dimension
Other forms: dimensions; dimensioned; dimensioning
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.
Definitions of dimension
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a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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character, lineament, quality
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
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characteristic, feature
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
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feature, feature of speech
(linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
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sex character, sex characteristic, sexual characteristic
those characteristics (both anatomical and psychological) that are strongly associated with one sex relative to the other
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texture
the essential quality of something
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invariant
a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
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aspect, facet
a distinct feature or element in a problem
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attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor, magnet
a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
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badge
any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
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centerpiece, centrepiece
the central or most important feature
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contour
a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
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excellence, excellency
an outstanding feature; something in which something or someone excels
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external
outward features
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distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, peculiarity
an odd or unusual characteristic
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safety feature
feature of an artifact that is added to insure a user's safety
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concept, conception, construct
an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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magnitude or extent
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synonyms:
proportion
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magnitude
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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magnitude
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the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
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thickness
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
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slenderness, tenuity, thinness
relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
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length
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
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breadth, width
the extent of something from side to side
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height, tallness
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
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third dimension
the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it
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fourth dimension, time
the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
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circumference
the length of the closed curve of a circle
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diam, diameter
the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
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r, radius
the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
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gauge
the thickness of wire
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longness
the property of being of long spatial extent
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shortness
the property of being of short spatial extent
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broadness, wideness
the property of being wide; having great width
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beam
(nautical) breadth amidships
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narrowness
the property of being narrow; having little width
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highness, loftiness
the quality of being high or lofty
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lowness
the quality of being low; lacking height
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magnitude
the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
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one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
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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
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Cartesian coordinate
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indicate the dimensions on“These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart”
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mark
designate as if by a mark
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mark
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shape or form to required dimensions
Pronunciation
US
/dəˈmɛntʃən/
UK
/daɪˈmɛnʃən/
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