dimension
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
dimension (plural dimensions)
- A single aspect of a given thing.
- A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
- A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
- (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
- (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
- (physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
- The dimension of velocity is length divided by time.
- (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
- (science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.
- (single aspect of a thing): aspect
- (measure of spatial extent): magnitude, proportion, size, scope
- (construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished): attribute, property
- hyperdimension
- French: dimension
- German: Dimension
- Italian: dimensione
- Portuguese: dimensão
- Russian: разме́р
- Spanish: dimensión
- French: dimension
- Russian: измере́ние
dimension (dimensions, present participle dimensioning; past and past participle dimensioned)
Translations- French: dimensionner
- German: dimensionieren
- Portuguese: dimensão
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