English Dictionary

dimension

/daɪˈmɛnʃən/

noun

A single aspect of a given thing. / A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth. / A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.

The dimension of the room is 10 feet by 12 feet.

意味（1）

A single aspect of a given thing.

This film can be enjoyed on many dimensions - the script is great, the acting is realistic, and the special effects will simply take you aback.

意味（2）

A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.

I can tell you that in your universe you move freely in three dimensions that you call space. […] After that it gets a bit complicated, and there's all sort of stuff going on in dimensions thirteen to twenty-two that you really wouldn't want to know about.

意味（3）

A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.

意味（4）

(geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.

意味（5）

(linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.

意味（6）

(physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.

The dimension of velocity is length divided by time.

意味（7）

(computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.

意味（8）

(science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.

a machine that lets you travel to a parallel dimension.