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dimension
A	noun
	1	proportion, dimension
			magnitude or extent; "a building of vast proportions"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚proportion, dimension
	2	dimension
			the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚magnitude ╚dimension ╚fourth dimension; time ╚third dimension ╚height; tallness ╚width; breadth ╚length ╚thinness; tenuity; slenderness ╚thickness
	3	property, attribute, dimension
			a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚property, attribute, dimension ╚feature; characteristic ╚quality; character; lineament
	4	dimension
			one of three cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚number ╚coordinate; co-ordinate ╚cartesian coordinate ╚dimension
B	verb
	1	dimension
			shape or form to required dimensions
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚shape; form ╚dimension
	2	dimension
			indicate the dimensions on; "These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart"
		Category Tree: act; move ╚interact ╚communicate; intercommunicate ╚inform ╚tell ╚bespeak; betoken; indicate; point; signal ╚mark ╚dimension

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