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dimensie

Definitions of dimensie
  1. noun
    how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
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    D-day
    date of the Allied landing in France, World War II
    Bronstijd
    (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
    ijzertijdperk
    (archeology) the period following the Bronze Age; characterized by rapid spread of iron tools and weapons
    Steentijd
    (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements
    types:
    kans
    a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
    handelswaarde
    the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
    octaangetal, octaanwaarde
    a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
    V, vol., volume
    the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
    gehalte
    a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
    tijdeenheid, tijdseenheid
    a unit for measuring time periods
    hole
    one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
    t, t., temp, temp., temperatuur
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
    lengte, longitude
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
    criterium, graadmeter, legger, maatstaf, norm, normering, pootaardappel, poter, standaard
    a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
    meerderheid
    (elections) more than half of the votes
    getal
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
    riem
    a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires
    eenheid, grondeenheid, module, rekeneenheid, rekeningseenheid
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    ganzeëi, niets, nix, nul, nulteken
    a quantity of no importance
    spillage
    the amount that has spilled
    stralingsdosis
    the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
    energiebron, voorraad
    an amount of something available for use
    periode, tijd, tijdsafstand, tijdsduur
    an amount of time
    d, dag, etmaal
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
    deadline, einddatum, sluitingsdatum, termijn, tijdgrens, tijdslimiet
    the point in time at which something must be completed
    vertrektijd
    the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin
    kalendermaand, maand
    a time unit of approximately 30 days
    d, dag, etmaal
    the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
    scheepsbel
    (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
    halfuur
    a half of an hour
    s, sec., seconde
    1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
    nanoseconde
    one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
    microseconde
    one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
    milliseconde
    one thousandth (10^-3) of a second
    min., minuut, moment, ogenblik, punt, seconde, stonde, tel, tijd, tijdstip, ure, uur
    a particular point in time
    set
    a unit of play in tennis or squash
    aanvang, aanvangstijd, begin, beginperiode, opmaat
    the time at which something is supposed to begin
    ontknoping
    the point in time at which something ends
    break, fermate, interruptie, onderbreking, pauze, rustpauze
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
    intermezzo
    an intervening period or episode
    interim, interimaat, intermissie, overbruggingsperiode, tussentijd
    the time between one event, process, or period and another
    incubatietijd, latentietijd
    the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms
    incubatietijd, reactietijd
    the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
    eeuwigheid, infiniteit, oneindigheid
    a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)
    cyclus
    an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    dan
    that time; that moment
  2. noun
    the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
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    periferie
    the size of something as given by the distance around it
    grootte, omvang, uitgebreidheid
    the property of having a relatively great size
    kleinheid, nietigheid, onaanzienlijkheid
    the property of having a relatively small size
    bout
    (nautical) the distance traveled by a sailing vessel on a single tack
    lompheid
    an unwieldy largeness
    gigantisme, reuzengroei
    excessive largeness of stature
    spanwijdte, vleugelbreedte, vleugelwijdte, vlucht
    linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
    vlieghoogte
    the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)
    type of:
    grootheid, grootte, omvang, uitgebreidheid
    the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
  3. noun
    a relation between magnitudes
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    types:
    huidschilfer, vel, velletje
    relative magnitude
    proportie, ratio, verhouding
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
    weerkracht
    the ratio of the output to the input of any system
    gelaatsindex
    the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face
    diafragmagetal, rijsnelheid, vaarsnelheid
    the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system
    frequentie, golflengte, radiofrequentie
    the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations
    IQ, intelligentiequotiënt
    a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to their chronological age (multiplied by 100)
    schadepercentage
    the ratio of the annual claims paid by an insurance company to the premiums received
    grootte, omvang, uitgebreidheid
    a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
    quotiënt
    the ratio of two quantities to be divided
    brekingsindex
    the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to that in a medium
    veiligheidsmarge
    the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use
    omloopsnelheid, omzetsnelheid
    the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
    bevrachting
    the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
    geboortencijfer, nataliteit, nativiteit, reproductiecijfer, reproduktiecijfer
    the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
    mortaliteit, mortaliteitscoëfficiënt, sterfte, sterftecijfer
    the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year
    stroomsnelheid
    the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
    frequentie
    the number of occurrences within a given time period
    Hz, Hz., hertz
    the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
    inflatiecijfer, inflatiepercentage
    the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
    kHz, kilohertz
    one thousand periods per second
    MHz, megahertz
    one million periods per second
    interlinie, regelafstand
    the time between occurrences of a repeating event
    type of:
    betrekking, relatie
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  4. noun
    (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point
    synonyms: aspect, facet, opzicht
  5. noun
    a distinct feature or element in a problem
    synonyms: aspect, facet, opzicht
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    type of:
    feature, kenmerk, kenteken
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  6. noun
    a characteristic to be considered
    synonyms: aspect, facet, opzicht
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    type of:
    eigenschap, hoedanigheid, propriëteit
    a distinguishing quality
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