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di·men·sion
I. \də̇ˈmenchən sometimes dīˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English dimensioun, from Middle French dimension, from Latin dimension-, dimensio, from dimensus (past participle of dimetiri to measure out, from di- — from dis- apart — + metiri to measure) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at dis-, measure
1.
a. : measure in a single line (as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference) : one of the three coordinates of position; specifically : the physical characteristic of length, breadth, or thickness
< a line has one dimension (length), a plane has two dimensions (length and breadth), and a cube has three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness) >
— usually used in plural
b. : the quality of spatial extension
< dimension is a common trait of all matter >
: magnitude, size
< the town's modest dimensions and leisurely ways — Jane Shellhase >
c.
(1) : the range over which or the degree to which something extends : extent, scope, proportions
< the vast dimensions of the disaster >
< music grown to the dimensions of a great art >
— usually used in plural
(2) : the quality, character, or moral or intellectual stature proper to or belonging to a person
< reduced to his own natural dimensions — J.G.Lockhart >
— usually used in plural
(3) chiefly in literature and art : lifelike or realistic quality
< a portrayal from which the character of Hamlet emerges bloodless, without dimension >
: largeness of vision or thought
< reasoned convictions give his work a dimension lacking in the plays of lesser men >
d.
(1) : the particular set of circumstances or environmental factors within which someone or something exists or with reference to which something is viewed
< for a social novelist … time is the dimension in which his materials exist — Granville Hicks >
(2) : one of the elements or factors making up a complete personality or entity
< no other character in the book has more than one dimension >
: one of the planes of organization or one of the aspects of a cultural phenomenon
< every human situation has environmental, organic, and social dimensions >
< preoccupation with geography at the expense of other dimensions of dialectal diversity — Glenna R. Pickford >
: an independent variable or a combination of variables
< a psychological test measuring dimensions of personality >
: quality, aspect, trait
2. archaic : the act or an instance of measuring : measurement
3. obsolete : bodily form or proportions
< hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions? — Shakespeare >
4. : one of a set of coordinates containing the number of coordinates necessary and sufficient to distinguish any one of the elements of a magnitude or aggregate from all others : one of the three coordinates of momentum
5. : one of the fundamental units or powers thereof that enter into the makeup of a derived unit
< the gram, the square of the centimeter, and the -2 power of the second are the dimensions of the erg >
6. : wood or stone cut to pieces of specified size: as
a. : yard lumber usually over two inches and under five inches thick and of any width
b. : hardwood in small squares of varying length and thickness for the use especially of manufacturers of furniture
c. : blocks or slabs of natural stone used chiefly for the construction of masonry walls and memorials
Synonyms: see size
II. transitive verb
(dimensioned ; dimensioned ; dimensioning \-ch(ə)niŋ\ ; dimensions)
1. : to make or form (as by cutting or planing) to the required dimensions
< the shaft is dimensioned to fit any wheel >
2. : to figure with dimensions and sometimes also with tolerances (as an architectural plan or a working drawing) : indicate the dimensions on (a drawing)
III. noun
: the number of elements in a basis of a vector space |