dimensional lumber

noun

Lumber that is finished (milled or planed) and cut to standardized width and depth; in some countries the nominal sizes differ from the actual sizes in well-established ways (for example, in the United States, a two by four is nominally 2 inches by 4 inches and is actually 1½ by 3½ inches).

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Meanings

noundimensional lumber (usually uncountable, plural dimensional lumbers)

plural dimensional lumbers

  1. CanadaUSuncountableusuallyLumber that is finished (milled or planed) and cut to standardized width and depth; in some countries the nominal sizes differ from the actual sizes in well-established ways (for example, in the United States, a two by four is nominally 2 inches by 4 inches and is actually 1½ by 3½ inches).

    Synonyms: dimension lumber

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLumber that is finished (milled or planed) and cut to standardized width and depth; in some countries the nominal sizes differ from the actual sizes in well-established ways (for example, in the United States, a two by four is nominally 2 inches by 4 inches and is actually 1½ by 3½ inches).

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