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DIMENSION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Magnitude or extent
Example:
a building of vast proportions
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dimension" is a kind of...):
magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("dimension" is a kind of...):
magnitude (the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dimension"):
thickness (the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width)
slenderness; tenuity; thinness (relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width)
length (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place)
breadth; width (the extent of something from side to side)
height; tallness (the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top)
third dimension (the dimension whereby a solid object differs from a two-dimensional drawing of it)
fourth dimension; time (the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event)
Derivation:
dimension (shape or form to required dimensions)
dimension (indicate the dimensions on)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
Example:
self-confidence is not an endearing property
Synonyms:
attribute; dimension; property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dimension" is a kind of...):
concept; conception; construct (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dimension"):
character; lineament; quality (a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something)
characteristic; feature (a prominent attribute or aspect of something)
feature; feature of speech ((linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind)
Sense 4
Meaning:
One of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dimension" is a kind of...):
Cartesian coordinate (one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes)
Derivation:
dimension (shape or form to required dimensions)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shape or form to required dimensions
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "dimension" is one way to...):
form; shape (give shape or form to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
dimension (the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height))
dimension (one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Indicate the dimensions on
Example:
These techniques permit us to dimension the human heart
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "dimension" is one way to...):
mark (designate as if by a mark)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
dimension (the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height))
Context examples:
A variation in the dimensions of the uterus.
(Change in Uterine Shape, NCI Thesaurus)
She related the subjects of the pictures, the dimensions of the rooms, and the price of the furniture, in vain.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The state of having dimensions; an indication of the dimensions associated with an object.
(Dimensionality, NCI Thesaurus)
The result or product of multiplying dimensions.
(Dimension Product, NCI Thesaurus)
The vertical measurement or distance from the base to the top of an object; the vertical dimension of extension.
(Height, NCI Thesaurus)
A measurement of the number of data fields, pixels or data points assigned to each linear dimension in a digital image.
(Image Acquisition Matrix Size, NCI Thesaurus)
Such nanoscale objects — typically, though not exclusively, with dimensions smaller than 100 nanometers — can be useful by themselves or as part of larger devices containing multiple nanoscale objects.
(Nanotechnology, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It covers the following dimensions: General Fatigue, Physical Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Reduced Motivation and Reduced Activity.
(Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, NCI Thesaurus)
Having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects, generally indicating dimensionalities beyond 3D.
(Multidimensional, NCI Thesaurus)
The result or product of multiplying dimensions (2 or 3) of a site or specimen.
(Performed Lesion Description Dimension Product, NCI Thesaurus)
