English Explanatory Dictionary

dimensionless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Lacking dimensions.
  2. Of a physical constant: lacking units.

Word forms

dimensionless

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 *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English dimensionless From dimension + -less.

Synonyms

adimensional

Derived words

dimensionlessly dimensionlessness dimensionless quantity

Translations

Bulgarian: безразмерен Danish: uden dimensioner Greek: αδιάστατος Norwegian Bokmål: dimensjonsløs Polish: bezwymiarowy
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