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dimension

dimension

79 4.1
A measurement like length, width, or height
  • noun
  • /dɪˈmɛnʃən/
translation icon : dimensión
  • It's actually a standard-sized check of typical dimensions.
  • three dimensions
  • spatial dimensions
  • single dimension

It's not round in the same dimensions on both axes.

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Examples

  • What are the dimensions of the car you drive most?

  • The dimensions of the table are 60 inches long and 30 inches wide.

  • Today it's the dimension of that space.

  • All right, yeah, I like the dimensions of that better.

  • Are those the same dimensions that are there now?

  • And that is about the exact dimensions of this garden here.

  • Thus, exact dimensions and areas are hard to come by.

  • Well, the dimensions are completely accurate.

  • And what are the dimensions of the outer shell?

  • In another scenario, a teacher used chalk to outline the dimensions of a boxcar on the classroom floor.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

size
vsdimension
1.0

How big something is, for example clothes or shoes

focuses on a single measurable aspect such as length width or height
extent
vsdimension
55 3.5

The area or distance something covers

refers to a precise measurement or coordinate like length width or height

Compounds

An extra part that makes something more detailed or interesting

fourth dimension
  • Specialized
4 8.5

An extra dimension beyond length, width and height often used for time

Depth that makes objects look solid instead of flat

How Big

expanse
46 4.6
dimension
79 4.1
distance
739 1.0
point
1.0

Surface Forms

dimension singular
dimensions plural

Etymology

Dimension comes from the Latin word dimensio, from metiri meaning 'to measure', much like the common word measure or tools with -meter. So a dimension is a physical measurement such as length, width, or height.