di·men·sion
(dĭ-mĕńshən, dī-)
[Middle English dimensioun, from Latin dīmēnsiō, dīmēnsiōn-, extent, from dīmēnsus past participle of dīmētīrī, to measure out, dī-, dis-, dis-, + mētīrī, to measure.]
noun
- A measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length.
- Extent or magnitude; scope. Often used in the plural: a problem of alarming dimensions.
- Aspect; element: “He's a good newsman, and he has that extra dimension” (William S. Paley)
- Mathematics
- The least number of independent coordinates required to specify uniquely the points in a space.
- The range of such a coordinate.
- Physics A physical property, such as mass, length, time, or a combination thereof, regarded as a fundamental measure or as one of a set of fundamental measures of a physical quantity: Velocity has the dimensions of length divided by time.
transitive verb: -sioned, -sion·ing, -sions.
- To cut or shape to specified dimensions.
- To mark with specified dimensions.
derivatives
- di·meńsion·al
- adjective
- di·meńsion·aĺi·ty
- noun
- di·meńsion·al·ly
- adverb
- di·meńsion·less
- adjective
