dimensional

UK/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/US/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/

adjectiveB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #8,045 of 15,258neutral

Dimensional means having to do with measurable extent. Three-dimensional, dimensional stability, two-dimensional.

It almost never stands alone: it appears after a number, as in three-dimensional. Calling a character two-dimensional is a standing criticism meaning flat and without depth. Dimensional stability is a material's resistance to changing shape.

Definitions of dimensional

1adjectivedimensionalHaving to do with measurable extent.B2+
“The architect made a three-dimensional model of the house to show the clients.”

dimensional is a quality.

Where it comes from

Latin
dīmēnsiō
English
dimension
English, today
dimensional

From dimension + -al. dimension comes from Latin dīmēnsiō.

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dimensional in the wild

The simplest type of data structure is a linear array, also called a one-dimensional array.
Array (data structure)
Because the mathematical concept of a matrix can be represented as a two-dimensional grid, two-dimensional arrays are also sometimes called "matrices".
Array (data structure)
The concepts of dimensional analysis and quantity dimension were introduced by Joseph Fourier in 1822.
Dimensional analysis
A two-dimensional Euclidean space is a two-dimensional space on the plane.
Dimension
High-dimensional spaces frequently occur in mathematics and the sciences.
Dimension

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