dimensional

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English

Etymology

From dimension +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɛnʃənəl/, /daɪ-/, /-ʃnəl/
• 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.
   1. (mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".

Usage notes

• Often used as a combining form.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Translations

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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dimensional”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “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, 2012–2024

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

dimensional (strong nominative masculine singular dimensionaler, not comparable)

1. dimensional

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

Declension

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

• 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 iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “dimensional”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “dimensional”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “dimensional”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “dimensional”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

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 and neuter plural dimensionale)

1. dimensional

Declension

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

Further reading

• “dimensional”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28