Meaning & use

Dimensional

adjective·Everyday

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Relating to dimensions or measurable extent, such as length, width, or depth; also used to describe something having depth or complexity of character.

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The architect presented a three-dimensional model of the proposed building.

Good novelists create dimensional characters rather than flat stereotypes.

A note on using this word

Often appears combined with a number, as in "two-dimensional" or "three-dimensional," to specify how many measurable directions are involved.

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