dimensions (noun)

  • 1dimensions — di‧men‧sions [daɪˈmenʆnz, d ] noun [plural] the size of something, especially when this is given as its length, height, and width: • We need to know the exact dimensions of the room. • a small aluminium case, dimensions 152mm by 102mm by 51mm …

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  • 2space-time continuum — noun the four dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located • Syn: ↑space time • Hypernyms: ↑coordinate system, ↑frame of reference, ↑reference system, ↑reference frame * * * noun …

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  • 3dimension — noun 1 (often dimensions) measurements ADJECTIVE ▪ approximate ▪ exact, precise ▪ It is important to measure the exact dimensions of the room. ▪ overall …

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  • 4dime novel — noun (C) AmE a cheap book with a story that contains a lot of exciting events dimension /daI menSn, di / noun 1 (C) a part of a situation that makes you regard the situation in a particular way; aspect (1): new/different dimension: The baby has… …

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  • 53-D — noun 1. a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance • Syn: ↑three D, ↑3D • Hypernyms: ↑movie, ↑film, ↑picture, ↑moving picture, ↑moving picture show, ↑ …

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  • 6inside caliper — noun caliper for measuring inside dimensions (the size of a cavity or hole); points on its legs curve outward • Hypernyms: ↑caliper, ↑calliper * * * noun : a caliper for measuring dimensions of a cavity (as the inner diameter of an engine… …

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  • 7outside caliper — noun caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its legs curve inward • Hypernyms: ↑caliper, ↑calliper * * * noun : a caliper for measuring outside dimensions * * * a caliper whose legs turn inward so that it can measure outside… …

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  • 8plastic art — noun the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture • Hypernyms: ↑art, ↑fine art • Hyponyms: ↑sculpture * * * noun Etymology: translation of French art plastique 1. : art in which modeling is used …

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  • 9spacetime — noun a) The four dimensional continuum of the three spatial dimensions plus time. An event is a point in spacetime, specified by the coordinates x,y,z and t. b) An n dimensional continuum consisting of dimen …

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  • 10phase space — noun (physics) an ideal space in which the coordinate dimensions represent the variables that are required to describe a system or substance a multidimensional phase space • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑space, ↑infinite …

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