dimensional
English
Etymology
From dimension + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɪˈmɛnʃənəl/, /daɪ-/, /-ʃnəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Hyphenation: di‧men‧sion‧al, di‧men‧sional
Adjective
dimensional (comparative more dimensional, superlative most dimensional)
- Of or pertaining to dimensions.
- (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
- (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?
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- 1926, Hart Crane, "For the Marriage of Faustus and Helen"
Usage notes
- Often used as a combining form.
Hyponyms
- eleven-dimensional
- finite-dimensionaltop-dimensional
- four-dimensional (4-dimensional)
- higher-dimensional
- infinite-dimensional
- multidimensional
- n-dimensional
- one-dimensional (1-dimensional)
- three-dimensional (3-dimensional)
- trans-dimensional
- transdimensional
- two-dimensional (2-dimensional)
- zero-dimensional (0-dimensional)
Related terms
- dimensional analysis
- dimensional lumber
- dimensional shingle
- dimensional stability
- dimensional stone
- extradimensional
- interdimensional
- over-dimensional
- two dimensional bilayer ice I
Translations
having a stated number of dimensions
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Anagrams
- indolamines, melanoidins, nominalised
Catalan
Etymology
From 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)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: 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, 2023
- “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.
Galician
Etymology
From dimensión + -al.
Adjective
dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, cuadridimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional
Further reading
- “dimensional” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
dimensional (strong nominative masculine singular dimensionaler, not comparable)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: eindimensional, zweidimensional, dreidimensional, vierdimensional, mehrdimensional, multidimensional
Declension
Positive forms of dimensional (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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 |
Further reading
- “dimensional” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “dimensional” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
Portuguese
Etymology
From dimensão, dimensões + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈnaw/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sɪ.oˈnaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈnaw/ [d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈnaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.mẽ.sjuˈnal/ [di.mẽ.sjuˈnaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: di‧men‧si‧o‧nal
Adjective
dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, quadridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional
Further reading
- “dimensional” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “dimensional” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “dimensional” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “dimensional” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “dimensional” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From German dimensional or French dimensionnel.
Adjective
dimensional m or n (feminine singular dimensională, masculine plural dimensionali, feminine and neuter plural dimensionale)
- dimensional
Declension
Declension of dimensional
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | dimensional | dimensională | dimensionali | dimensionale | ||
definite | dimensionalul | dimensionala | dimensionalii | dimensionalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | dimensional | dimensionale | dimensionali | dimensionale | ||
definite | dimensionalului | dimensionalei | dimensionalilor | dimensionalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
From dimensión + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dimensjoˈnal/ [d̪i.mẽn.sjoˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: di‧men‧sio‧nal
Adjective
dimensional (plural dimensionales)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, cuadridimensional, cuatridimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional
Derived terms
- dimensionalmente
Further reading
- “dimensional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014