From Latin dīmēnsiō.

• (RP) IPA: /daɪˈmɛnʃən/
• (America) IPA: /dɪˈmɛnʃən/, /daɪˈmɛnʃən/

dimension (plural dimensions)

1. A single aspect of a given thing.

   This film can be enjoyed on many dimensions - the script is great, the acting is realistic, and the special effects will simply take you aback.

2. A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
   • 1992, Douglas Adams, chapter 17, in Mostly Harmless (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), page 150 ↗:

     I can tell you that in your universe you move freely in three dimensions that you call space. […] After that it gets a bit complicated, and there's all sort of stuff going on in dimensions thirteen to twenty-two that you really wouldn't want to know about.

3. A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
4. (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
5. (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
6. (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.

7. (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
8. (science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.

   a machine that lets you travel to a parallel dimension.

• (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
• Italian: aspetto
• Russian: аспе́кт

• French: dimension
• German: Dimension
• Italian: dimensione
• Portuguese: dimensão
• Russian: разме́р
• Spanish: dimensión

• French: dimension
• Russian: измере́ние

• French: dimension
• German: Dimension
• Portuguese: dimensão
• Russian: разме́рность

• French: dimension
• German: Dimension
• Portuguese: dimensão
• Russian: измере́ние

• French: dimension
• German: Dimension
• Portuguese: dimensão
• Russian: измере́ние

• French: dimension
• German: Dimension
• Portuguese: dimensão
• Russian: измере́ние

dimension (dimensions, present participle dimensioning; simple past and past participle dimensioned)

1. (transitive) To mark, cut or shape something to specified dimensions.
2. (transitive, programming) To specify the size of (an array or similar data structure); to allocate.

   Hyponym: redimension

   • 2002, James D. Foxall, Wendy Haro-Chun, SAMS Teach Yourself C# in 24 Hours, page 268:

     Dimension an array to hold only as much data as you intend to put into it.

• French: dimensionner
• German: dimensionieren
• Portuguese: dimensão