they excelled - with a multidimensional sound that incorporated strains of soul, rock, reggae and disco.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
"Overall, our results showed that multidimensional joint encoding substantially increased the information carried by a single holographic data page, thereby improving storage capacity," said Tan.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
It brings multidimensional Black characters, a nuanced depiction of the barriers to doing the right thing, and predicts the anger simmering years before the Crown Heights and Los Angeles race riots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
Theme parks allow us to explore stories and fairy tales in a multidimensional space — an escape, yes, but also a reflection of the narratives that define a culture.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Its shiny black surface reflected Dr. Achebe in a way that made him look somehow multidimensional.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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