dimensional

English

Etymology

From dimension +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɛn.ʃəmnəl/, /daɪ-/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: di‧men‧sion‧al, di‧men‧sional

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 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

• codimensional
• dimensionalization
• dimensionalize
• dimensionally
• eleven-dimensional (11-dimensional)
• equidimensional
• finite-dimensional
• five-dimensional (5-dimensional)
• four-dimensional (4-dimensional)
• heterodimensional
• higher-dimensional
• hyperdimensional
• infinite-dimensional
• intradimensional
• microdimensional
• monodimensional
• multidimensional
• n-dimensional
• omnidimensional
• one-dimensional (1-dimensional)
• pandimensional
• polydimensional
• subdimensional
• three-dimensional (3-dimensional)
• top-dimensional
• transdimensional
• tridim
• trimensional
• two-dimensional (2-dimensional)
• zero-dimensional (0-dimensional)

Derived terms

• codimensional/co-dimensional
• dimensional analysis
• dimensionalization/dimensionalisation
• dimensionalize/dimensionalise
• dimensional lumber
• dimensionally
• dimensional shingle
• dimensional stability
• dimensional stone
• eleven-dimensional (11-dimensional)
• equidimensional
• extradimensional/extra-dimensional
• finite-dimensional
• five-dimensional (5-dimensional)
• four-dimensional (4-dimensional)
• heterodimensional
• higher-dimensional
• hyperdimensional/hyper-dimensional
• infinite-dimensional
• interdimensional/inter-dimensional
• intradimensional/intra-dimensional
• microdimensional
• monodimensional
• multidimensional/multi-dimensional
• n-dimensional
• nondimensional/non-dimensional
• omnidimensional/omni-dimensional
• one-dimensional (1-dimensional)
• otherdimensional/other-dimensional
• overdimensional/over-dimensional
• pandimensional/pan-dimensional
• pluridimensional
• polydimensional/poly-dimensional
• subdimensional/sub-dimensional
• three-dimensional (3-dimensional)
• top-dimensional
• transdimensional/trans-dimensional
• tridim
• trimensional
• two-dimensional (2-dimensional)
• two dimensional bilayer ice I
• zero-dimensional (0-dimensional)

Translations

having a stated number of dimensions

Catalan: dimensional Chinese: Mandarin: 維的 / 维的 (zh) (-wéi de) Dutch: dimensionaal (nl) Finnish: -ulotteinen French: dimensionnel (fr), de dimension (fr) Galician: dimensional Georgian: განზომილებიანი (ganzomilebiani) German: -dimensional (de) Hindi: विमीय (vimīya) Icelandic: -vídd f, -víður, -víddar- Italian: -dimensionale (it) Japanese: -次元の (ja) (じげんの, -jigen no) Mongolian: хэмжээст (xemžeest) Polish: wymiarowy Portuguese: dimensional (pt) Romanian: -dimensional (ro) Russian: -ме́рный (ru) (-mérnyj) Swedish: -dimensionell West Frisian: -diminsjonal, -dimensjonal

Anagrams

• indolamines, melanoidins, nominalised

Catalan

Etymology

From dimensió +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [di.mən.si.uˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [di.mən.si.oˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [di.men.si.oˈnal]

Adjective

dimensional m or f (masculine and feminine plural dimensionals)

1. dimensional

   Hyponyms: bidimensional, quadridimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional

Further reading

• “dimensional”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “dimensional”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “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)

1. dimensional

   Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, cuadridimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional

Further reading

• “dimensional”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Adjective

dimensional (strong nominative masculine singular dimensionaler, not comparable)

1. dimensional

   Hyponyms: eindimensional, zweidimensional, dreidimensional, vierdimensional, mehrdimensional, multidimensional

Declension

Positive forms of dimensional (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

• 2-dimensional
• 3-dimensional
• interdimensional

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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.mẽ.sjuˈnal/ [di.mẽ.sjuˈnaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /di.mẽ.sjuˈna.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: di‧men‧si‧o‧nal

Adjective

dimensional m or f (plural dimensionais)

1. dimensional

   Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, quadridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional

Further reading

• “dimensional”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “dimensional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “dimensional”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “dimensional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “dimensional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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/neuter plural dimensionale)

1. dimensional

Declension

Declension of dimensional

		singular				plural
		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 m or f (masculine and feminine plural dimensionales)

1. dimensional

   Hyponyms: adimensional, bidimensional, cuadridimensional, cuatridimensional, multidimensional, pluridimensional, tetradimensional, tridimensional, unidimensional

Derived terms

• dimensionalmente

Further reading

• “dimensional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024