Etymology

n-dimensional

Today it means: Having an arbitrary number of dimensions. Full definition →

English dimensional ← Latin dīmēnsiō ← Proto-Italic *mētis
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  1. Englishn-
  2. Latindis-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  4. Proto-Italic*mētis
  5. Latinmētior
  6. Latindīmētior
  7. Latindīmēnsiō
  8. Englishdimension
  9. Englishdimensional
  10. English todayn-dimensional

From n- (“number”) + dimensional.

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