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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’.
'dimension' also found in these Oxford entries:
brane
- D
- fourth dimension
- interference fit
- linear
- MUD
- nominal
- one-dimensional
- point
- strain
- unidimensional
Forum discussions with the word(s) "dimension" in the title:
(a)dimension
Broad International dimension
dimension
Dimension, size or measurement
long/distant on time dimension
staggering dimension
staggering dimension
The Z axis (dimension)
to constitute a dimension of the scoring?
What is meant by a "dimension" of a design?
Broad International dimension
dimension
Dimension, size or measurement
long/distant on time dimension
staggering dimension
staggering dimension
The Z axis (dimension)
to constitute a dimension of the scoring?
What is meant by a "dimension" of a design?
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