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dimension

[dih-men-shuhn, dahy-] / dɪˈmɛn ʃən, daɪ- /


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That gave the story a kind of human dimension as well.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

As Serling put it, “this is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call ‘The Twilight Zone.’”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Director Prakash Jha's Rajneeti in 2010 added another dimension to his acting as his portrayal of an astute politician was delivered with perfection.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

She brings musical talent, which the show needs plenty of, and her awkward vibes frequently add a different and unexpected dimension.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

And a new dimension entered the combat: a father’s awareness of a growing son, the son as challenger, the son as threat, the son as successor, the son as man.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

They found numerous tiny holes, each approximately matching the dimensions and shape of an individual bacterial cell.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Private assets differ from publicly traded investments on four major dimensions: fees, valuation, conflicts and liquidity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He saw that three-dimensional experience was going to be rendered in two dimensions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The room has the dimensions of my own, the sloping ceilings of my own, the same warped floorboards.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

An airshaft dimensioned like a coffin was built into the bedrooms.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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 David Allan Low

Many a good drawing has its appearance spoiled through being slovenly dimensioned.

From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by David Allan Low


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