English Explanatory Dictionary

dimensional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to dimensions.
  2. Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.
  3. Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".
  4. Pertaining to dimensional lumber: having a standardized, nominal width and depth, which may differ from the actual width and depth.

Pronunciation

/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/ [daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nɫ̩] /dɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/ [dɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nɫ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dimensional.wav /dɪˈmen.ʃə.nəl/ [dɪˈmen.ʃə.nɫ̩] /dɑeˈmen.ʃə.nəl/ [dɑeˈmen.ʃə.nɫ̩] /dəˈmen.ʃə.nəl/ [dəˈmen.ʃə.nɫ̩]

Word forms

dimensional more dimensional most dimensional

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dimensional From dimension + -al.

Derived words

codimensional co-dimensional dimensional analysis dimensionalization dimensionalisation dimensionalize dimensionalise dimensional lumber dimensionally dimensional shingle dimensional stability dimensional stone eleven-dimensional (11-dimensional) equidimensional extradimensional extra-dimensional finite-dimensional five-dimensional (5-dimensional) four-dimensional (4-dimensional) heterodimensional higher-dimensional hyperdimensional hyper-dimensional infinite-dimensional interdimensional inter-dimensional intradimensional intra-dimensional microdimensional monodimensional multidimensional multi-dimensional n-dimensional nondimensional non-dimensional omnidimensional omni-dimensional one-dimensional (1-dimensional) otherdimensional other-dimensional overdimensional over-dimensional pandimensional pan-dimensional pluridimensional polydimensional poly-dimensional subdimensional sub-dimensional three-dimensional (3-dimensional) top-dimensional transdimensional trans-dimensional tridim trimensional two-dimensional (2-dimensional) two dimensional bilayer ice I zero-dimensional (0-dimensional)
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