Meanings
comparative more dimensional · superlative most dimensional
- Of or pertaining to dimensions.
- comparableHaving dimension or dimensions; three-dimensional.
There is the world dimensional for those untwisted by the love of things irreconcilable
1926, Hart Crane, For the Marriage of Faustus and Helen- comparablemathematicsAppended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions".
What is the meaning of an n-dimensional space when n is greater than three, and what purposes can it serve?
1996, Richard Courant with Herbert Robbins and Ian Stewart, What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods, page 227
- Pertaining to dimensional lumber: having a standardized, nominal width and depth, which may differ from the actual width and depth.
dimensional boards, dimensional sizes, dimensional wood
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving dimension — the quality or character or stature proper to a person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
- Proto-Italic*mētis
- Latinmētior
- Latindīmētior
- Latindīmēnsiō
- Englishdimension
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdimensional
Translations
Catalan dimensional
- dimensionalhaving a stated number of dimensions
Chinese Mandarin 維的 /维的
- 維的 /维的 (-wéi de)having a stated number of dimensions
Dutch dimensionaal
- dimensionaalhaving a stated number of dimensions
Finnish -ulotteinen
- -ulotteinenhaving a stated number of dimensions
French dimensionnel, de dimension
- dimensionnelhaving a stated number of dimensions
- de dimensionhaving a stated number of dimensions
German -dimensional
- -dimensionalhaving a stated number of dimensions
Hindi विमीय
- विमीय (vimīya)having a stated number of dimensions
Icelandic -vídd, -víður
- -víddhaving a stated number of dimensions
- -víðurhaving a stated number of dimensions
- -víddar-having a stated number of dimensions
Italian -dimensionale
- -dimensionalehaving a stated number of dimensions
Japanese -次元の
- -次元の (-jigen no)having a stated number of dimensions
Polish wymiarowy
- wymiarowyhaving a stated number of dimensions
Portuguese dimensional
- dimensionalhaving a stated number of dimensions
Romanian -dimensional
- -dimensionalhaving a stated number of dimensions
Russian -ме́рный
- -ме́рный (-mérnyj)having a stated number of dimensions
Swedish -dimensionell
- -dimensionellhaving a stated number of dimensions
Cite this entry
dimensional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimensional
“dimensional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimensional. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimensional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimensional.
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