Definitions for dimensions
dimensions
di·men·sion
Spelling: [dih-men-shuh n, dahy-]
IPA: /dɪˈmɛn ʃən, daɪ-/
Dimensions is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 381 anagrams from letters in dimensions (deiimnnoss).
Definitions for dimensions
noun
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Mathematics.
a property of space; extension in a given direction:
the generalization of this property to spaces with curvilinear extension, as the surface of a sphere.
the generalization of this property to vector spaces and to Hilbert space.
the generalization of this property to fractals, which can have dimensions that are noninteger real numbers.
extension in time:
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Usually, dimensions.
measurement in length, width, and thickness.
scope; importance:
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unit (def 6).
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magnitude; size:
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Topology.
a magnitude that, independently or in conjunction with other such magnitudes, serves to define the location of an element within a given set, as of a point on a line, an object in a space, or an event in space-time.
the number of elements in a finite basis of a given vector space.
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Physics. any of a set of basic kinds of quantity, as mass, length, and time, in terms of which all other kinds of quantity can be expressed; usually denoted by capital letters, with appropriate exponents, placed in brackets:
Compare dimensional analysis.
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dimensions, Informal. the measurements of a woman's bust, waist, and hips, in that order:
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dimension lumber.
verb (used with object)
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to shape or fashion to the desired dimensions:
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to indicate the dimensions of an item, area, etc., on (a sketch or drawing).
Origin of dimensions
1375-1425; late Middle English dimensioun (Anglo-French) Latin dīmēnsiōn- (stem of dīmēnsiō) a measuring, equivalent to dīmēns(us) measured out (past participle of dīmētīrī, equivalent to dī-
Examples for dimensions
A representation in two dimensions of something wearisome in three.
It was a very emotional, hard experience to listen to utter grief—the dimensions of the tragedy and the voices of those ladies.
It may well be that the truth in all its dimensions is too difficult for the current generation to confront.
No one can predict the direction or dimensions of robotics a decade from now.
The dimensions and plan of the snow-house were then settled by the Doctor.
If we could see in four dimensions we could see them all spread out before us.
The villages situated along the Sind do not shine by their dimensions.
The Universe we inhabit seems to be four-dimensional: the three dimensions of height, length, and depth, along with time.
The reader will notice that no dimensions have been given for this boat.
But the comedic genius was wrong; success in most dimensions of the human enterprise is showing up at the right time.