dimension
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"By mapping this hidden dimension of the quark-gluon plasma, we hope to turn non-inertial quantum effects into signatures that experiments can actually measure."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
But Jake Moore, global cyber-security advisor at ESET, said the announcement could also have a competitive dimension.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But voice notes broadcast over WhatsApp add a new dimension to the problem, supercharging rumors and falsehoods and spreading them to people who might not competently read or write, if they are literate at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Some analysts say AI has brought a new dimension to the dramatic boom-and-bust cycles the memory chip industry is known for.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
My offer to go along stayed in another dimension.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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“The lab allowed Johnson and Skenes to analyze every aspect of his delivery in three dimensions, pinpointing inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement,” Mr. Friedman writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Games will span seven innings and the league will use aluminum bats featured in college baseball and softball, while outfield dimensions were altered to be closer to the Women’s World Cup field dimensions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
None of the eight met the required dimensions and mechanical strength, while some pins snapped off under force during tests.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Legal experts have noted that consumers are unlikely to have any legal case against the retailer because the oversized dimensions of the pant legs put them in the category of obvious risk.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Surprisingly, considering its modest dimensions and how little room there is for real backcountry, the park is remarkably rich in wildlife.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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This has drastic consequences for the way in which flood protection must be dimensioned.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2023
U. S. Ambassador Woods called for tinned meat, condensed milk, flour, underclothing, galvanized iron, dimensioned timber to provide food and shelter for the refugees.
From Time Magazine Archive
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An airshaft dimensioned like a coffin was built into the bedrooms.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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The factory made elaborate detailed dimensioned drawings, marked with every permitted kind and degree of variation—as many as four hundred drawings to a single aeroplane.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
To test his knowledge, rough dimensioned sketches, more or less incomplete, of simple machine details will be given him, and he will be required to produce a complete drawing in pencil to a given scale.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
Vocabulary lists containing dimension
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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Engineering - Introductory
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