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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)
- 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 with Herbert Robbins and 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
Derived terms
Translations
having a stated number of dimensions
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From dimensió + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dimensional m or f (masculine and feminine plural dimensionals)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: bidimensional, quadridimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
From dimensión + -al.
Adjective
dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, cuadridimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
dimensional (strong nominative masculine singular dimensionaler, not comparable)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: eindimensional, zweidimensional, dreidimensional, vierdimensional, mehrdimensional, multidimensional
Declension
Positive forms of dimensional (uncomparable)
Hyponyms
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
From dimensão, dimensões + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.mẽ.si.oˈnaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.mẽ.sjoˈnaw/
- 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 (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “dimensional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “dimensional”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “dimensional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “dimensional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German dimensional or French dimensionnel. By surface analysis, dimensiune + -al.
Adjective
dimensional m or n (feminine singular dimensională, masculine plural dimensionali, feminine and neuter plural dimensionale)
- dimensional
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From dimensión + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dimensjoˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: di‧men‧sio‧nal
Adjective
dimensional m or f (masculine and feminine plural dimensionales)
- dimensional
- Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, cuadridimensional, cuatridimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional
Derived terms
Further reading