dimensions

Length, width, height

Dimensions are measurable extents—length, width, height, depth.

A box has three dimensions; a line has one.

The dimensions of something are its measurements: What are the dimensions of the room?

Figuratively, dimensions are aspects or facets: The scandal took on new dimensions.

A fourth dimension typically means time, or in fiction, a parallel realm.

measurement

length

Measure of extent

  • widthDistance across something
  • heightVertical extent upward
  • depthDistance below surface

size · volume · area · scale · ruler · calibrate · metric · units · millimeters · centimeters

spatial

plane

Winged flying vehicle

  • spaceUnoccupied area or interval
  • volumeAmount of space filled
  • cubicOf three dimensions

planar · hyperspace · tesseract · flatland · x-axis · y-axis · z-axis · vectorial · geometric · topology

scope

breadth

Extent across something

scale · expanse · spectrum · span · reach · vastness · enormity · proportions · grandeur · immensity

proportion

ratio

Comparative numerical relation

  • scaleMeasure of relative size
  • balanceSteadiness or amount owed
  • symmetryInvariance under transformation

proportionality · relative · comparative · sizing · scaling · relationship · correspondence · harmony · equilibrium

aspect

facet

Plane on cut stone

component · factor · attribute · quality · property · variable · criterion · layer · angle · side

theoretical

parallel

Equidistant at all points

multiverse · hyperspace · spacetime · relativity · quantum · extra · hidden · curled · physics · cosmology

Categories
Opposites
size/extent

dimensionssmallness

Minimal physical extent

minuteness · tininess · littleness · insignificance · diminutiveness

measurability/structure

dimensionszero-dimensional

Having no measurable size

formlessness · shapelessness · point · singularity · amorphousness

complexity/scope

dimensionsflatness

Absence of slope

insignificance · triviality · simplicity · superficiality · shallowness

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