| 单词 | dimension |
| 释义 | dimension (once / 557 pages) nv A dimension is the measurement of something in physical space. You might give the painters every dimension of the rooms you want painted, including depth, height, and width. In addition to physical objects, dimension can describe something less tangible, such as the magnitude or extent of something. You might be shocked by the dimension of damage from the explosion down the street. Dimension can also be a feature of something, such as an experience, situation, flavor, or thing. Painting your bedroom purple will add a mystical dimension to your dwelling, especially if you add unicorn accents. WORD FAMILYdimension: dimensional, dimensioned, dimensioning, dimensions+/dimensional: dimensionality, dimensionally, multidimensional USAGE EXAMPLESIts dimensions are five feet wide by twelve feet long by six and a half feet high. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) “We are interested in something that extends beyond the dimensions of an exhibition,” Mr. Szymczyk said. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “From 10 paces back, it reads as clean, fresh and neutral while showing dimension and texture up close,” said New York designer Drew McGukin. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished Syn|Hypo|Hyper attribute, property character, lineament, quality a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something characteristic, featurea prominent attribute or aspect of something feature, feature of speech(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristicthose characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other texturethe essential quality of something invarianta feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it aspect, faceta distinct feature or element in a problem attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magneta characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts badgeany feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank) centerpiece, centrepiecethe central or most important feature contoura feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure excellence, excellencyan outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels externaloutward features distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarityan odd or unusual characteristic safety featurefeature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety concept, conception, construct an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances 2n magnitude or extent Syn|Hyper proportion magnitude the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) 3n the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height) Hypo|Hyper thickness the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width slenderness, tenuity, thinnessrelatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width lengththe linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place breadth, widththe extent of something from side to side height, tallnessthe vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top third dimensionthe dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it fourth dimension, timethe fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event circumferencethe length of the closed curve of a circle diam, diameterthe length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference r, radiusthe length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere gaugethe thickness of wire longnessthe property of being of long spatial extent shortnessthe property of being of short spatial extent broadness, widenessthe property of being wide; having great width beam(nautical) breadth amidships narrownessthe property of being narrow; having little width highness, loftinessthe quality of being high or lofty lownessthe quality of being low; lacking height magnitude the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) 4n one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space Hyper Cartesian coordinate one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes 5v indicate the dimensions on These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart Hyper mark designate as if by a mark 6v shape or form to required dimensions Hyper form, shape give shape or form to |
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