The meaning of Dimensions

noun

An area of land, typically when used for agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in acres.

Usage examples:

A 35 per cent increase in net acreage

noun

A region or part of a town, a country, or the world.

Usage examples:

Rural areas of britain

noun

A part of the earth’s surface of land and water, or a particular part of a country, city, town, etc.

Usage examples:

An industrial/suburban/mountainous area, this area of the brain is called the cerebral cortex., his…

noun

A particular part of a place, piece of land, or country

Usage examples:

This is an area of the city where 48% of the properties are rental properties., our goal is to grow…

noun

A particular part or feature of something.

Usage examples:

Personal effectiveness in all aspects of life

verb

(of a planet) form an aspect with (another celestial body).

Usage examples:

The sun is superbly aspected by your ruler mars on the 19th

noun

The distance or measurement from side to side of something; width.

Usage examples:

The boat measured 27 feet in breadth

noun

The distance from one side of an object to the opposite side, esp. when it is shorter than the distance between the object’s other two sides

Usage examples:

The length of this box is twice its breadth., the breadth of his knowledge of history was impressive.

noun

The maximum amount that something can contain.

Usage examples:

The capacity of the freezer is 1.1 cubic feet

noun

The amount that can be held or produced by something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000., [ u ] the theater was full to capacity that ni…

noun

The total amount or number of things or people that something can hold

Usage examples:

A capacity of sth the tanks have a capacity of 1000 litres., capacity audience/crowd the rally drew…

noun

The distance from the top or surface to the bottom of something.

Usage examples:

Water of no more than 12 feet in depth

noun

The distance down from the top surface of something to the bottom

Usage examples:

[ c ] they were scuba diving at a depth of 22 meters., [ u ] the numbers on the left show the depth…

noun

An essential or characteristic part of something abstract.

Usage examples:

The death had all the elements of a great tabloid story

noun

One of the parts of something that makes it work, or a quality that makes someone or something effective

Usage examples:

The heating element of a toaster, having a second income is an important element for most home buye…

noun

The area covered by something.

Usage examples:

An enclosure ten acres in extent

noun

The area, length, or size of something

Usage examples:

Approaching the airport, you could see the full extent of the island., to some extent it was my fau…

noun

One side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.

Usage examples:

A blue and green jewel that shines from a million facets

noun

One of the parts or features of something

Usage examples:

There’s always one facet of my golf game that isn’t working.

noun

A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.

Usage examples:

A well-appointed house with interesting decorative features

verb

Have as a prominent attribute or aspect.

Usage examples:

The hotel features a large lounge, a sauna, and a coin-operated solarium

noun

A noticeable or important characteristic or part

Usage examples:

This car has excellent safety features., she has fine, delicate features (= parts of the face)., th…

noun

Part of a cinema or television film recording a particular event.

Usage examples:

Film footage of the riot

noun

Film or videotape that shows a single event or place

Usage examples:

Footage showing entire city blocks in flames flickered nightly on tv.

noun

A piece of film showing an event

Usage examples:

Detectives were studying security video footage taken from several locations around the van., the d…

noun

The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.

Usage examples:

The delta is twenty kilometres in length

combining form

Reaching up to or down to the place specified.

Usage examples:

Knee-length

noun

The measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side, or a measurement of a particular part of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] a length of rope, [ u ] the boat is 20 feet in length., [ u ] the length of the poem was 30 l…

noun

The action of measuring something.

Usage examples:

Accurate measurement is essential

phrase

Your measurements are the sizes of various parts of your body, especially your chest, waist, and hips, that you refer to when you want to buy clothes

Usage examples:

She sent her measurements to the seamstress., the bridesmaids went to have their measurements taken…

noun

A part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.

Usage examples:

The proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising

verb

Adjust or regulate (something) so that it has a particular or suitable relationship to something else.

Usage examples:

A life after death in which happiness can be proportioned to virtue

phrase

The size, shape, or level of something

Usage examples:

A building of elegant proportions, i'm not very good at drawing people - i can never get the propor…

noun

A position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point.

Usage examples:

A town on the other side of the river

verb

Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.

Usage examples:

He felt that max had betrayed him by siding with beatrice

noun

The relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

Usage examples:

The schools varied in size

verb

Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size.

Usage examples:

Twist drills are sized in millimetres

adjective

Having a specified size; sized.

Usage examples:

Marble-size chunks of hail

noun

A book forming part of a work or series.

Usage examples:

A biography of george bernard shaw in three volumes

noun

The measurement or extent of something from side to side; the lesser of two or the least of three dimensions of a body.

Usage examples:

The yard was about seven feet in width

noun

The distance across something from one side to the other

Usage examples:

[ c ] the shoes are available in three widths.