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di·men·sion

dimension

 
 
pronunciation:
dih men shn
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: When we are talking about dimensions, we are talking about height, width, or depth. Objects that we can touch have three dimensions. They are at least a little bit wide, deep, and high.
The shape of a square is something that has only two dimensions. It has height and it has width. A square is flat, so it has no depth.
similar words:
size
definition 2: The dimensions of something are its size according to its height, width, and depth.
The dimensions of the box are two feet long, one foot wide, and six inches deep.
synonyms:
size
similar words:
depth, extent, height, length, magnitude, measure, measurement, width
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