dimensional

English

Etymology

From dimension +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɛnʃənəl/, /daɪ-/, /-ʃnəl/
• Hyphenation: di‧men‧sion‧al, di‧men‧sional

Adjective

dimensional (comparative more dimensional, superlative most dimensional)

1. Of or pertaining to dimensions.
2. (comparable) Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.
   • 1926, Hart Crane, "For the Marriage of Faustus and Helen"

     There is the world dimensional for those untwisted by the love of things irreconcilable

   1. (mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".
      • 1996, Richard Courant; Herbert Robbins, Ian Stewart, What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods, page 227:

        What is the meaning of an n-dimensional space when n is greater than three, and what purposes can it serve?

Usage notes

• Often used as a combining form.

Hyponyms

• four-dimensional (4-dimensional)
• n-dimensional
• one-dimensional (1-dimensional)
• three-dimensional (3-dimensional)
• two-dimensional (2-dimensional)
• zero-dimensional (0-dimensional)
• higher-dimensional
• infinite-dimensional
• multidimensional
• transdimensional

 

Related terms

• dimensional analysis
• dimensional lumber
• dimensional shingle
• extradimensional
• interdimensional

 

Translations

having a stated number of dimensions

• Catalan: dimensional
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 維的 (zh), 维的 (zh) (-wéi de)

• Finnish: -ulotteinen
• French: dimensionnel (fr), de dimension (fr)
• Galician: dimensional
• German: -dimensional (de)
• Hindi: विमीय (vimīya)
• Icelandic: -vídd f, -víður, -víddar-
• Italian: -dimensionale (it)

• Japanese: -次元の (じげんの, -jigen no)
• Mongolian: хэмжээст (hemžeest)
• Polish: -wymiarowy
• Portuguese: dimensional (pt)
• Romanian: -dimensional (ro)
• Russian: -ме́рный (ru) (-mérnyj)
• Swedish: -dimensionell

Anagrams

• indolamines, melanoidins, nominalised

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Catalan

Etymology

dimensió +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /di.mən.si.oˈnal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /di.mən.si.uˈnal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /di.men.si.oˈnal/

Adjective

dimensional (masculine and feminine plural dimensionals)

1. dimensional

Derived terms

• bidimensional
• quadridimensional
• tridimensional
• unidimensional

 

Further reading

• “dimensional” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dimensional” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “dimensional” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dimensional” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

From dimensión +‎ -al.

Adjective

dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais)

1. dimensional

Hyponyms

• adimensional
• bidimensional
• cuadridimensional
• multidimensional
• pluridimensional
• tetradimensional
• tridimensional
• unidimensional

 

Further reading

• “dimensional” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

dimensional (not comparable)

1. dimensional

Declension

Declension of dimensional

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist dimensional	sie ist dimensional	es ist dimensional	sie sind dimensional
strong declension (without article)	nominative	dimensionaler	dimensionale	dimensionales	dimensionale
	genitive	dimensionalen	dimensionaler	dimensionalen	dimensionaler
	dative	dimensionalem	dimensionaler	dimensionalem	dimensionalen
	accusative	dimensionalen	dimensionale	dimensionales	dimensionale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der dimensionale	die dimensionale	das dimensionale	die dimensionalen
	genitive	des dimensionalen	der dimensionalen	des dimensionalen	der dimensionalen
	dative	dem dimensionalen	der dimensionalen	dem dimensionalen	den dimensionalen
	accusative	den dimensionalen	die dimensionale	das dimensionale	die dimensionalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein dimensionaler	eine dimensionale	ein dimensionales	(keine) dimensionalen
	genitive	eines dimensionalen	einer dimensionalen	eines dimensionalen	(keiner) dimensionalen
	dative	einem dimensionalen	einer dimensionalen	einem dimensionalen	(keinen) dimensionalen
	accusative	einen dimensionalen	eine dimensionale	ein dimensionales	(keine) dimensionalen

Hyponyms

• dreidimensional
• eindimensional
• mehrdimensional
• multidimensional
• vierdimensional
• zweidimensional

 

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Portuguese

Etymology

From dimensão, dimensões +‎ -al.

Adjective

dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais, comparable)

1. dimensional

Hyponyms

• adimensional
• bidimensional
• multidimensional
• pluridimensional
• quadridimensional
• tetradimensional
• tridimensional
• unidimensional

 

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Spanish

Etymology

From dimensión +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dimensjoˈnal/, [d̪imẽnsjoˈnal]

Adjective

dimensional (plural dimensionales)

1. dimensional

Hyponyms

• adimensional
• bidimensional
• cuadridimensional
• cuatridimensional
• multidimensional
• pluridimensional
• tetradimensional
• tridimensional
• unidimensional

 

Further reading

• “dimensional” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.