dimensional

English

Etymology

From dimension +‎ -al.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɪˈmɛnʃənəl/, /daɪ-/
  • Hyphenation: di‧men‧sion‧al

Adjective

dimensional (comparative more dimensional, superlative most dimensional)

  1. Of or pertaining to dimensions.
  2. (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
    1. (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?

Usage notes
  • Often used as a combining form.

Hyponyms

Translations

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Catalan

Etymology

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)

  1. dimensional

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From dimensión +‎ -al.

Adjective

dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais)

  1. dimensional

Hyponyms

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
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Adjective

dimensional (not comparable)

  1. dimensional

Declension
Declension of dimensional
number & gender singular plural
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

Hyponyms

Portuguese

Etymology

From dimensão, dimensões +‎ -al.

Adjective

dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais, comparable)

  1. dimensional

Hyponyms

Spanish

Etymology

From dimensión +‎ -al.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dimensjoˈnal/, [d̪imẽnsjoˈnal]

Adjective

dimensional (plural dimensionales)

  1. dimensional

Hyponyms

Further reading
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