dimensional
/dɪˈmenʃənəl/dih-MEN-shuh-nuhl
/dɪˈmɛnʃənəl/dih-MEN-shuh-nuhl
Meaningrelating to a measuring out
Common meaning: relating to dimension
- diapart
- mensto measure outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1133 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘apart’ + ‘to measure out’ → dimensional
Journey through time
- Latinmētior, mēnsus‘to measure out’
- Frenchdimension
- Englishdimension‘a size in one direction’
- Englishformed in English from dimensiondimensional‘relating to dimension’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to a measuring out. It can be inferred from any of: dimension.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dimension + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- mētior, mēnsus Latin “to measure out”
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