-dimensional
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dimension /dɪˈmɛnʃ(ə)n, dʌɪ-/
▶noun
- 1 a measurable extent, such as length, breadth, or height.
■ Physics an expression for a derived physical quantity in terms of fundamental quantities such as mass, length, or time, raised to the appropriate power (acceleration, for example, having the dimension of length × time−2).
- 2 an aspect or feature: the cultural dimensions of the problem.
■ (usu. as adj. dimensioned) mark (a diagram) with dimensions.
– derivatives
-dimensional adjective,
dimensionally adverb,
dimensionless adjective.
-dimensional adjective,
dimensionally adverb,
dimensionless adjective.
– origin ME: via OFr. from L. dimensio(n-), from dimetiri ‘measure out’.
'-dimensional' also found in these Oxford entries:
axonometric
- configuration
- crystal
- crystal lattice
- cube
- cylinder
- D
- depth
- dimension
- diorama
- dodecahedron
- ellipsoid
- fold
- four-dimensional
- geometry
- graphic arts
- helix
- Hilbert space
- hologram
- icosahedron
- immersive
- lattice
- model
- motif
- octahedron
- one-dimensional
- ovoid
- perspective
- plane
- plastic
- plastic arts
- pop-up
- render
- sculpture
- skene
- solid
- solid angle
- space frame
- space–time
- stereochemistry
- stereogram
- stereography
- stereolithography
- stereopticon
- string
- string theory
- texture mapping
- three-dimensional
- trompe l'œil
- two-dimensional
