dimension

Academic Word List, sublist 4.

About 20.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A single aspect of a given thing.

   This film can be enjoyed on many dimensions - the script is great, the acting is realistic, and the special effects will simply take you aback.

2. noun A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
3. noun A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
4. noun The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
5. noun The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
6. noun One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.

   The dimension of velocity is length divided by time.

7. noun Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
8. noun A universe or plane of existence.

   a machine that lets you travel to a parallel dimension.

Similar words

proportion attribute property side angle distance sphere focus universe level

Often followed by

of to is in and that as for was

Word family

dimensional dimensionalities dimensionality dimensionally dimensioned dimensioning dimensionless dimensions