dimensionful

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adjective

Possessing dimension

Similar
dimensionaldimensioned
Opposite
dimensionless
OriginProto-Germanic *fullaz ← Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós ← English dimension →
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Meanings

adjectivedimensionful (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsPossessing dimension

    Synonyms: dimensional, dimensioned

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePossessing dimension

Similar
dimensionaldimensioned
Opposite
dimensionless

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  8. Proto-Italic*mētis
  9. Latinmētior
  10. Latindīmētior
  11. Latindīmēnsiō
  12. Englishdimension
  13. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁nós
  15. Proto-Germanic*fullaz
  16. Englishdimensionful

From dimension + -ful. Coined in technical writing c. 1960 as antonym of dimensionless.

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Translations

German dimensionsbehaftet
  • dimensionsbehaftetantonym of dimensionless
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APA

dimensionful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimensionful

MLA

“dimensionful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimensionful. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimensionful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimensionful.

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