English dictionary
dimension
/d/I/'m/E/n/S//@/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
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a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
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magnitude or extent
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Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; -- usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the <i>dimensions</i> of a room, or of a ship; the <i>dimensions</i> of a farm, of a kingdom.
Source: webster1913
verb
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indicate the dimensions on
ExamplesThese techniques permit us to dimension the human heart.
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shape or form to required dimensions
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