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dimensional

/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
di-men-sion-al
IPA
/daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to dimensions.

adj

Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.

adj

Having dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.

adj

Pertaining to dimensional lumber: having a standardized, nominal width and depth, which may differ from the actual width and depth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dimensional From dimension + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/
  • British English: /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/

Inflected Forms

more dimensional (comparative) most dimensional (superlative)

Derived Forms

codimensional dimensionalization dimensionalisation dimensionalize dimensionalise dimensionally equidimensional extradimensional heterodimensional hyperdimensional interdimensional intradimensional

Phrases

co-dimensional dimensional analysis dimensional lumber dimensional shingle dimensional stability dimensional stone eleven-dimensional (11-dimensional) extra-dimensional

Rhymes With

conventional two-dimensional three-dimensional intentional unconventional unintentional

Questions

How do you pronounce dimensional?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈmɛn.ʃə.nəl/.
What does dimensional mean?
Of or pertaining to dimensions.
Where does dimensional come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Italic *mētis Latin mētior Latin dīmētior Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dīmēnsiōder. English dimension Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English dimensional From dimension + -al.

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